Today marks 100 years since the birth of Patricia Highsmith and I thought it was as good a day as any to review her debut novel Strangers on a Train. I’ve read quite a few of Highsmith’s novels but was really surprised to learn that this was her debut as it is astonishingly assured, maintaining…
Liz Nugent certainly understands the power of an opening paragraph. Her previous novels Unravelling Oliver and Lying in Wait both grabbed the reader’s attention from the off and refused to let up. Skin Deep is no different I wondered when rigor mortis would set in, or if it already had. Once I had cleared away…
It’s hard to believe a year has passed, but there are hints of a change in the weather here in Ireland and I’ve decided to challenge myself again this year to read my 20 Books of Summer! Last year I managed a mere 16 ½ books, so hopefully I can beat that record this time…
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