Literary Lane: The Pomegranate Tree
The Pomegranate Tree by Vanessa Altin is the story of a young girl named Dilvan, a Kurdish girl whose entire life and family has been ripped apart by a…
The Pomegranate Tree by Vanessa Altin is the story of a young girl named Dilvan, a Kurdish girl whose entire life and family has been ripped apart by a…
On Track for Murder by Stephen Childs starts with Abigail Sergeant and her brother Bertrand on a ship heading towards Australia. They are en route to live with their…
This month I review two of the books on the long-list for this year’s Man Booker Prize and look at one of the most important and impressive young adult (YA)…
Whether you’re yet to embark to far off beaches for your Summer Holidays or you’re returning to colder climates after enjoying some Sun and cocktails, I have some great books…
The great thing about a book is that regardless of whether it’s pouring with rain, or the sun is making your commute to work even more stifling, it has the…
It doesn’t feel like so long ago that I was letting you lovely readers know who had been shortlisted for the Baileys Prize for Women’s Fiction. Without a shadow of…
The Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction is one of the most prestigious and successful literary awards in the world. The annual prize seeks out to find the very best in…
Tapestries of the Heart by Nooshie Motaref This follows the story of four generations of Persian women over the duration of 100 years. Based on some of Motaref’s experiences the…
The Girl in the Photograph by Kate Riordan Set in the 1930’s The Girl in the Photograph follows the story of a young woman named Alice Eveleigh, an intelligent girl who seems…
The first time Foxcatcher came on my radar was when I read about it on a Twitter, Mark Ruffalo was mentioning the film and being a fan of his I…