"Harry Roberts describes a shallow valley, like an indentation in a quilt, with green pastures and tress on either side." When a 23rd century historian discovers journals from two people writing about each other and the same events in 2016, she's inspired to try to tell their story, pieced together from writings and an abundance … Continue reading Two Tribes – Chris Beckett
"Begin at the end: plummeting down the side of the ship in the storm's wild darkness, breath gone with the shock of falling, my camera flying away through the rain-" Vincent is the child of her father's infidelity, leaving her with a strange relationship with her half-brother, Paul. The pair's lives take very different turns, … Continue reading The Glass Hotel – Emily St John Mandel
"Last night Maren dreamt a whale beached itself on the rocks outside her house." On Christmas Eve in 1617, almost the entire male population of the tiny fishing village of Vardo, Norway, is lost in a terrible storm. Left behind in grief, the women of the village have to find a new way to survive. … Continue reading The Mercies – Kiran Millwood Hargrave
"The shape of power is always the same; it is the shape of a tree." What if... women developed the ability to generate electricity, enough to shock or even kill. Such a power would surely tip the gender balance - men no longer dominant. How would civilisation adapt? This is a very cleverly told story, … Continue reading The Power – Naomi Alderman
"This book is an attempt to piece together a clear portrait of how the renowned 1970s rock band Daisy Jones & The Six rose to fame - as well as what led to their abrupt and infamous split while on tour in Chicago on July 12, 1979." Where to start with this review? How about … Continue reading Daisy Jones and the Six – Taylor Jenkins Reid
"At the beginning and ending of all things..." In the future, not too far from now, everything has a price. Crimes are paid for in cold hard cash. Caught shoplifting? Six grand might keep you out of jail. Murder? Well, that depends on the 'value' of the life you took. Just don't commit fraud against … Continue reading 84K – Claire North
"At the end, he sat in the hotel room and counted out the pills." Sooner or later, Death visits everyone. Before that, they meet Charlie. So goes the intriguing tagline for The End of the Day, the latest book by the author of The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August and The Sudden Appearance of Hope, both … Continue reading The End of the Day – Claire North
"You would think it would be impossible to find anything new in the world, creatures no man has ever see before, one-of-a-kind oddities in which nature has taken a backseat to the coursing pulse of the fantastical and the marvelous." I was expecting something in the 'magical realism' genre from this, something hopefully a bit like … Continue reading The Museum of Extraordinary Things – Alice Hoffman
"I grew up in a world of music, in a time of war." Being a musician in the midst of war is a tough thing. Alesandro's muse is the chain of mysterious neutral islands known as the Dream Archipelago, a few of which are visible from his coastal home in a dismal, military dictatorship. The exotic lure … Continue reading The Gradual – Christopher Priest
"This much I know for sure" When a series of events casts Peter Sinclair adrift from his dull life, he is overcome with the urge to write his memoir and in doing so find some understanding of his life. The more he writes, however, the more he realises that simple fact cannot capture the complexity of life. With … Continue reading The Affirmation – Christopher Priest
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