Enjoyable read made more so by a visit to Sissinghurst to see her writing room.

Full review is #76 of karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

A book with heart. Read my full review at karenmartinreads.blogspot.com.

Definitely a contender for the Karen Martin best read of the year award. Brilliantly created brilliantly conceived and constructed, this book explores grief, family and living with mental health issues. Find out more at karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

" A few weeks ago I had been standing there looking out at the world. Now, I was in it."

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Beautiful, lyrical, mysterious and haunting. Opens an area of history I knew nothing about.
Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Better than therapy. Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Original, raw, honest. Engaging and unique narrative style. Read more at karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Excellent debut novel.
Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

"That was not sleeping. That was not sleeping."
Despite this hook as the protagonist reels from the death of his a Grandfather, this book was not for me. Check out karenmartinreads.blogspot.com #litsy gets a mention!

Surreal, challenging, significant.
Karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com will review this soon...in the meantime..
Promising idea, descended to farce, barely funny and ludicrous ending.
I'm baffled by the success of these books!

Compelling read. Adichie has a command of language that evokes compassion, intelligence, integrity and understanding.
Full review at Karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk post 48.

A book where the title city doesn't appear until the denouement. Review at karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Open to many interpretations. See mine at karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Excellent novel. Controlled plot of integrity and intrigue.

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Too contrived...McEwan trying too hard here....

Trees are great says Matt Haig when he recounts some of the things that help him when depression threatens to engulf him. I hope he is appreciative that I balanced this book in our eucalyptus tree on a breezy day!
This book is honest, helpful and positive. A must-read for a must-do generation.
Karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk

Not for me.....read why at karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk

My scepticism probably warrants psychoanalysis!

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk for a full review of this eye opening book. Literary non-fiction, it is well written, with hooks and strings to keep the telling of separate stories cohesive.

Mmm...not as impressed as I wanted to be...
Bookseller, Paris and barges. the ingredients for a blissful read...what's not to like?
Check out and share my review at karenmartinreads.blogspot.com

Reading at the moment as it's on the new OCR Lang/Lit syllabus. Darkly humorous and searingly honest.
Review to follow shortly.

Totally absorbing read. Plot genius. Karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk

Karenmartinreads.blogspot.co.uk to see why this has become my new favourite book