Listmania!
Recently read literary fiction
Jonathan Strange and Mr. NorrellJonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Buy new: £0.01 / Used from: £0.01
Enjoyable tale of two magicians.
Winter in MadridWinter in Madrid by C.J. Sansom
Buy new: £4.04 / Used from: £0.01
Absorbing wartime drama.
The Shadow of the WindThe Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Buy new: £4.94 / Used from: £0.01
Everyone enjoyed this at our book group.
Notes on a ScandalNotes on a Scandal by Zoe Heller
Buy new: £2.85 / Used from: £0.01
The film is very good too.
The HistorianThe Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
Buy new: £5.59 / Used from: £0.01
Brilliant mystery - almost outdoes Bram Stoker!
Arthur and GeorgeArthur and George by Julian Barnes
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
Excellent - a writer at the height of his powers.
The Testament of Gideon MackThe Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson
Buy new: £4.99 / Used from: £0.01
Intriguing and ultimately rather sad.
The Interpretation of MurderThe Interpretation of Murder by Jed Rubenfeld
Buy used from: £1.21
Good thriller involving Sigmund Freud, slightly let down by a rather disappointing ending.
Enduring LoveEnduring Love by Ian McEwan
Buy new: £2.99 / Used from: £0.98
McEwan's best work to date, in my opinion. The film is worth seeing, too.
The Secret HistoryThe Secret History by Donna Tartt
Buy new: £3.68 / Used from: £0.01
Brilliant thriller.
The ObservationsThe Observations by Jane Harris
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.01
This got a thumbs up at our book group. The heroine has a very distinctive narrative voice and although it is over 500 pages long, it is fast paced.
The Tenderness of WolvesThe Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £0.01
Well written, from the viewpoint of several different characters. You may fail to warm to the first person narrator, though.