Will and Annie might be at loose ends in Budapest, but the elderly man they […]
The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson
I’m not sure if The Haunting of Hill House, by Shirley Jackson, is a horror story […]
The Shadow District, by Arnaldur Indriðason
While this latest novel from Arnaldur Indriðason does not feature his well-known Inspecter Erlendur, The Shadow District shares […]
The Revolution of Marina M., by Janet Fitch
Communism never took human nature into account, which meant that the workers’ paradise was always […]
Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, by Ruth Emmie Lang
I was utterly charmed by Ruth Emmie Lang’s Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance, a novel about a […]
Hotel Tito, by Ivana Bodrožić
Ivana Bodrožić’s Hotel Tito closely follows the author’s own life. Like her nameless narrator, Bodrožić was a young […]
The Last Best Friend, by George Sims
Few people would do what Ned Balfour does in George Sims’ The Last Best Friend. After Balfour’s […]
Displaced, by Stephan Abarbanell
Lilya Wasserfall is a soldier in the fight for an independent Jewish state when she […]
Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi
The multi-award winning family saga Homegoing, by Yaa Gyasi, deserves all the praise it’s received. The […]
Britannia Mews, by Margery Sharp
When she first steps on to the page in Margery Sharp’s Britannia Mews, Adelaide has very […]