Ootlin by Jenni Fagan - Book Review
A powerful and lyrical memoir of the first 16 years of the authors life spent in the care system. A vital, moving read.
A Gentleman in Moscow - Amor Towles - Book Review
‘A gentleman in Moscow’ is the story of Count Rostov, sentenced to life imprisonment in the Metrolpol hotel, 1922. This is a charming, stylish and engrossing read, with one of the most unforgettable fictional characters of recent times.
The Power of Geography - Tim Marshall
The follow up to the bestselling ‘Prisoners of Geography’ see’s Tim Marshall examining ten more countries and looking at the role they will play in future geopolitics. Engaging and Accessible.
Book Review - Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
‘Strange Sally Diamond’ is a mystery thriller about a woman who begins to discover some disturbing details about her childhood, after she tries to incinerate her fathers body. A pacey, dark thriller, expertly told.
Book Review - The Trap - Catherine Ryan Howard
In this pace crime thriller, how far will Lucy go to find her sister Nicki, a year after she disappears from a Dublin pub - one of three women to vanish.
Book Review - Winter People by Gráinne Murphy
Winter People by Gráinne Murphy is a reflective and emotional book about three strangers on the Atlantic Coast of Ireland, dealing with grief and isolation.
Book Review - A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara
‘A little life’ by Hanya Yanagihara is 700 page epic that follows the lives of four friends in New York. Immersive, depressing and heartbreaking, this is a book that continues to polarise opinion.
Book Review - The Practice of Not Thinking by Ryunosuke Koike
The Practice of Not Thinking’ by Ryunosuke Koike is an engaging exploration of the power and potential of clearing one's mind and embracing a state of non-thinking.
Book Review - Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain
Quiet by Susan Cain helps introverts to understands themselves and their place in the world in this engaging and validating book.
Desert Flowers - Paul Pen
A couple live with their five daughters in the remote Baja California desert in Mexico. They live a tranquil existence until one day a hiker turns up looking for a glass of water…..
Ordinary Human Failings - Megan Nolan
A child is murdered on an estate in London, and attention falls on a Irish family who had previously kept to themselves. Megan Nolan’s superbly written second book is about ‘ordinary families’ who find themselves having to face their secrets.
Being Aware of Being Aware by Rupert Spira
This is a compact and concise book on the nature of awareness, written in an easy to understand language.
Book Review - Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art James Nestor
This is an informative and useful book that will make you think about something you do 25,000 times a day - breathing. By investigating ancient techniques and using breathing exercises, James Nestor will help you to improve your health.
Book Review - Close to Home by Michael Magee
Michael Magee’s debut novel is about a young man returning to Belfast, when an altercation at a party leads to his life spiralling out of control.
Book Review - The Wind Knows My Name by Isabelle Allende
Isabelle allende weaves three different narratives of immigration, starting from WW2 up to the present day.
Book Review - The Last Days: A Memoir of Faith, Desire and Freedom by Ali Millar
Ali Millar’s memoir is a honest and raw account of her life as a Jehovah’s Witness.
Book Review - Anam Cara - A Book of Celtic Wisdom by John O’Donohue
The bestselling book on Celtic mysticism by the poet philosopher and scholar, John O’Donohue.
Book Review - Empire of Pain - The Secret History of The Sackler Dynasty by Patrick Radden Keefe
This is a meticulously researched, infuriating and astounding book about the opioid epidemic in the US.
Book Review - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver’s updating of ‘David Copperfield’ is transposed to the modern day American South, told in the first person with exuberance and wit, is about surviving grinding poverty.
Book Review - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
Notes on an execution is a superb literary thriller about a serial killer on death row, his story largely told by the women in his life.
