The Scarlet Letter
★★☆☆☆
In Puritan America, a young woman is accused of adultery, and is sentenced to wear the letter “A” on her outfit...
The Stepford Wives
★★★★★
Joanna moves to beautiful Stepford with her family, it seems almost too good to be true. It is.
A Christmas Carol
★★★★★
A classic which has lent so much to our everyday parlance, and likely started the very concept of “Christmas Spirit”
Life of Pi
★★★★☆
A grand novel blending several different concepts and themes; philosophy, religion, and, above all, the enduring human spirit in the face of adversity
The 39 Steps
★★★★★
The original spy-thriller; a mining engineer on vacation is caught up in an international conspiracy involving assassinations, disguises, shady backroom dealings and shifty Germans
Sea of Poppies
★★★★★
The first book of the Ibis trilogy, a delightful epic set in the 1830’s, telling the stories of several people whose lives intersect with the ocean-going vessel “Ibis”
Poor Things
★★★★☆
A retelling of the Frankenstein mythos, with the beautiful young Bella Baxter brought back to life with the brain of an infant
The Searcher
★★★★★
Cal, a retired police officer from the US, now settled in rural Ireland, is approached by a local kid for help looking for a missing brother.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
★★★★☆
Pippa Fitz-Amobi starts investigating a murder as a high-school project, but the secrets she uncovers are ones that no one wants to face
The Andromeda Strain
★★★★☆
A group of scientists race against time in a special facility to contain an alien organism.
The Colour of Magic
★★★★★
The first in his incredible Discworld series, the story tells of the adventures of a tourist who comes to Ankh-Morpork to “see the world”.
The Enemy Revealed
★☆☆☆☆
The nature of the enemy facing Commander Jack Romanov and his crew is finally... revealed
Lessons in Chemistry
★☆☆☆☆
Elizabeth Zott is a serious, no-nonsense chemist and a single mother. But she finds herself hosting a cooking show on daytime television, a show where she galvanizes the oft-downtrodden American housewives into self-respect.
The Man Who Died Twice
★★★★★
The four pensioners at Cooper’s Chase are at it again, solving a case involving a ghost from Elizabeth’s past and £20 million in diamonds.