A Long Petal of the Sea by Isabel Allende
Although Isabel Allende has lived in California since 1988 and is now an American citizen she undoubtedly knows about the trauma of exile.
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Pittenweem Library reviews
4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster (2017)
Paul Auster worked on his huge novel 4 3 2 1 seven days a week for three years writing in longhand. It was shortlisted for the 2017 Man Booker Prize.
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Vesper Flights by Helen Macdonald (2020)
Helen Macdonald states that her latest book represents a ‘love for the glittering world of non-human life around me’ and that the short essay form can create a ‘fierce, concentrated attention’ that longer works may not achieve.
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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell (2007)
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O’Farrell, the much lauded novel by the British author Maggie O’Farrell now lives in Edinburgh.
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When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut (2020)
When We Cease to Understand the World by Benjamin Labatut. This intriguing and complex work was shortlisted for this year’s International Booker Prize.
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The Old Filth trilogy by Jane Gardam
The central character in the Old Filth trilogy (Failed in London, try Hong Kong), Sir Edward Feathers QC, has been compared in the New York Times to ‘the Dickensian pantheon of memorable characters’.
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Raw Spirit: In Search of the Perfect Dram, by Iain Banks
Raw Spirit, by Iain Banks, represents the satisfying combination of travelling with a purpose – searching for the perfect dram of the title.
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Mum and Dad, by Joanna Trollope
Joanna Trollope has been writing for over 30 years, is classified as a romantic novelist and admits to being a more social than political writer.
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The Nickel Boys, by Colson Whitehead
Review of The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
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Small Pleasures, by Clare Chambers
Clare Chambers has several critically acclaimed novels of different genres behind her
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