Reviews

Invisible’s got an excellent, tense plot, shifting between the two main characters, with a good number of surprises along the way. Poulson always has great, strong women characters, with real lives and feelings . . .  I liked the fact that the depictions of violence and injury were realistic without being over-detailed or gloating . . . It was a pleasure to find a book that did the excitement, the jeopardy and the thrills without putting off this reader . . .  a very good read for anyone.’

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Why we should buy lots of books

Yesterday I decided pretty much at the last minute to book a ticket for Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, a play which is having a short run at the Lyceum in Sheffield. Of course I am curious to see how Tom Chambers, who is playing Morse, will measure up to the great John Thaw, but […]

Should I go on a Book Diet?

By that I don’t mean should I read fewer books, but should I stop buying them for a while. Should I have a book-free month in the way that some people have an alcohol-free month? I have an awful lot of books I haven’t read and I am adding to them all the time. There […]