I'm reading Coe's trilogy about the life and times of Benjamin Trotter the wrong way round, chronologically speaking. But after reading and enjoying the third book in the series, Middle England, so much last month, I knew I had to find out how the whole thing started.The Rotter's Club is a 2001 novel set in 1970's … Continue reading The Rotters’ Club | Jonathan Coe #UKfiction
Bel Canto was our May book club choice. It was a reread for several of the members, but for me it was my very first time. I'm now wondering why on earth I left it so long to read.Bel Canto is a glorious story about the power of song to soothe the beast within us all … Continue reading Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
After rereading some of my Porter poems for a recent post, I felt a very strong desire to read one her verse novels. But I had none to hand.However I did have a copy of Rebecca Jessen's verse novel Gap on my TBR pile.I thought, that will do for now.But for some unknown reason, I … Continue reading The Monkey’s Mask by Dorothy Porter
