A Quiet Life by Natasha Walter Wife. Mother. Spy. A double life is no life at all. Since the disappearance of her husband in 1951, Laura Leverett has been living in limbo with her daughter in Geneva. All others see is her conventional, charming exterior; nobody guesses the secret she Read more…
Birdcage Walk by Helen Dunmore Lizzie Fawkes has grown up in Radical circles where each step of the French Revolution is followed with eager idealism. But she has recently married John Diner Tredevant, a property developer who is heavily invested in Bristol’s housing boom, and he has everything Read more…
Lie with Me by Sabine Durrant A few little lies never hurt anyone. Right? Wrong. Paul has a plan. He has a vision of a better future, and he’s going to make it happen. If it means hiding or exaggerating a few things here and there, no harm Read more…
Lady Susan by Jane Austen Written in 1795, Jane Austen’s epistolary novel Lady Susan brims with satire and wit. The recently widowed Lady Susan is beautiful and attractive, yet selfish and manipulative. She flirts atrociously in order to secure a good marriage not only for herself but for her daughter Read more…
The Bugle Back Issues 2014-17 As part of the website refresh, we have brought together all past editions of The Bugle under one menu location. Now, when you want to browse your favourite newsletter, just hover your mouse over The Bugle in the top menu, and select The Bugle Newsletter. Read more…
Beloved by Toni Morrison Terrible, unspeakable things happened to Sethe at Sweet Home, the farm where she lived as a slave for so many years until she escaped to Ohio. Her new life is full of hope but eighteen years later she is still not free. Sethe’s Read more…
Restless by William Boyd Winner of the Costa Novel Award 2006 It is 1939. Eva Delectorskaya is a beautiful 28-year-old Russian émigrée living in Paris. As war breaks out she is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer, a mysterious Englishman and under his tutelage Read more…
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Pirriwee Public is a beautiful little beachside primary school where children are taught that ‘sharing is caring.’ So how has the annual School Trivia Night ended in full-blown riot? Sirens are wailing. People are screaming. The principal is mortified. And one parent is dead. Read more…
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Into the Water by Paula Hawkins In the last days before her death, Nel called her sister. Jules didn’t pick up the phone, ignoring her plea for help. Now Nel is dead. They say she jumped. And Jules has been dragged back to the one place she hoped Read more…