Wine, Words & Chords In the first of what is hoped to be a rolling programme of cultural events with local interest, St Mary the Virgin Church was the setting for Wine, Words & Chords, on Thursday 24 February 2022. The evening included poetry and prose readings from Amanda Read, Read more…
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News As demand for print books continues to grow, the industry struggles to cope with supply issues. The shortage of hauliers prevents books from getting to shops. Ink, glue and Read more…
The Mirror and the Light (2021) by Hilary Mantel The Sunday Times bestselling sequel to Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies , the stunning conclusion to Hilary Mantel’s Man Booker Prize-winning Wolf Hall trilogy. A Guardian Book of the Year * A Times Book of the Year * A Read more…
Wine, Words & Chords Thursday 24 February, 7pm St Mary’s Church, Nettleton & Burton An evening in conversation with local author, Amanda Read, with readings from her novel Lost & Waiting. Plus poetry reading from Nettleton poet, Dr Steve Williams, and live music from pianist Nick Goodall. LOST & WAITING The discovery of a Read more…
Book news, reviews and reading highlights. All books mentioned in this blog have been read and carefully curated by Bookmark. News In the year ahead, we can look forward to new writing from Ali Smith, Marlon James, Elena Ferrante and the follow up to the 2020 Booker Prize winning Shuggie Read more…
The Bees (2015) by Laline Paull Shortlisted for the Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction 2015 Longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize for New Fiction 2015 Description Enter a whole new world, in this thrilling debut novel set entirely within a beehive. Born into the lowest class of her society, Flora 717 Read more…
Dear Child (2020) by Romy Haussmann (transl. Jamie Bulloch) YOU ESCAPED. BUT HE WILL NEVER LET YOU GO. DESCRIPTION A windowless shack in the woods. Lena’s life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father: meals, bathroom visits, study time are strictly scheduled Read more…
The Foundling (2020) by Stacy Halls. Description The captivating Sunday Times bestseller from the author of The Familiars Two women, bound by a child, and a secret that will change everything . . . London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London’s Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright Read more…
The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. But when a brutal killing takes place on their very doorstep, the Thursday Murder Club find themselves in the middle of their first live case. Read more…
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