The Goldfinch is a painting by Fabritis, and on loan to MoMA in New York. In a tragic set of events, 13 year-old Theo Decker acquires this valuable painting, losing his mother at the same time. The Goldfinch follows… Continue Reading →
People of the Book is a work of fiction inspired by the true story of the Hebrew codex known as the Sarajevo Haggadah. The story begins in 1996 with Hanna Heath, a book restorer, who is under UN guard as… Continue Reading →
This is the story of Edward Savill, a British man, dropped in New York by the American Department to help investigate and settle claims of compensation in the American War of Independence. It is 1778, and Manhattan is in tatters,… Continue Reading →
The Shock of The Fall tells the story of Matt Homes, who has schizophrenia, and is struggling with the mental health services, so embarks on his own writing therapy. He captures his reflections on a type writer stored along with… Continue Reading →
Recently retired Harold Fry receives a letter with news that his old work colleague, Queenie Hennessy, has cancer and that it is now untreatable. She is in a hospice in Berwick upon Tweed. Harold writes a feeble note, and goes… Continue Reading →
This is a gem of a book, easily digested with a cafetiere of coffee, in about 45 minutes. It gives a delightful introduction to haiku through its developments as a Japanese Art Form (even a competitive one) in the Seventeenth… Continue Reading →
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