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‘Silas Marner’ – George Eliot
An uplifting tale of an isolated man’s return to community living
Continue reading ‘Silas Marner’ – George Eliot‘Northern Lights’ – Philip Pullman
Continue reading ‘Northern Lights’ – Philip Pullman‘We are all subject to the fates. But we must act as if we are not, or die of despair.’
‘Friend Request’ – Laura Marshall
Louise receives a Facebook request from Maria Weston, but Maria has been dead for more than 25 years
Continue reading ‘Friend Request’ – Laura Marshall‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ – Liane Moriarty
Nine strangers seek perfection from a 10 day retreat at Tranquilium House
Continue reading ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ – Liane MoriartyVox – Christina Dalcher
A dystopia in which women are limited to speaking 100 words a day
Continue reading Vox – Christina DalcherEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail Honeyman
A bittersweet contemplation of loneliness
Continue reading Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – Gail HoneymanThe Dreamers – Karen Thompson Walker
A contagious disease sweeps through a university town in this poetic and sleep driven novel
Continue reading The Dreamers – Karen Thompson WalkerThe Age of Miracles – Karen Thompson Walker
A coming-of-age tale with its tip towards adulthood the slowing of the earth on its axis.
Continue reading The Age of Miracles – Karen Thompson WalkerThe Cabin at the End of the World – Paul Tremblay
A paranoid and claustrophobic quick-read that avoids choosing heroes or villains.
Continue reading The Cabin at the End of the World – Paul TremblayThe Circle – Dave Eggers
An over-zealous millennial gets a job at a glitzy tech company and becomes a corporate drone.
Continue reading The Circle – Dave EggersConvenience Store Woman – Sayaka Murata
A quirky ode to the work we do and why we do it.
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