Ian’s Read & Recommended
If you are looking for an idea for your next book – maybe an author you haven’t discovered or read before,
here are some titles that I have enjoyed.
These recommendations are mainly taken from contributions we have made to
Tewkesbury Direct, as swell as some other reviews.
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“The Land in Winter” ~ by Andrew Miller
This enjoyable novel is set around the freezing cold of Christmas 1963. Andrew Miller excels at conveying to his reader not only the time setting but also the bleakness of...
“Ripeness” ~ by Sarah Moss
An ambitious well told story set in two locations; modern day Ireland and Italy back in the 1960's. We first meet Edith many years later happily living her new life...
“The Road to the Country” – by Chigozie Obioma
This is a novel set in and experiencing the Biafran War fought in Nigeria between 1967-1970. Whilst reading it I was reminded of "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda...
“Long Island” by Colm Toibin
This is a sequel to "Brooklyn" published back in 2009 and subsequently made into a well received film. Whether or not readers were waiting to find out what happened to...
“Tell Me Everything” ~ by Elizabeth Strout
The title sums up this book very succinctly as this is how two of Elizabeth Strout's most enduring characters pass their time on their occassional meetings. It is also the...
“Table For Two” ~ by Amor Towles
This new book consists of six short stories, though none are less than 30 pages in length so long enough to get immersed in and each comes to a conclusion....
