Blogs in January 2021

On Cats 18th January 2021

A memoir in which we meet the cats that have slunk and bullied and charmed their way into Doris Lessing’s life. She tells their stories- their exploits, rivalries, terrors, affections, ancient gestures, and learned behaviours- with vivid simplicity.

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The High House 17th January 2021

‘Brave, important and exquisitely written’ Sigrid Nunez  Guardian, Independent and New Statesman most anticipated novels of 2021  Crisis slid from distant threat to imminent probability and we tuned it out like static Francesca is Caro’s stepmother, and Pauly’s mother. A scientist, she can...

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Open House: A Life in Thirty-Two Moves 17th January 2021

Moving house has never flustered author Jane Christmas. She loves houses: viewing them, negotiating their price, dreaming up interior plans, hiring tradespeople to do the work and overseeing renovations. She loves houses so much that she’s moved thirty-two times....

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My Phantoms 17th January 2021

From the novelist hailed as one of Britain’s best working authors (TLS) comes an end of life reckoning with a toxic mother-daughter bond, grief, and the damage done throughout the years. Helen Grant is a mystery to her two...

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House of Cards 16th January 2021

The bestselling political thriller that introduced the scheming Francis Urguhart – the most memorable politician of the last decade. Francis Urquhart is Chief Whip. He has his hands on every secret in politics – and is willing to betray...

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