by E.T.A. Hoffmann (Author), Peter Wortsman (Translator) Rating: *** Not a bad read for a late Autumn evening if you like a touch of...

by Ruth Rendell Rating: ***** I found this one of my most enjoyable reads this year. If you like the genre, I don't think Wexford can be...

by Graham Greene Rating: **** No-one quite writes like Graham Greene, he has the most beautiful, engaging easy style that draws you in...

by Vladimir Nabokov Rating: **** I have not read Nabokov for quite a while. The writing is so unlike most other writing with long periods...

by Jeremias Gotthelf Rating: **** I really enjoyed this story, my version is by Jeremias Gotthelf. Very well-written, a sense of...

by Liza Picard Rating: **** Highly recommended. Liza Picard writes in an easy-going style which disguises the hefty amount of research....

by Beryl Bainbridge Rating: ** I struggled with this book, it might be because I have a 13 year old daughter and I was reading it at the...

by Ken Follett Rating: **** It's difficult to write a review of this, I personally think. It's epic, it's huge, the research and the...

by Daphne Du Maurier Rating: ** I was quite disappointed in this book. I ordinarily love Daphne Du Maurier and was thrilled to discover...

by Alison Weir Rating: *** I quite liked this book, I took it on holiday with me and it was an easy, fast-paced read. But, in places it...