‘Across the Nightingale Floor’ is a young adult fantasy loosely inspired by Japanese history and culture, with elements of political scheming, ...

While Visiting Babette is an intriguing novelette that sends the reader down a rabbit hole reminiscent of wonderland. Unlike Alice’s experiences, the ...

Having enjoyed a month of hibernation following the festive season – with just the one night out to celebrate one of his young bearer’s birthdays – ...

The Inheritance is Trisha Sakhlecha’s third novel although the first of them I have read. It is a slick, psychological thriller set on a remote Scottish ...

Although published as a Penguin Modern Classic, I had not heard of the twentieth-century American author Wallace Stegner until I was given this book. I ...

Our planned weekend away near Conwy was always going to include a parkrun. On arrival in scenic North Wales we had checked out part of the nearest ...

Caer Rhun Hall in Snowdonia’s Conwy Valley has an interesting history. The main building dates from 1895 and was built for Major-General Gough, who was ...

This review was written for and first published by Bookmunch. Precipitation is a gorgeously produced little book containing three short stories by Ailsa ...

Looking back on January my lingering impression is of the cold. This is, of course, to be expected, it being winter in the UK. Perhaps getting older I ...

Mary I, Queen of Sorrows is the final instalment in the author’s Tudor Rose Trilogy. It was preceded by Elizabeth of York, The Last White Rose and Henry ...