Questions, questions... Recently, I’ve been talking about questions in fiction with my online writing group. Our starting point was that the desire for an answer to an interesting question is one of the key things that keeps a reader going to the end of a book. I...
Review - Guilty By Definition by Susie Dent I’ve been excited about Susie Dent’s first novel since it was announced at the Bonnier Fiction Showcase back in November, so I was very pleased to get my hands on a proof copy. It’s as though this book was written for me. I...
Review - We All Hear Stories in the Dark by Rob Shearman My first introduction to Rob Shearman’s short fiction was on an Arvon course some years ago. He was one of the resident tutors, and on the final night, he read his story, Coming Into Land. It was breathtakingly...
Double Review - The Book of Secrets by Anna Mazzola and The Shadow Key by Susan Stokes-Chapman My reviews of two gothic historical novels featuring mysterious books. The Book of Secrets Anna Mazzola’s latest historical novel is a tense and compelling tale of women...
Review - The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst by Katie Lumsden Katie Lumsden was in my Bath Spa Creative Writing MA group, and I’ve always loved her writing, so I was delighted to receive a proof copy of her second novel. Her HWA Debut Crown shortlisted first novel,...
