Quick Book Reviews

I Interview Lucy Vine all about her latest book Date With Destiny and I also review:

The Berlin Letters by Katherine Reay

Can’t Spell Treason without Tea by Rebecca Thorne

Blessed Water by Margot Douaihy 

PLUS Lucy Vine recommends the following books:

Pity Party by Daisy Buchanan

Reasonable People by Caroline Hulse 

The Love Of My Afterlife by Kirsty Greenwood

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Special Friday Episode 

Interview with Helen Lederer about her new book Not That I’m Bitter

PLUS Helen recommends the following books:

Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen

Wahala by Nikki May

The Book Of Witty Women - Collection of short stories for the Comedy Women In Print Prize

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I interview C J Skuse author of the Sweetpea series, the lates one is “Thorn In My Side”.

I also review A Sign Of Her Own by Sarah Marsh

Five Minds by Guy Morpuss

An Inspector Calls by J B Priestley

PLUS C J Skuse recommends the following books:

Fix the System, Not the Women by Laura Bates

The Seven Necessary Sins for Women and Girls by Mona Eltahawy

The Love Interest by Helen Comerford.

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This is a short episode of two halves; the first recorded earlier this week with Philippa's top 6 books that she would like to see on the shortlist and then the second part recorded just after the shortlist was announced. Philippa has strong views, prepare yourself!

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I interview Lesley Thomson about her latest book “The Mystery of Yew Tree House”

Plus I review 4 more books from the Women’s Prize Fiction Longlist which include:

Soldier sailor by Claire Kilroy

8 Lives of a Century Old Trickster by Mirinae Lee. 

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad (audiobook version)

A Trace of Sun by Pam Williams 

PLUS Lesley Thomsonrecommends the following books:

The Warden by Anthony Trollope

Scrublands by Chris Hammer

Birnham Wood by Eleanor Catton

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I Interview Caz Frear about her latest book “Five Bad Deeds”

Plus I review 4 more books from the Women’s Prize Fiction Longlist which include:

Nightbloom by Peace Adzo Medie,

Ordinary Human Failings by Megan Nolan. 

And Then She Fell by Alicia Elliot. 

 Hangman by Maya Binyam.

PLUS Caz Frear recommends the following books:

In the Woods by Tana French. 

The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer 

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman.

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Friday special with Alexandra potter

I interview Alexandra Potter about her latest book “More Confessions of a Forty Something F Up”

Alexander’s book recommendations are:

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

The Excitements by C J Wray

One Love by Matt Cain

One Day by David Nicholls

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I interview C L Taylor about her latest book “Every Move You Make”. 

Plus I review another four books from the Women’s Prize Fiction longlist:

Brotherless Night by V V Ganeshananthan

In Defence Of The Act by Effie Black

The Maiden by Kate Foster

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright.

PLUS The 3 books CL Taylor recommends are:

The Collector by John Fowles

Rubbernecker by Belinda Bauer

56 Days by Catherine Ryan Howard

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I discuss the Women's Prize Longlist and interview Alina Khawajah about her latest book “Maya’s Laws of Love”

Plus I review four books from the Women’s Prize Fiction longlist:

Western lane by Chetna Maroo 

Restless Dolly maunder - Kate Grenville 

River East River West - Aube Rey Lescure

The Blue Beautiful World by Karen Lord

The 3 books Alina recommends are:

I Hope This Doesn’t Find You by Ann Liang

As Long As The Lemon Trees Grow by Zoulfa Katouh

The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden

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I interview Stuart Turton about his new book (publication date 28 March) “The Last Murder At The End Of The World”.

I review Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner and Eye For An Eye by M J Arlidge

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