Ulysses Temper is a British soldier in Italy in the closing months of the war. I decided to stick to fiction, though I will mention a few outstanding non-fiction reads at the end. So this list isn’t full of lots of brand new books, but I hope you’ll still find something worth reading. I read few new books (though there have been some exceptions this year) and get many of my recommendations from fellow book bloggers who enjoy mid-20 th century fiction. I love nothing more than finding out what other people have been reading I’m happy when I see we’ve both enjoyed the same book, I’m interested when they’ve read something that looks appealing – and sometimes I am just downright surprised that anyone could’ve liked such weird stuff…īut what I notice about so many of these lists is that a large proportion of them cover only very recently published volumes. I’ve seen lots of these lists on social media, and I am an absolute sucker for all of them. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! I know I laughed at her review of The Bookshop of Second Chances. Her favorites list is lengthy, but I’m not going to cut it. I like discovering new books through Rosemary’s notes. While some of them are readily available here in the States, some books are more easily found in Scotland. I always love to read her comments about books. Some of you might have read her letters from Scotland that she’s kindly allowed me to share here. Phone orders min p&p of £1.Rosemary Kaye is another one of our regular readers on Thursdays. Free UK p&p over £10, online orders only. To order a copy for £14.44 go to or call 03. The result, if not particularly urgent, is undoubtedly charming.Įnglish Animals by Laura Kaye is published by Little, Brown (£16.99).
If never quite taking off, this aspect of the book rumble along gently in the background, and Kaye has a keen eye for social observation – a scene of multiple polite “Afternoons” between passing dog walkers had me chuckling.
Shades of Cold Comfort Farm – Mirka goes to work in a large rural house, home to eccentric drunks Sophie and Richard – meet more contemporary concerns, namely immigration and a snobbish type of English bigotry. This odd creation is the perfect metaphor for English Animals, a rather strange beast all of its own.
T owards the end of Laura Kaye’s debut, her heroine, Mirka – a Slovakian lesbian trying to build a new life in England – visits a taxidermy shop in London’s East End, and finds “a cat with the wings of a white bird”.
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