Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Suskind Opening sentence: “In eighteenth-century France there…
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Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Opening sentence: “A squat grey building of only thirty-four…
Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah Opening sentence: “Michael Gathercole stared at the closed door in…
Yesterday, I spent a delightful day at the Emerald Street Literary Festival. Emerald Street is…
Lyrebird by Cecelia Ahern Opening sentence: “Are you sure you should be driving?” I picked…
I don’t feel that May was my most productive month – reading wise – due…
I recently spent a glorious weekend in Lisbon, and before I went, while doing the usual…
How to Stop Time by Matt Haig Tom Hazard is 439 years old. Yep, 439.…
The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O’Neill I was drawn to this book for two…