Category Archives: John Murray Publishers
Heat and Dust – Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
I have never been fortunate enough to go to India in the real world, it’s one of my ‘when I win the lottery’ destinations, but I am always fascinated by the life and culture it has both now and in … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2011, John Murray Publishers, Man Booker, Review, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Wait For Me! – Deborah Devonshire
There are certain books you have high expectations of which fall short of what you hoped for, and then there are those books that utterly exceed what you could ever have wished. ‘Wait for Me!’ the memoirs of Deborah Devonshire … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2011, Deborah Devonshire, John Murray Publishers, Non Fiction, Review
Farundell – L. R. Fredericks
I mentioned last week how sometimes I will persevere with a debut novel because I feel debut novelists should be given a few more pages to get you – it’s their first novel after all. This could of course simply … Continue reading
Filed under John Murray Publishers, L. R. Fredericks, Review
Maisie Dobbs & The Detective Series
After reading the first in the series of Patricia Cornwell’s Scarpetta Series Phenomenon I asked for you all too kindly recommend other detective series that I might find a treat. I didn’t realise there were publishers listening however it appears … Continue reading
Filed under Book Thoughts, John Murray Publishers
The Luminous Life of Lily Aphrodite – Beatrice Colin
I have to say just from the cover I wasn’t sure what I was going to make of this novel. It looked like it might be a bit ‘chick-lit’ not that there is anything wrong with that by the way, … Continue reading
Filed under Beatrice Colin, Books of 2009, John Murray Publishers, Review, Richard and Judy
Oscar Wilde & The Candlelight Murders – Gyles Brandreth
The lovely people at John Murray sent me the second in Gyles Brandreth’s Oscar Wilde Mysteries Series I thought really it was about time that I read the first. I cannot read series in random order; I don’t know why … Continue reading
Filed under Gyles Brandreth, John Murray Publishers, Review
Mister Pip – Lloyd Jones
I think I have just read one of my favourite books of the year. I could have devoured this book in 24 hours partly because its not the longest book but also because it’s a book you simply don’t want … Continue reading
Filed under Books of 2008, John Murray Publishers, Lloyd Jones, Man Booker, Review, Richard and Judy
