This most lyrical of books charts a summer in the lives of three characters. French painter, Édouard Tartuffe (a fictional contemporary of Cézanne), Ettie his niece and Joseph a writer wanting to research the reclusive Tartuffe for an art magazine. It may be predictable in some ways but the lyricism of the writing more than makes up for it. Possibly the highlight of my summer reading.
Not my favourite Pratchett but read by Jon Culshaw it was a very pleasant listen.
I have always loved Terry Pratchett and this summer have decided to listen to some of them for the first time. This one, read by Bill Nighy and Peter Serafinowicz is beautifully produced.
The most beautiful, heartbreakingly evocative novel.
The second new crime writer I have discovered this summer and although this is the 4th in a series it reads well as a standalone. This time the focus is Galway, and a corpse discovered in a peat bog that could be millenia old, or a lot more recent…
Archeology and police detective novel combined. Set in winter on the north Norfolk coast this is a great introduction to Elly Griffiths’ Ruth Galloway novels.
This is possibly one of the worst books I have ever tried to read.