Fiction is at the heart of the “Friend”, and we love to read as much as we love to share our stories with you. Here you’ll find some of the reviews of recent reads from our “On The Bookshelf” pages, to help you pick your next great new novel! Enjoy – and do let us know what you think when you’re done . . .
Book Reviews
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“King Richard”, by Michael Dobbs
“Pachinko” by Min Jin Lee
“Cecily” by Annie Garthwaite
“The Apollo Murders” by Chris Hadfield
“One For The Blackbird, One For The Crow”, By Olivia Hawker
“The Word Is Murder”, By Anthony Horowitz
Book Reviews: Our Historical Crime Recommendations
Five Great Books By “Friend” Writers
“Friend” Favourite Science Fiction Stories
“Still Life” by Sarah Winman
“A Scurry Of Squirrels” By Polly Pullar
“Green Kids Cook” By Jenny Chandler
“The Crown Agent” By Stephen O’Rourke
Book Review: “Project Hail Mary” By Andy Weir
“The Lost Art Of Letter Writing” By Menna Van Praag
“Pan’s Labyrinth” by Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke
Our Favourite Books With Film Adaptations
“Find Them Dead” by Peter James
The “Friend” Favourites: Non-fiction books
Our Favourite Award-winning Novels
Love A Good Thriller? So Do We!
“Bone China” by Laura Purcell
“A Promised Land” By Barack Obama
“The Shape Of Darkness”, by Laura Purcell
“Our Fathers” By Rebecca Wait
“Williams: A Different Kind Of Life” By Virginia Williams
“Daughters Of Night” By Laura Shepherd-Robinson
“The Thursday Murder Club” By Richard Osman
“O Pioneers!” by Willa Cather
“Those Who Are Loved” By Victoria Hislop
“The Vanishing Half” By Brit Bennett
Book Review: “Moby Dick” By Herman Melville
Book Review: “Crime And Punishment”
Book Review: “The Family Upstairs” By Lisa Jewell
Book Review: “The Foundling” By Stacey Halls
Book Review: “The Polar Bear Explorers’ Club”
Book Review: “The Murmur Of Bees”
Book Review: “Travelling To Infinity”
Book Review: “The Shack” By William Paul Young
Book Review: “Written In Bone” By Sue Black
Book Review: “His Bloody Project” By Graeme Macrae Burnet
Book Review: “Shadowplay” By Joseph O’Connor
Book Review: “A History Of Women In 100 Objects”
Some Brilliantly Spooky Books For Halloween Night
Book Review: “Jack”, by Marilynne Robinson
Book Review: “The Silent Companions”
Book Review: “Love, Lies & Linguine”
Book Review: “American Dirt” By Jeanine Cummins
Book Review: “Little Women” By Louisa May Alcott
Book Review: “The Midnight Library” By Matt Haig
Book Review: “Death And Nightingales”
Book Review: “Fair Warning” by Michael Connelly
Book Review: “A Little History Of Poetry”
Book Review: “The Worst Journey In The World”
Book Review: “Leaving Time” By Jodi Picoult
Book Review: “A Farewell To Arms”
Book Review: “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi
Book Review: “Aria” By Nazanine Hozar
Book Review: “The Bloody Chamber”
Book Review: “Three Things About Elsie”
Book Review: “Hamnet” By Maggie O’Farrell
Book Review: “Once Upon A River”
Book Review: “The Long Call”
Book Review: “Where The Crawdads Sing”
Book Review: “Fog Island” By Mariette Lindstein
Book Review: “The Dutch House” By Ann Patchett
Book Review: “The Oceans Between Us”
Book Review: “The Mirror And The Light”
Book Review: “The Tenderness Of Wolves”
