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Your next good read September 2011

September 2011

David Almond - The true tale of the monster billy dean

David Almond - The true tale of the monster Billy Dean

An extraordinary novel for adults with much of the same power as his writing for children, most famously “Skellig”. Billy is a secret child growing up away from the world, but when he does emerge his innocence is tested to the extreme.

Anna Funder - All that i am

Anna Funder - All that I am

A devastating novel of bravery and betrayal which is based on real events. Ruth and Hans flee from Nazi Germany to London in 1933 and become active in the resistance movement, but they soon discover that Hitler’s reach is far longer than they thought.

Phillippa Gregory - The lady of the rivers

Philippa Gregory - The lady of the rivers

This third instalment of the Cousins’ War series has all the elements that make these books so popular. The great commitment to historical accuracy is combined with a page-turning story featuring loves, rivalries and magic making.

Robert Harris - The fear index

Alex Hoffman is using all his scientific and financial knowledge to make a fortune for investors, but someone is out to destroy him, and the worlds’ financial markets in this gripping contemporary thriller. The action takes place over the course of just one day, beginning with his terrifying awakening by an intruder.

Erin Morgenstern - The night circus

It is impossible to compare this book to anything else, but it is sure to appeal to those who like a beautifully crafted fantastical world, peopled with colourful characters and an element of romance. The cover is beautiful too.

Stef Penney - The invisible ones

Fans of “The tenderness of wolves” will recognise the storytelling talents of Stef Penney, but there is nothing similar about the plot. A private investigator is looking into a woman’s disappearance but her family’s hostility seems to suggest either a curse or a terrible secret.

Kathy Reichs - Flash and bones

Another puzzle for Temperance Brennan, not made any easier when the FBI destroy the body she is investigating.

Barry Unsworth - The quality of mercy

After a gap of almost twenty years, this is a sequel to Unsworth’s Booker Prize winning novel “The sacred hunger”. Themes of slavery and industrial exploitation meet as Erasmus Kemp seeks to invest his fortune in the new industries of coal and steel.