A Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks – A novel of the Plague, gripping plot and packed with historical detail. Brooks set the story in a village in Derbyshire where the plague is believed to have originated.
The Memory Keeper’s adughter – a strong moving story, an emotionally changing page turner, a good book for discussion.
The Kite Runner – a most interesting story of the sad and turbulent recent history of Afghanistan; full of surprises.
The Island – well researched into Cretan culture, packed with family sagas, doomed love affairs devasting secrets; a book that’s hard to put down.
Salt – a wide ranging historical survey with an endless supply of facinating facts, a compelling read. I have visited many of the salt mines and have in my possession a lump of salt which is pink in colour which I bought in one of the mines.
Mauve – a fascinating tale of how the birth of a colour set in motion an extraordinary scientific leap forward that would change the world for ever.
A Thousand Splendid Suns – an unforgetable portrait of a wounded country, a deeply moving story of family friendship set in Afghanistan.
