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Stunning September: 5-star reviews from gr

Sep 2019

You can write your own reviews of books you’ve read and send them to us at [email protected] and we’ll publish a selection in the magazine, or post your review on our website!


For Lovers of Fiction

The Other Half of Augusta Hope

‘In every sense of the word, this is a big book. Not only is it a weighty tome, even as a paperback, but the span of time and place that it covers makes it a classic epic of life in Finland and on the Pacific northwest of the US.’Jennifer Somerville

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‘Part The Road, part western, party mystery, this is a brilliant novel.’ – Melinda Woledge

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For Lovers of Non-Fiction

Three Women ‘This is not just a memoir by the author about herself and one of her siblings. It is a profound and soaring meditation about their shared love of high places.’ – Jennifer Somerville

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‘There are loads of books on dog training. But this is the first practical book I’ve read specifically targeted at rescue dogs. And it’s about time.’Rowena Morcom

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