Our Missing Hearts – Celeste Ng

Our Missing Hearts - Celeste Ng
Our Missing Hearts – Celeste Ng

Books, like buses – I don’t finish one for months and then another comes along and gets read in less than 48 hours.

A distopian world only a few steps away from the one we live in. Echoes of Margaret Attwood and The Last of Us.

Words taken out of context running wild; the power of fear to control; librarians as heroes; the endurance of love. Folk tales and fairy tales.

Author page: Our Missing Hearts – Celeste Ng

The Other Side of the Story – Marian Keyes

The Other Side of the Story - Marian Keyes
The Other Side of the Story – Marian Keyes

Just the ticket for my COVID isolation read in Leh – a nice chunky novel revolving around the world of book publishing. Key characters: frenemies Gemma and Lily – connected by ex/current partner Anton – and London-based publishing agent Jojo who’s in the throes of a secret affair with her boss Mark. Oh, and Gemma’s mum and dad.

Plenty of insight into the world of book publishing and promotion – advances, auctions, deals and disappointments – and, as always, the relationships we have with family and friends

Picked up from LW London and left at the Glacier View Hotel, Leh, for someone else to enjoy…

Author page: The Other Side of the Story – Marian Keyes