The Hare with Amber Eyes by Edmund de Waal

Edmund de Waal is one of the world's leading ceramic artists. As a young man studying in Tokyo, he was introduced to his great uncle Iggie's collection... Read More

Daughters-in-Law by Joanna Trollope

One of the delights of January is a new paperbck from Joanna Trollope and this is a particularly good one. If you are blessed with three sons, the chances... Read More

To a Mountain in Tibet by Colin Thuberon

This is both a memoir and a travel book, a journey both internal and geographical, a trek to Mount Kailas undertaken after Thuberon's mother, the last... Read More

Death Comes to Pemberley by P D James

It seems to me that P D James rereads Jane Austen's entire oeuvre once a year. No doubt that explains how she has managed to capture so precisely the... Read More

Before I Go To Sleep by S J Watson

Christine has severe amnesia after an accident 25 years ago. She wakes every morning in a strange bed, with a strange man (her husband Ben). Her mind... Read More

The Etymologicon by Mark Forsyth

A huge best seller over Christmas, this is in every sense a book of words. A witty and erudite guide through the convolutions of the English language,... Read More

More Than You Can Say by Paul Torday

Torday says himself at the end of the book that he set out to write a gung-ho Buchan-type thriller. This he achieves, though like his other books, the... Read More

The Small Hand by Susan Hill

We all need a ghostly tale to get us through the dark months of winter and Susan Hill's latest offering is just the thing. Late at night antiquarian... Read More

Atlantic - A Vast Ocean of a Million Stories by Simon Winchester

Simon Winchester revels in strange tales about obscure and famous parts of the world. The Atlantic Ocean provides reams of material from the voyages... Read More

The Accidental Adventurer by Ben Fogle

I have long had a soft spot for the hunky Mr Fogle and this autobiography gives an intriguing insight into his adventurous life. From South America... Read More