Category: Literary prose fiction

Rapture by Emily Maguire

Compelling & uplifting historical fiction

The Swimmers by Julie Otsuka

A touching portrait of life and memory loss

Brooklyn by Colm Tóibín

A sensitive story about being torn between the old & the new (mini-review)

The Fraud by Zadie Smith

Engaging historical fiction about deception, privilege & colonialism (mini-review)

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

A dark & funny story of memory, power & oppression (mini-review)

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell

Beautifully written retelling of ‘My Last Duchess’ (mini-review)

Lightning Rods by Helen DeWitt

Quirky, adults-only satire

The English Understand Wool by Helen de Witt

Hilarious satirical novella (mini-review)

The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami

Weird but beautifully designed. Great gift for librarians! (mini-review)

Galatea by Madeleine Miller

Powerful feminist retelling of Pygmalion (mini-review)