The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman Soon after Sally Lockhart’s father drowns at sea, she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father’s death, Sally is plunged...
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Brave New World by Aldo Huxley explores a future world where everything is perfect. Due to genetic engineering, brain washing and test tube reproduction the people of this future world appear to be happy in their genetically modified...
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens Oliver twist is an utterly compelling story of an orphan living within Victorian England. As the novel progresses, Dickens builds Oliver to be an extremely likeable character through the heart wrenching emotion he provokes from his...
The Sherlock Holmes series by Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes is the world’s only consulting detective. Money and prestige don’t interest him, simply the chance to flex his intellectual muscles and practise his unique method of deduction are enough. Following him...
Cider with Rosie by Laurie Lee Cider with Rosie is a wonderfully vivid memoir of childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a village before electricity or cars, a timeless place on the verge of change. Growing up amongst the fields and woods and characters of the place,...
