Book Reviews

The following books have been read and recommended by members of Suffolk Book League. The submissions are written by members and like many people, we're always keen to get a good recommendation.

If you are a member of Suffolk Book League and want to submit a summary of what you have been reading, please email info@suffolkbookleague.org. We'd be delighted to hear from you.

Impossible Creatures

REVIEWED BY TRICIA GILBEY (Bloomsbury: 2023) by Katherine Rundell Katherine Rundell’s previous books for children are wonderful adventure...

Angel

REVIEWED BY JEFF TAYLOR (Victorina Press: 2022) by Wendy Beasley I first came across this book last September, when Wendy contacted...

Foxash

REVIEWED BY JEFF TAYLOR (Tinder Press: 2023) by Kate Worsley Foxash is a novel set on a Land Settlement Association (LSA) estate in the...

Peak

REVIEWED BY JAMES PHILLIPS (Nasty Little Press: 2023) by Luke Wright When looking back at old photographs, what graces you? A smile? That...

An Antique Hunter’s Guide to Murder

REVIEWED BY JAMES PHILLIPS (Pan Macmillan: 2024) by C. L. Miller We all know that Suffolk is a sleeper, valuable to those who recognise...

Prophet Song

REVIEWED BY DEE CROWE (Oneworld Publications: 2023) by Paul Lynch Prophet Song, which won the Booker Prize in 2023, is set in Dublin, but...

The 2010s: The Binding

REVIEWED BY JAMES PHILLIPS Bridget Collins (The Borough Press: 2018) My pick for the 2010’s book review is The Binding by Bridget...

The 2000s: Dirt Music

REVIEWED BY TRICIA GILBEY Tim Winton (Picador: 2001) You know you’ve read a brilliant book when you get near to the end and you have to...

The 1990s: Possession

REVIEWED BY DYMPHNA CROWE (Chatto & Windus: 1990) by A. S. Byatt Possession is large and densely written and won the Booker prize in...

The 1980s: The Handmaid’s Tale

REVIEWED BY JANET BAYLISS (Jonathan Cape: 1985) by Margaret Atwood Made iconic through years of readings and intellectual study, a number...

The High House

REVIEWED BY ANDREW BURTON Jessie Greengrass (Swift Press: 2022) Jessie Greengrass’s second novel The High House is haunting, unsettling...

Foxash

REVIEWED BY JONESY (Tinder Press: 2023) by Kate Worsley Notes on Kate Worsley’s Foxash from Jonesy’s reading journal. You will know...

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