Book clubs in Ashford (Kent)

Thompsons fictionalised.autobiographical novel of his time working at a failing newspaper in Puerto Rico where its only safe to drink copious amounts of Rum is a hilarious story of paranoia, alienation and frustration.

Lots of twists....

Lots of twists....

This is a great entry point for the Courtney Series by Wilbur Smith and was the first book I read that made me fall in love with Wilbur Smith's detailed and imaginative writing. Set mainly in Africa you follow the journey of Centaine - a young woman left to survive in the wilderness of Africa after a freak shipping accident during the first world war.

I never thought that Rebecca Yarros could write anything instead of amazing novels about dragons. However, when I read this historical Romance Novel I was transported into another world, full of young love, possibilities and heartbreak. The book takes place across two time frames, one, is a love story between Scarlett and Jamieson, a WW2 pilot experienced through letters left by the two lovers to be later on discovered by Scarlette's grand-daughter Georgia who strikes an unexpected friendship and romance with Noah, a writer hired to finish a book started by Scarlett. This book had me sobbing for hours as it portrays longing, loss and love so perfectly. Picking up this book will not be regretted.