You’ll laugh and cry as the wonderful characters deal with the indignities of growing older and having their decisions made my someone else, their responsibilities taken on by someone else, and their fight to remain individuals. Just heartbreakingly marvellous!
Author Archives: boxa
Delightful and suspenseful, with mythology, literary and 80’s band t-shirt references… What more could you possibly ask for?
This blew my mind! I didn’t read the back as he is a favourite author and wow! Beautifully written to hold with the modern and historical language nuances, it’s also page-turningly entertaining!
Easy to read, but not light and fluffy, a gorgeously told tale of living with secrets that shouldn’t be yours to keep, and the consequences.
It’s a winding, elegant and emotional journey with a really big hug at the end … and a twist 😉 “Heartwarming” just doesn’t do it justice!
Slow to kick off, then BANG! And you’re away again in the most incredible imaginative world with unerring parallel similarities and characteristics to our society. Highly recommended for all Grott Monsters!
A classic, and infuriating tale as the suspects dissemble and the Inspector never seems to get the answers he is seeking. However Ghote is dogmatic, and unrelenting, and the answers will find him, in the most roundabout of ways!
It took me two goes, to get into it, and when I did, it raced along! Complicated, twisty and such a immersive tale, I’ll be reading on!
Always fascinating, this time Su Lin has been coerced in to helping the new Japanese powers in return for her Uncle’s life. Her world has changed under the occupation, but not her practical and observant manner!
I just love his style of writing. This seems far more serious than the Baby Ganesh series, but it’s a different world, and a different time, and equally an enjoyable read!