Top 6 Books

Here are my top six books of all time. What are yours?


Liane Moriarty – Big Little Lies
Such a clever writer, able to convey the nuances of a dozen different characters while simultaneously telling a gripping story.

Margaret Atwood – Cat’s Eye
Everything she writes is excellent, of course, but I loved this one the most. Her depiction of schoolgirl friendships is excellent.

Mary Wesley – Harnessing Peacocks
Her characters are always quietly but completely rebellious. In this case, Hebe runs away from home when she falls pregnant, and makes a living in a unique way.

EM Forster - A Room With A View
The most romantic story ever.

Elizabeth Gilbert – The Signature Of All Things
Astonishingly accomplished story-telling about a woman botanist in the nineteenth century.

Alice Thomas Ellis – The Summerhouse Trilogy
Yes, reader, I cheated. The erudite author always combines surprising characters with weighty themes in shortish but enchanting reads.