Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

Being an adult is hard work when you stop to think about all the things we have to deal with just to keep the family ticking over. It only takes one bad decision to turn it around. Anxious people is about that one bad decision; A bank robbery gone wrong, a hostage situation, a leap...

Instructions for the British People During The Emergency by Jason Hazeley and Nico Tatarowicz

As someone who regularly reads dystopian fiction, finding myself in the depths of a global pandemic while working and homeschooling two kids meant a very swift change of genre was needed. Instructions for the British People During The Emergency seemed like the perfect thing to read. A quick and hilarious handbook for surviving an emergency....

The Hundred Year Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared by Jonas Jonasson

It's Allan Karlsson's 100th birthday. His care home is putting on a party but Allan isn't really in a party mood so he takes his nearest escape route; the window. This book isn't just about a grumpy old man who runs away from his care home. He gets the into all sorts of trouble after...

Today will be Different by Maria Semple

Eleanor Flood promises herself that today will be different. She will keep it together, make an effort and generally be the best person she can be. That doesn't go to plan at all, and that's probably because Eleanor is not a nice person. She is irritating, irrational and self-absorbed. The book focuses on one day...

Hitman Anders and the Meaning of it All by Jonas Jonasson

Hitman Anders has spent most of his adult life in prison. The final time he is released he decides he doesn't want to go back and checks into a hotel. There he meets the receptionist called Per and a priest called Johanna who accompany him through the rest of the book. All three of the...

A Book For Her by Bridget Christie

A Book for Her is Bridget Christie's thoughts on feminism alongside her personal experiences as a comedian. In her own words if she can make terrible things funny then she might be onto something. Bridget admits she doesn't say anything new, but covers feminist issues with humour. Topics range from politics and the media, to...

Frank Derrick’s Holiday of a Lifetime by J.B. Morrison

Frank is 82, he lives alone with his cat Bill and gives his neighbours Native American names. One day he finds he has the opportunity to visit his daughter Beth, and granddaughter Laura over in Los Angeles, and so begins his journey. I really liked Laura, the granddaughter. She seemed to have her heart in...

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion

Don Tillman is a scientist through and through. Everything he does is measured, calculated and precise. He isn't particularly successful with relationships as a result and so decides to set up The Wife Project. A questionnaire is compiled to evaluate applicants as potential wife material for Don. Only the best will do; they must fit...