75 Book Review
HOME AND AWAY W
hether you’re escaping on holiday or just wanting to whisk yourself away into another
world there are a number of gripping reads to distract and entertain. Summer of No Regrets by Kate Mallinder and published by Firefly Press is a novel written for young adult readers which will suit both those young at heart and the young in years. It’s a story of
by Emma Jones
intriguing story based on a disturbing real-life crime that took place in the 1950s and revolves around the birthday party of a 12 year old schoolgirl, Josephine Kennedy, which mysteriously never took place. This is a story of love, loss and grief which explores the tragic fate of this child through the prism of her friends and family who were both victims and survivors of this unfortunate event.
growing up, independence, teenage angst and new relationships and it’s set in Kingsbridge. After their GCSE’s, 4 friends pledge to live a summer regret-free, doing what they want to do however much it scares them. Sasha agrees to spend the holiday with her father in Geneva, having not seen him for six years, but is not expecting his new girlfriend or the young man in the cafe. Shy Hetal decides to go to science camp and finds a new competitive spirit. Nell gets a summer job, but after her accident her mother is scared to let her out of the house - so to do what she wants she will have to lie to her parents. Cam goes to look for her birth father, scared of the future when she can no longer stay with her foster family. What will she find? As all these choices become difficult, even dangerous, they will need to turn to each other for the strength to face the future. The coming-of-age theme reappears in the latest publication by popular author David Nicholls - Sweet Sorrow – which hits the shelves in July, a decade after the blistering success of the bestselling book and film, One Day. This is the story of one life-changing summer when teenager Charlie meets Fran: a tragicomedy about the rocky path to adulthood and the confusion of family life, a celebration of the reviving power of friendship and that brief, searing explosion of first love that can only be looked at directly after it has burned out. Expect something funny, relatable, enchanting and devastating. Local author Jill Treseder has just launched
her latest book The Birthday House published by Silverwood Books. Set in Dartmouth, this is an
For those who look to foreign climes for a gripping
read look no further than The Lost Man by Jane Harper. Like her previous bestseller The Dry this is set in the searing heat of Australia and begins with the discovery of a body in the dry and desolate outback at the grave of an old stockman. This is both a haunting family mystery and a thrilling read where the suffocating heat and the isolation of small town communities successfully recreate a tense backdrop for a story woven with intrigue and family secrets. The final stop is back home in the South Hams with popular author Marcia Willett and her newest publication, Reflections (Bantam Press) which hit the shelves in May. Once again the author satisfies with her well drawn characters, changing relationships and family secrets, amongst the familiar background of the Salcombe and the South Hams – pure southern comfort! Educated by Tara Westover has been on my ‘to
read radar’ since it was first published over a year ago and still people keep recommending it to me. This is a memoir of an astonishing life with wide appeal: “ an uplifting story about the transformative power of education” (Mail on Sunday). The author tells the story of her unusual life and
upbringing amongst a radical, survivalist Mormon family in rural Idaho. To say she had a sheltered childhood is an understatement - she had no birth certificate, medical records and had never stepped inside a classroom. When she hits 16 as her family become more radical and her brother more violent she leaves home in search of her education. This is an inspiring story of survival and determination and how to get a PhD from Cambridge!
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