Shona McGuire
Shona lives in the Highlands of Scotland, loves art and fashion and looking for beauty wherever she can find it. She enjoys cycling and swimming and is a book enthusiast. She is a member of a book group and has written regularly for a number of magazines.
Reviews: 32
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Susanna Clark
Piranesi
A mythical world with just enough realism to capture the reader will delight fantasy lovers
V. B. Grey
Sisterhood
Two separate time frames tell of secrets and whether they are better left uncovered…
Sara Sheridan
The Fair Botanists
History and botany collide in this enlightening and entertaining novel
Matt Haig
The Comfort Book
Short passages peppered with good advice and quirky anecdotes are not entirely comforting
Rachel Clarke
Breathtaking
True life diary expertly details the horror and the kindness witnessed during a year we will never forget
Katie Hale
My Name Is Monster
Poet’s debut novel has a thin plot but is held together by skilful, well-crafted prose
Jodi Picoult
The Book of Two Ways
Interesting questions of free will and predestiny may ultimately test the reader’s patience
Tola Rotimi Abraham
Black Sunday
Four siblings forced to forge their own way in Lagos tell tragic but different tales
Mike Gayle
All The Lonely People
Gayle’s latest tale of sorrow and loneliness will ultimately bring great joy
Richard Holloway
Stories We Tell Ourselves
Holloway sits on the fence between faith in God and total atheism in latest book
Jemma Wallace
The Truth About My Mother
Award winner’s debut uncovers stories of three single mothers from three different generations
Haleh Agar
Out of Touch
Intriguing premise and story of relationships lacks direction and ‘fizzles out’
Mez McConnell
The Creaking on the Stairs
Uncomfortable but thought-provoking reading from popular Edinburgh pastor
Lucy Foley
The Guest List
Foley sticks to the same format in the follow-up to her hugely successful debut
Peter May
A Silent Death
An exciting and human tale set amidst the world of the mafia from this Scottish bestseller
Adam Kay
Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas
Kay delights readers once more with tales from the hospital wards at the most wonderful time of year
Stewart Ennis
Blessed Assurance
Whether Ennis is attempting to mock religion or convert people to it is unclear but the book is certainly a colourful portrayal of life in the 1960s