Passed Over Books

“The Whalebone Theatre” by Joanna Quinn (suggested by Irene on 17.10.24)

“In Memoriam” by Alice Winn (suggested by Fiona on 06.09.24)

“Act of Oblivion” by Robert Harris (suggested by Fiona)

“Trust” by Hernan Diaz (suggested by Irene)

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters suggested by Irene 03/12/2024

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida by Shehan Karunatilaka suggested by Kevin 21st March 2023

A Village in the Third Reich: How Ordinary Lives Were Transformed By the Rise of Fascism by Julia Boyd Suggested by Irene 25/02/2024

Trepasses by Louise Kennedy suggested by Kevin 11/05/2023

The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku. Suggested by Irene 12.05.22

The Reluctant Carer: Dispatches from the Edge of Life by Anonymous, Suggested by Irene 10/07/2022 in paperback July 2023

Ma’am Darling 99 Glimpses of Princess Margaret by Craig Brown suggested by Irene 01/09/2022

Diary of a Young Naturalist by Dara McAnulty, suggested by Jill 03.07.20 (added to suggestions on 18.08.22)

The Road Trip by Beth O'Leary, suggested by Julie 14.12.21 (added to suggestions on 18.08.22)

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue, suggested by Kevin, 14/12/2021

Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty by Patirck Radden Keefe Suggested by Irene 16/05/2022

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake, suggested by Rosemary, 14/12/2021

The Guest List by Lucy Foley suggested by Fiona 17/04/2021

The Mirror & the Light by Hilary Mantel, suggested by Irene 25/02/2021

Hello Friend We Missed You by Richard Owain Roberts suggested by Sarah 28/10/2020

Actress by  Anne Enright, suggested by Irene 30/12/2020

Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle  by Stuart Turton

The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld WINNER OF THE BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2020 Suggested by Irene 25/09/2020

"The Great Alone" by Kristin Hannah The New York Times number one bestseller. Suggested by Irene 25/08/2020

“The Puppet Show” by MW Craven Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger Award 2019 for best crime novel of the year  Suggested by Fiona 22/10/2020

“Pine” by Francine Toon Winner McIlvanney Prize 2020 Shortlisted Bloody Scotland’s Scottish Crime Debut of the Year 2020 Suggested by Fiona 22/10/2020

Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré Shortlisted for the 2020 Desmond Elliott prize. Suggested by Sue, 10th October, 2020

The Perpetual Astonishment of Jonathon Fairfax  by Christopher Shevlin, Amazon UK bestseller, Suggested by Irene 11/01/2020

Golden Child by Claire Adam WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2019 Suggested by Irene 11/01/2020

The Water Cure by Sophie Mackintosh LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2018  Suggested by Irene 06/07/2020

'In Our Mad and Furious City' by Guy Gunaratne Suggested by Sarah removed 18/02/2020

'Washington Black' by Esi Edugyan Suggested by Irene 08/11/2019

'The Life to Come' by Michelle de Kretser Suggested by Trish 24/02/2019

'The Devils' Dance' by Hamid Ismailov suggested by Trish 11/03/2019

'A Gentleman in Moscow' by Amor Towles

'Flights' by Olga Tokarczuk Suggested by : Irene 24/09/2018

'Stay With Me' by Ayobami Adebayo - November 2018

Frankenstein in Baghdad by Ahmed Saadawi - October, 2018

'Manhattan Beach' by Jennifer Egan  - September, 2018

The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Roy — Mar 29, 2018 2:34:25 PM

Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor — Dec 11, 2017 10:26:20 AM

Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders — Nov 16, 2017 9:04:10 AM

THE UNSEEN: by Roy Jacobsen   Shortlisted for the Man Booker International Prize. — Nov 11, 2017 10:25:27 AM

LaRose by Louise Erdrich — Jun 27, 2017 5:45:12 PM

The Gustav Sonata by Rose Tremain - shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2016 — Jun 27, 2017 2:19:54 PM

The Vanishing Man, In Pursuit of Velazquez, by Laura Cumming — Jun 10, 2017 10:02:09 AM

East West Street by Philippe Sands - Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction — May 17, 2017 9:24:27 AM

The Wonder by Emma Donoghue — Apr 7, 2017 10:59:00 AM

Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien — Jan 31, 2017 12:19:44 PM

He Wants:  Alison Moore — Dec 12, 2016 8:56:20 AM

'The Vegetarian' by Han Kang — Aug 7, 2016 1:58:51 PM

"At Hawthorn Time" by Melissa Harrison — Aug 7, 2016 1:55:14 PM

The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney (Winner Baileys 2016) — Jun 13, 2016 7:09:40 AM

'The Sellout' by Paul Beatty — Apr 7, 2016 9:04:58 AM

'A Little Life' by Hanya Yanagihara — Mar 6, 2016 10:40:42 AM

A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James - WINNER of the Man Booker Prize 2015 — Dec 4, 2015 10:13:23 AM

Story of the Lost Child by Elena Ferrante - Italy's Strega prize finalist — Nov 5, 2015 11:07:07 AM

Eyrie by Tim Winton - Shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award 2014 — Oct 8, 2015 9:41:58 AM

All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews — Sep 5, 2015 9:00:25 AM

Nora Webster by Colm Toibin - winner of the Hawthornden Prize — Aug 2, 2015 9:10:51 AM

THE END OF DAYS  by Jenny Erpenbeck — Jun 15, 2015 9:39:53 AM

The Bees by Laline Paull, longlisted for Bailey's Womens Prize for Fiction — Jun 10, 2015 10:21:06 AM

Satantango by László Krasznahorkai — May 20, 2015 7:07:55 PM

In the Morning, I'll Be Gone by Adrian McKinty (crime thriller) — Feb 3, 2015 10:49:06 AM

The Narrow Road to the Deep North - by Richard Flannaghan (paperback 26th March 2015). . — Oct 16, 2014 9:13:36 AM

We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler (Paperback) — Sep 16, 2014 6:27:05 PM