97-hour weeks. Life and death decisions. A constant tsunami of bodily fluids. And the hospital parking meter earns more than you. Welcome to the life of a junior doctor. Scribbled in secret after endless days,…
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Wealthy American John Dowell describes in a disarmingly casual, compellingly intimate manner how he and his wife Florence meet an English couple in a German spa resort. They become friends over the years and gradually…
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Born into an oppressive colonialist society, Creole heiress Antoinette Cosway meets a young Englishman who is drawn to her innocent sensuality and beauty. After their marriage, disturbing rumours begin to circulate, poisoning her husband against…
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Frances is twenty-one years old, cool-headed and observant. A student in Dublin and an aspiring writer, at night she performs spoken word with her best friend Bobbi, who used to be her girlfriend. When they…
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On July 30th 1935, Penguin Books published its first paperback books and in honour of what has now been dubbed ‘Paperback Book Day’, I thought I’d throw together a little blog post to celebrate all…
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We’re continuing the string of romantic reads today with Little, Brown UK supplying all the love in the form of Helena Hunting’s The Good Luck Charm. Lilah isn’t sure what hurt worse: the day Ethan…
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