10 non-fiction books I found particularly illuminating this year
My Ten Favourite Novels of 2021 – Part 2 – the second five (actually six)
Six more favourite books of 2021
My Ten Favourite Novels of 2021 – Part 1 – the first five
My ten favourite books of the year - the first five
“Black Roses” by Jane Thynne – set in Germany in 1935 and full of menace and tension
An aspiring actress finds herself in Berlin in the days before WW2
“Days of Wonder” by Keith Stuart – a father creates magical birthdays for his daughter … but she grows up
Tom has always tries to make birthdays special for Hannah but now Hannah wants something different.
“Hogfather” by Terry Pratchett – a mid-winter festival which is threatened by the disappearance of its mythic figure
The Hogfather is missing - it is up to Death and his granddaughter to save the festivities
The Bride Quartet by Nora Roberts – four romance novels featuring a wedding planning business
Four women working together in a wedding business each find love
The Antonia Hawkins crime novels by Alastair Gunn – three are named after significant dates in the calendar
Three of this author's books have titles which relate to notable times of the year
November Wrap Up and some thoughts about deciding on my books of the year
How do people decide what books go on the end of year lists ?
“Scrublands” by Chris Hammer. A crime novel set in small town Australia
A journalist visits a small town a year after a terrible shooting







