I have just finished reading Josh Lanyon's  new book, 'Stranger On The Shore'. I love pretty much everything he writes but this new one is a cracker. It's been ages since I've had to prise myself away from a story because my eyes were too tired to keep reading, desperate to know what happens. Even when I started to see where the plot was going, I ( Read more... )

Found a quote in 'Man, oh Man': Most contemporary readers aren't going to enjoy something structured along the lines of 'Vanity Fair'.  I think this could be where I'm going wrong. The trouble is, most of what I read in my formative years was structured along those lines - in fact, Vanity Fair is one of my favourite books! I think I need to read a ( Read more... )