January Round Up – The Books I Read In January 2016

In January I read eight books, all of them fiction: Shtum by Jem Lester (Orion Books) – Sure to be a big hit when it is published in April, Shtum is a wonderful, moving story of a family raising a young boy with autism. As he reaches his breaking point, Ben Jewell and his wife …

Gilead by Marilynne Robinson

Originally published in 2004, Gilead is the first in Marilynne Robinson’s ‘Gilead Trilogy’ which also includes Home and Lila, the latter of which was longlisted for last year’s Man Booker Prize. Set in the 1950’s the novel is a story of life passed on from father to son. ‘There’s a lot under the surface of …