Scuffed Granny's blog - travel, books, ruminations

A book which conveys a rollercoaster of a story where a luxury life is all excess but can it endure with this as its foundation?

A light thriller and mystery where Emma, our heroine, is invited to a will reading but the legacy on offer is less prize and more challenge

Meet Thursday Next, literary detective and a female to be reckoned with, intelligent, resourceful and poised

Dark, tense, violent, the backpacker's mecca of Thailand broods blackly as Dan, a reporter, investigates two brutal killings on an island

A thought-provoking book for our times, dressed up in a parody of a classic story, acting allegorically to show the fight against oppression

A book of cases, philosophy and guidance which left me feeling hopeful and supported

D.C.I. Jack Logan faces more than the challenge of a police investigation in this great thriller

Wonderful storytelling about an orphaned girl, a trip to Paris and a secret world of rooftops and their inhabitants

A modern fairy tale where a potential destroyer becomes a hero through understanding and communication

An international thriller, pacy and well-plotted with twists to keep you guessing and characters to root for

A book full of women, bringing them into focus, not just as mistresses of a king but as people

A new fictional police detective is here - smart, determined, a great team leader but is DCI Ben Fitzpatrick battling more than just crime?

Quiet goodness and guidance is passed on in these stories of people, in many different situations, told with thoughtfulness and meaning

A reflection on a life, looking at the influence of family and how coming to terms with experience in the past provide peace in the present

A night at an exhibition left this viewer thoughtful and sobered.

A wonderful collection of short stories, giving glimpses into the varied lives that make up human existence

The story of Orsola Rosso, a glassmaker's daughter from Murano, spanning many ages - another great historical read from Tracy Chevalier