Rose Maurice
Rose Maurice is a former Readings Doncaster bookseller
Review — 29 Jan 2019
The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea
Caroline Lea sets her novel of intrigue and deception against the cold backdrop of an isolated rural community in 1686 Iceland. The novel follows Rosa after she agrees to marry…
Review — 24 Jun 2018
The House of Islam by Ed Husain
Ed Husain has taken on the mammoth task of writing a comprehensive history of Islam and its people for a Western audience. The House of Islam successfully achieves this, providing…
Review — 26 Mar 2018
The House of Impossible Beauties by Joseph Cassara
The House of Impossible Beauties charts the glitter and heartbreak of the tumultuous 1980s in New York. Inspired by the iconic documentary Paris is Burning and the real House of…
Review — 25 Feb 2018
The End of Loneliness by Benedict Wells
Benedict Wells’ novel The End of Loneliness had already sold over 250,000 copies in Germany when it was translated into English. With statistics like that, I was curious and somewhat…
Review — 24 Jul 2017
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars Mytting
The Sixteen Trees of the Somme is a slow-moving mystery that explores entangled themes of death, grief, history, family and timber. The novel follows Edvard, who grows up on a…
Review — 26 Jun 2017
Before Everything by Victoria Redel
Before Everything is a poetic and visceral exploration of friendship, life and death, and how we accept losing someone we can’t imagine life without. At the age of 11, Anna…