CONTEMPORARY By Sara Lawrence for the Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 23 April 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 23 April 2020 LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE by Caroline Hulse (Orion £14.99, 416 pp) LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE by Caroline Hulse (Orion £14.99, 416 pp) I loved Hulse’s hilarious, skilful debut The Adults, which was … Read more
CONTEMPORARY By Sara Lawrence for the Daily Mail Published: 22:21 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 22:21 BST, 2 April 2020 PRETENDING by Holly Bourne (Hodder £14.99, 448 pp) PRETENDING by Holly Bourne (Hodder £14.99, 448 pp) Bourne won multiple plaudits for her Young Adult books but moved into grown-up territory in 2018 with How … Read more
CONTEMPORARY By Sara Lawrence for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 19 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 19 March 2020 THE F***-IT LIST by John Niven (Heinemann £16.99, 256 pp) THE F***-IT LIST by John Niven (Heinemann £16.99, 256 pp) Hilarious and horrifying in equal measure, this compulsive revenge novel is set in America … Read more
CONTEMPORARY By Sara Lawrence for the Daily Mail Published: 22:08 GMT, 14 November 2019 | Updated: 22:46 GMT, 14 November 2019 THE GIFTED SCHOOL by Bruce Holsinger (Headline £18.99, 464 pp) THE GIFTED SCHOOL by Bruce Holsinger (Headline £18.99, 464 pp) This compelling page-turner features four families living in a wealthy, small town in Colorado, … Read more
CONTEMPORARY By Sara Lawrence for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 9 January 2020 | Updated: 00:52 GMT, 11 January 2020 SUCH A FUN AGE by Kiley Reid (Bloomsbury £12.99, 320 pp) I loved this extraordinarily deft debut, written with wisdom, kindness and sharp humour. Set in Pennsylvania, the book confronts issues of privilege, race … Read more
Life on the tiles has never been so stylish: Go wild with your choice of design for an exotic, contemporary look These days wall and floor tiles comes in all shapes, sizes, patterns and designs The best way to transform a room is by adding something bright or bold From bathrooms and kitchens to staircases … Read more
CONTEMPORARY By Sara Lawrence for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 30 January 2020 | Updated: 11:48 GMT, 31 January 2020 GROWN UPS by Marian Keyes (Michael Joseph £20, 656 pp) GROWN UPS by Marian Keyes (Michael Joseph £20, 656 pp) I am a long-time fan of Keyes’s hilarious, alternately heart-warming and heartbreaking, novels. She … Read more
CONTEMPORARY By Sara Lawrence for the Daily Mail Published: 22:02 GMT, 20 February 2020 | Updated: 00:17 GMT, 21 February 2020 TOPICS OF CONVERSATION by Miranda Popkey (Serpents Tail £14.99, 224pp) This is a fascinating character study in which we catch up with our protagonist at various points in her life. From insecure student to … Read more