Annie MacManus Archives - A life in books

Paperbacks to Look Out For in February 2024: Part One

I’ve read all but one of the novels in the first part February’s paperback preview, not all of them typical of my usual taste in fiction but that’s not such a bad thing. I’m kicking off with one which should have been the perfect read for me but about which I had mixed feelings. I […]

Cover image for The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan

Books to Look Out For in May 2023: Part Two

10 April 2023 / 22 Comments

The second instalment of May’s new fiction includes books by two novelists previously shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer award, which I shadow judged back in 2018, beginning with Naoise Dolan’s The Happy Couple. Luke and Celine are to marry in a year’s time. Luke’s best man seems to be in love with him,

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