Helen Cullen

John Connolly lures readers back to Elsewhere in inverse tale of mother maintaining a vigil beside her daughter’s beside

Though based in New Zealand, much of the exquisite detailing of the primary school will resonate deeply with Irish readers

In a world where we fixate on the cult of youth, this ‘coming-of-middle-age story’ is refreshing and provocative

Taylor is adept at illuminating with grace how political the personal actually is, with an unflinching determination to find the truth

This novel speaks to great potential for powerful work in the future

There is much to admire in this work, but its inconsistency suggests a crisis of confidence on the part of the author

Rhythm in the prose adds a texture to this story that harmonises with its principal theme

A woman flees to Italy following the death of her husband in this seventh novel from the Irish author

Set during the Blitz, the writer’s eighth novel is exhilarating - a timely tour-de-force with graceful nuance

This debut novel undoubtedly establishes Bose as an exciting new voice in commercial fiction

Realism of the historical event that inspired this novel has been fused with the surrealism of an imaginative tale

An intriguing campus murder mystery which immerses the reader in a present-day New Hampshire boarding school

An occasionally astute but ultimately hit-and-miss comedic portrayal of Millennials’ existential anguish

It may not deliver quite the emotional range of its predecessor, but there is no better literary company than Freddy Pelu

Book review: Surprising, engrossing and beautifully executed novel confirms Diaz as a virtuoso of storytelling