Archives for Duffy’s Favourite Reads - Page 2
Space Hopper – One of my favourite reads of 2021
‘Prepare to be entranced by this slightly bonkers novel. Brilliantly exploring themes of grief, love and loss, and peppered with cultural references that will delight anyone who grew up in the 1970s, Space Hopper will draw you in and keep you hooked right up until the last page’ – Heat, Book of the Week…
The Others – Another 5-star read from Mark Brandi
Duffy's recommended lockdown read! From the bestselling author of WIMMERA and THE RIP comes The Others, an unforgettable novel that explores the darkness in our world with the light only a child can find. I heard voices talking last night. I've never heard my father talk to someone else. Not…
Body Of Stars – The new Handmaid’s Tale?
Body of Stars. Vox meets The Immortalists in this bold and dazzling exploration of fate and female agency in a world where women own the future but not their own bodies. 'We have a new The Handmaid's an exciting new literary voice with a dazzling imagination' EMMA KENNEDYNo future, dear reader, can break a…
The Final Revival Of Opal & Nev
A fiction so perfect I thought it was a music bio! A poignant fictional oral history of a rock 'n' roll duo who shot to fame in 1970s New York, and the secret that lies at the peak of their stardom. Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against…
The Music Of Bees
When social pariah Alice Holtzman crashes her pick-up truck packed with 120,000 restless honeybees into a troubled, paraplegic teenager, it is the start of an unlikely friendship that will help both of them through the darkest stages of grief. Set in the gorgeous, sprawling countryside of the Pacific Northwest, Eileen…
The Rose Daughter – New gripping read from Maria Lewis
The new gripping female-led fantasy from author Maria Lewis with her trademark brand of feisty female heroines, world-building and a bit of romance, perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J Maas and Charlaine Harris. She never meant to be a hero . . . In fact, Dreckly Jones has…
YOU LOVE ME – Joe Goldberg is back!
The highly anticipated new thriller in Caroline Kepnes's hit You series, now a blockbuster Netflix show . . .Joe Goldberg is back. And he's going to start a family – even if it kills him. Joe Goldberg is done with cities, done with the muck and the posers, done with Love. Now,…
Futureproof: 9 Rules for Machine-Age Humans
A New York Times bestselling author and tech columnist's counter-intuitive guide to staying relevant - and employable - in the machine age by becoming irreplaceably ; 'Kevin Roose provides a clear, compelling strategy for surviving the next wave of technology with our jobs - and souls - ;FUTUREPROOF is the survival guide you…
My Best Friend’s Murder-Gripping Thriller
'I read My Best Friend's Murder in one sitting. A real page-turner!' - Duffythewriter 'A perfectly-paced page-turner that cleverly explores the "frenemy" relationship . . . A really gripping read full of secrets, lies and dark motivations' Philippa East, author of Little White Lies If you follow my blog, you'll know that…
Dog’s Best Friend – Wholesome book content!
If you follow my Instagram, you'll see that when I'm not posting about books, I'm posting photos of my cat. You may well be right in thinking that I'm a slightly mental cat lady, but I'm also a mad dog person. Dog's have been a huge part of Duff family…