This was one of the only two books I deliberately chose in my 2020 TBR list. Late last year I stumbled on a podcast where the author, Nicci Gerrard was featured and I knew I had to read it this year. Dementia had never been on my mental health

I bought this book a few years back with no expectation whatsoever. I liked the cover, glanced at the blurb and decided to get it. I randomly

Young Blood is one of those books that you start off certain it would end in one of a few ways. The protagonist either dies, his criminal tendencies prevails against the state and the law or he has a close enough shave with the law and death to turn a

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The prevailing view around the world is that our world is an awful place and that it is getting worse each passing day. The premise of this book is that while the world is bad, that there is steady progress in almost every imaginable index. In summary, it is getting better.

This impressive sixth novel of the current Booker prize winner Bernadine Evaristo is a family tale of secrets, deception and new beginnings. At the centre of it all is the 74-year-old dandy, Barrington (Barry) Jedidiah Walker, and the crux of the book is his secret love relationship with Morris his childhood friend.

In recent times I have often wondered how certain items evolved into their current status in the food chain. Items like beef, bread and even beer. What aided their popularity, production and even by-products? The more beef I eat, the more curious I am of how this ubiquitous food item has shaped the world and altered culinary tastes. This curiosity led me to BEEF; The Untold Story of How Milk Meat and Muscle shaped the World.

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This book was one of the 3 books in my 2019 reading list that were not read last year. Luckily, it got picked again this year and I decided to start the year with it.