I have just read a book called The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. It’s a funny and very moving story written originally in French and now translated into 30 languages. I read it in English but I thought I would buy it in French for my daughter as she speaks the language. I [...]

If you have been following the tv series ‘The Tudors’ you may be interested in looking at the novels of C J Sansom.
These novels are murder mysteries set in the time of Henry VIII. The central character is Matthew Shardlake, a lawyer who becomes reluctantly embroiled in the intrigues and politics of the day. Through [...]