Rhidian Brooke- Aftermath

 Readable and an interesting piece of History. None of us hated it , most of us thought it good  but not great and one rated it highly. 

Jill Paton -Walsh : Knowledge of Angels

not hated but not loved either…some found the parable too heavy-handed and the main characters too obvious and shallow.
Readable .. A childrens book for adults was one view , a page-turner another.

Caleb Azumah Nelson -Open Water

 A beautifully written ,lyrical and emotional book. From a man's view. For once the reviews quoted  were right.

Notes from Underground Feodor Dostoevsky

Well a hard first two thirds ( a short book though)  that some gave up on. Others thought it rather remarkable. Certainly led to  good discussion...

Garden of the Evening Mists --Tan Twan Eng

 An undoubted success. History, torture and redemption, --it's all there.

Paradise -Abdulrazak Gurnah

 Mixed reviews:-interesting in its setting in time and place but a bit unengaging in the characters. EastAfrica on the edge of European exploitation and conquest was not a Paradise.

Maryse Conde ; Crossing the Mangrove

 A definite hit . Short , readable , interesting ..