Ramita Navai City of Lies:Love Sex Death and the Search for Truth inTehran

 Published in 2012 this  is a fact-based fictionalised account of life in Tehran . Hypocrisy and corruption are normal, life goes on...and some people suffer .Interesting, but a little repetitive in theme and neither fact nor fiction   , but "true"

The Wasp Factory ; Ian Banks

A return to our youth...Shocking and  bizarre but most of us thought very well written 

Intimacies - Katie Kitamura

 An interesting start, about translation/interpreting in an interesting setting , let down about by the less engaging  storyline and character details.Still worth a read

The Power of the Dog -Thomas Savage

 A hit for all of us ...and much better than the film based on it . In our top ten...

Butter by Asako Yuzuki

 How can this be such a best-seller? Some interesting themes - feminism, food , weight, friendship. Took a long time to get going  .  OK but not gripping.

Orbital by Samantha Hardy

 Generally liked  with some reservations  - but short enough for that not to put one off..

Claire Keegan : Small Things Like These / Foster

 Two short books with related themes , They seem much more substantial than they look ..Very good