Author: Anne Tyler

I’m not sure where this recommendation came from but I’ve always liked Tyler’s books and who could resist that title.

Micah is a middle-aged man who doesn’t like change. He has a girlfriend (although he, personally, refuses to call anyone in their late thirties a girlfriend), is the manager of the apartment building he lives in and operates his own computer services business. A young man turns up at his doorstep thinking Micah might be his dad and from that point on things start to change.

I particularly liked the chapter where Micah has dinner with his sisters and their families. It sounded like a good old McKnight get-together – chaos but a happy scene.

Goodreads Rating: * * * *

Author: Winston Graham

This is the first book of twelve that the series Poldark is based on. I loved the Netflix series and this book followed it very closely (actually I guess the series followed the book very closely).

Ross Poldark has returned to Cornwall after fighting in the American Revolution. His father has died in his absence and the love of his life is set to marry his cousin. The Poldark’s are an aristocratic family who are involved in several mining endeavours, many of which are failing. Unlike many of the aristocrats in the area, Ross cares very deeply for the people who live on his land and work in his fields and mines.

I’m definitely in for the next book.

Goodreads Rating: * * * * *