Join Claire from Girvan Library every month for our Author Spotlight. Here we shine the light on authors who we have read, reviewed, and recommend to others. This month, the author in the spotlight is Maeve Binchy. Request Maeve Binchy books on our online catalogue .
Read More Author Spotlight – Maeve BinchyBecause of You by Dawn French Translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin and published by Scribe Publications Pty Ltd. Review by Margaret, Prestwick Library The story begins with two women giving birth in the same hospital. Tragedy strikes when one gives birth to a beautiful, healthy daughter Florence and the other Minnie, is stillborn. […]
Read More Book Lovers’ Review – Because of YouSummer by Ali Smith Longlisted for The Women’s Prize for Fiction. Review by Melanie, Prestwick Library Summer is the last book in Ali Smith’s seasonally named quartet. It caught my eye as I liked the idea of each book being written across a couple of months and therefore being as up to date as possible […]
Read More Book Lovers’ Review – SummerExodus by Julie Bertagna Review by Sarah, Troon Library It is 2099 – and the world is gradually drowning, as mighty Arctic ice floes melt, the seas rise and land disappears forever beneath storm-tossed waves. Exodus by Julie Bertagna tells the unforgettable story of Mara, a 15 year-old girl living in the year 2100. Global warming has […]
Read More Book Lovers’ Review – ExodusThe Eighth Life by Nino Haratischvili Translated by Charlotte Collins and Ruth Martin and published by Scribe Publications Pty Ltd. Review by Jennifer, Troon Library The longlist for the 2021 International Man Booker Prize was recently announced which prompted me to read a book from last year’s longlist. My choice was “The Eighth Life” by […]
Read More Book Lovers’ Review – The Eighth LifeWorld Book Night is a national celebration of reading and books that takes place on 23 April every year. Presented by The Reading Agency in partnership with Specsavers, in 2021 they’re celebrating their 10th anniversary with a special “Books to Make You Smile” theme with their lead ambassador, Sandi Toksvig. Up and down the country, everyone from libraries, local businesses, health organisations and many […]
Read More World Book Night -“Books to Make You Smile”South Ayrshire Library members can join thousands of readers worldwide in the largest global digital book club, Big Library Read. From the 5th – 19th April 2021, book lovers can borrow, read and discuss The Art of Taking it Easy by Dr Brian King – with no waitlists or holds by visiting our eread website or downloading the Libby app. […]
Read More Big Library Read – The Art of Taking It EasyJoin Claire from Girvan Library every month for our Author Spotlight. Here we shine the light on authors who we have read, reviewed, and recommend to others. This month, the author in the spotlight is Philippa Gregory. Find titles by Philippa Gregory in our ebook collection.
Read More Author Spotlight – Philippa GregoryWalking with Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne Review by Margaret, Prestwick Library This a vivid and poetic memoir of the Irish actor Gabriel Byrne. I don’t normally read autobiographies but this was a cracker ! His recollections of his childhood growing up on the outskirts of Dublin evoke the halcyon days of youth and are interspersed with […]
Read More Book Lovers’ ReviewJoin us for the latest book reviews by our library staff. Review by Doris – Ayr’s Carnegie Library Nine Perfect Strangers by Liane Moriarty The Number One Sunday Times bestseller from the author of Big Little Lies Who would have thought that an upmarket health spa called Tranquillum House could be hazardous to your health! […]
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