Imagine what would happen if TV executives discover the secrets of time travel, and decide to go back in time to do a live TV broadcast of the crucifixion…. This is Gore Vidal at his satirical and hilarious best, and a book that anyone with views on organised religion is bound to find gripping. Throwing … Continue reading Live From Golgotha – Gore Vidal

This is probably the best book I’ve ever read, and certainly my favourite. With all the furore surrounding this book when it came out, I was put off, but several years later travelling through Mexico I was tempted to pick it up. I couldn’t put it down. I was unprepared for the fact that it … Continue reading The Satanic Verses – Salman Rushdie

What a wonderful book. This is a lovely story of a young Indian boy, Pi, who finds himself shipwrecked with a variety of zoo animals. The tale is gripping throughout, with stories of how he survives each threat, but the twist at the end makes you want to literally turn straight to page one and … Continue reading The Life of Pi – Yann Martel

This was recommended to me by Orlando’s 12-year-old god-daughter Lalah. Once I picked it up I couldn’t put it down, but at the same time wanted to read very slowly so that it would not end. A story told by a dead girl who was killed violently is expected to be gruesome or macabre but … Continue reading The Lovely Bones – Alice Sebold