The Other Side of Tomorrow by Hayley Lawrence

I wasn’t going to read this beautiful book. The cover didn’t grab me and the blurb sounded too close for comfort, having spent some time in recent years dealing with oncology departments myself. But I decided to read the whole shortlist, so I set to it. Wow am I ever glad I did! Abby’s familyContinue reading “The Other Side of Tomorrow by Hayley Lawrence”

The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon

Scruffity is born in a puppy farm. The Way of Dog charts his journey from being unwanted to finding a home, with plenty of adventures, love and tragedy along the way. Scruffity brings The Way of Dog into his relationships with the shoe-legs he meets and teaches them what it means to dig and toContinue reading “The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon”