gloaming ˈɡləʊmɪŋ' noun literary twilight; dusk. "hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming" To say I read The Gloaming would be something of an understatement. This is one of those rare books that has such a hypnotic influence on you that instead of actively reading it, it kind of happens to you. Set on a remote Scottish island cloaked in folktales of...

"It's 1969 in New York City's Lower East Side, and word has spread of the arrival of a mystical woman, a traveling psychic who claims to be able to tell anyone the day they will die. The Gold children—four adolescents on the cusp of self-awareness—sneak out to hear their fortunes." Spell-binding and acutely observed, The Immortalists spans over a hundred years of American...

How do you rescue someone who has already been found? Imagine if Labyrinth's Sarah Williams had a Mum who completely freaked out when she went off on an adventure with Jareth. That's the best way I can describe Whistle in the Dark. Emma Healey presents a British suburban family drama with undercurrents of bizarre surrealism. Main character Jen is at a loss when her teenage daughter Lana...