This week Sara is joined by author and comedian, David Baddiel, actors Adjoa Andoh and Phil Davis and comedian Katherine Ryan. They will all be sharing their favourite books, as well as reviewing this week’s two book club picks: Our Big Hitter from last year, The Girl With The Louding Voice by Abi Daré and our new book pick, Sixteen Horses by debut author Greg Buchanan.
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Sixteen Horses by Greg Buchanan
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‘Unlike anything else you’ll read this year, Sixteen Horses is a deeply disconcerting ride. Irresistible’ – Val McDermid, author of Still Life
‘Totally gripping from start to finish’ – Alex Michaelides, author of The Silent Patient
‘Original, beautifully written, terrifying and haunting’ – Sophie Hannah, author of Haven’t They Grown
Near the dying English seaside town of Ilmarsh, local police detective Alec Nichols discovers sixteen horses’ heads on a farm, each buried with a single eye facing the low winter sun. After forensic veterinarian Cooper Allen travels to the scene, the investigators soon uncover evidence of a chain of crimes in the community – disappearances, arson and mutilations – all culminating in the reveal of something deadly lurking in the ground itself.
In the dark days that follow, the town slips into panic and paranoia. Everything is not as it seems. Anyone could be a suspect. And as Cooper finds herself unable to leave town, Alec is stalked by an unseen threat. The two investigators race to uncover the truth behind these frightening and insidious mysteries – no matter the cost.
Sixteen Horses is the debut literary thriller from an extraordinary talent, Greg Buchanan. A story of enduring guilt, trauma and punishment, set in a small seaside community the rest of the world has left behind…
The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré
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THE NEW YORK TIMES AND TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER
SHORTLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE FOR FICTION
RECOMMENDED BY MALALA YOUSAFZAI, ELIZABETH DAY, ANDI OLIVER AND DOLLY PARTON
I don’t just want to be having any kind voice . . .
I want a louding voice.
At fourteen, Adunni dreams of getting an education and giving her family a more comfortable home in her small Nigerian village. Instead, Adunni’s father sells her off to become the third wife of an old man. When tragedy strikes in her new home, Adunni flees to the wealthy enclaves of Lagos, where she becomes a house-girl to the cruel Big Madam, and prey to Big Madam’s husband. But despite her situation continuously going from bad to worse, Adunni refuses to let herself be silenced. And one day, someone hears her.
Read an exclusive extract and download discussion questions for your reading group to use.
Read an interview with Abi and the Malala Foundation about The Girl with the Louding Voice and education for girls.
