Well Told book reviews - Well Told by Emma Foster

A stunning tale that will hook all word lovers

26/1/2022

THE DICTIONARY OF LOST WORDS
By Pip Williams

In a wonderfully original debut, Pip Williams weaves a moving and brilliantly imagined fictional story around the very real case of a word quite literally lost as the Oxford English Dictionary was compiled.

Published by Affirm Press 2020 | Historical Fiction, Australian author

A wildly imaginative epic

16/1/2022

CLOUD CUCKOO LAND
By Anthony Doerr

A kaleidoscopic novel, superbly told, Cloud Cuckoo Land reveals the power of stories in binding us over millennia.

Published by 4th Estate | September 2021 | Mythological saga

A broody, atmospheric Kiwi noir by budding NZ author

7/1/2022

TO THE SEA
By Nikki Crutchley

The shocking events in the opening pages of To The Sea provide a brutal first taste of this seaside thriller set on New Zealand’s east coast.

Published by HarperCollins Australia December 2021 | Crime fiction, Thriller

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A stunning tale that will hook all word lovers

A wildly imaginative epic

A broody, atmospheric Kiwi noir by budding NZ author

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