Recommended Reads

Author: Sally Hepworth

A delightful read, this book is focussed on Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick, an eighty-one years old who has lived on her idyllic street for sixty years—longer than anyone else. Aside from being a curmudgeon who minds everyone else's business, few would suspect that Elsie has a past she's worked exceedingly hard at concealing—because when it comes to murder, no one ever suspects little girls or old ladies.

Author: Fredrik Backman

Three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world create an image full of mystery worthy of unravelling..

Superbly written with more than a tinge of sadness, this book charts the history of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.

Author: Catherine Chidgey

A read that will make you think, this New Zealand author, tells the story of three brothers and one young girl in an alternate world where nobody won WWII. The only boys left in an orphanage whose dark secret is the reason for their existence and the key to their survival strive to escape to a better life while the young girl cannot understand why she is kept from others. Brilliantly written, this book is one that will stay with you for a while. 

The use of AI is a new concept for many of us - driverless cars, chatbots, systems thinking for us.

This book is  a riveting family drama that reflects on the moral responsibility associated with systems and devices in the age of artificial intelligence. 

It made me think and understand this new world brings with it a lot of new challenges.