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It\u2019s that time of year again\u2026 here are my favourite books I read in 2024.<\/p>\n

I usually read more non-fiction these days and 2024 was an excellent year for memoirs. My Family: The Memoir by David Baddiel<\/a><\/strong> is a pretty much perfect blend of comedy and empathy about his dysfunctional parents. Knife by Salman Rushdie<\/a><\/strong> is a frank account of the near-fatal attack the author suffered in 2022 at a literary event and My Good Bright Wolf by Sarah Moss<\/a> <\/strong>is about the author\u2019s eating disorder which saw her relapse during the pandemic.<\/p>\n

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From 2022,\u00a0Original Sins by Matt Rowland Hill<\/a> <\/strong>is an extremely candid memoir about his evangelical Baptist upbringing in south Wales and substance abuse as an adult. Ruskin Park by Rory Cellan Jones<\/a><\/strong> is a very affecting book about how his parents met in the 1950s while working at the BBC and Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart<\/a> <\/strong>is an astutely observed political memoir about the nine years he spent as an MP and government minister.
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In other non-fiction, I enjoyed two excellent books by Peter Ross: A Tomb With a View<\/b><\/a> and Steeple Chasing<\/b><\/a> are about graveyards and churches across Britain and Ireland. I also recommend Q: A Voyage Around the Queen by Craig Brown<\/b><\/a> \u2013 a funny and finely balanced book about Queen Elizabeth II which is neither fawning or scathing. Vines In a Cold Climate by Henry Jeffreys<\/b><\/a> is a fascinating look at the English wine industry, very much aimed at the general reader rather than the pretentious expert.<\/p>\n

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In fiction, I enjoyed Christ on a Bike by Orla Owen<\/b><\/a>, a dark tale about a woman who unexpectedly receives a life-changing inheritance as a result of a spontaneous act of unselfishness. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney<\/b><\/a> is a novel about two brothers in messy relationships, written in precise and coolly perceptive prose.<\/p>\n

A Case of Matricide by Graeme Macrae Burnet<\/b><\/a> concluded the exceptionally clever Inspector Gorski trilogy of novels set in France while Butter by Asako Yuzuki<\/b><\/a> has been a hugely successful piece of translated Japanese fiction based on a true story about a talented cook who murdered three men.<\/p>\n

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I also enjoyed The Bee Sting by Paul Murray<\/b><\/a> which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2023 and Prophet Song by Paul Lynch<\/b><\/a> which deservedly won the Prize that year.<\/p>\n

Which books did you enjoy reading in 2024?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Filed under Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Tagged as 2024<\/a>, Book<\/a>, Book Awards<\/a>, Book Review<\/a>, Book Reviews<\/a>, Booker Prize<\/a>, Books of the Year<\/a>, Fiction<\/a>, Literary Fiction<\/a>, Non fiction<\/a>, Novels<\/a>, Reading<\/a>, Translated Fiction<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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