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One of the stand-out novels I read in 2023 was Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld<\/b><\/a> which is a fun and refreshingly original take on the genre. I also really enjoyed The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith <\/b><\/a>which is the seventh outing for Cormoran Strike and Robin Ellacott\u2019s detective agency as they infiltrate a sinister cult in Norfolk.<\/p>\n

Soldier Sailor by Claire Kilroy <\/b><\/a>was a memorable account of new motherhood. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O\u2019Farrell<\/b><\/a> is set in sixteenth century Florence and fictionalises the marriage of 15-year-old Lucrezia di Cosima de\u2019Medici to Alfonso, Duke of Ferrera.<\/p>\n

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I reviewed at least one non-fiction book written by a woman every month in 2023. Islands of Abandonment by Cal Flyn <\/b><\/a>stood out for its clear and perceptive prose about abandoned landscapes and the natural environment and was deservedly shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize in 2021. I think Attack Warning Red! by Julie McDowall<\/b><\/a> should have got more attention this year for its alarming and often darkly funny look at how Britain prepared for nuclear war.<\/p>\n

The Invention of Essex by Tim Burrows <\/b><\/a>is a thoughtfully written tour of a much misunderstood part of the UK. Non-fiction books about politics and current affairs can go out of date very quickly, but Broken Heartlands by Sebastian Payne<\/b><\/a> published in 2021 remains very topical reading ahead of a general election in 2024 as Labour seeks to recover the \u201cred wall\u201d seats it lost in 2019 to the Conservative Party.<\/p>\n

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Finally, I read two books in 2023 that made me feel really angry but are very much worth your time. Show Me The Bodies by Peter Apps<\/b><\/a> is a harrowing account of the failures leading up to the fire at Grenfell Tower in west London in 2017. Wasteland by Oliver Franklin-Wallis<\/b><\/a> is a behind-the-scenes look at the waste industry and explores the environmental and human cost of what we throw away.<\/p>\n

Which books did you enjoy reading in 2023?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Tagged as 2023<\/a>, Book<\/a>, Book Review<\/a>, Book Reviews<\/a>, Books of the Year<\/a>, Fiction<\/a>, Literary Awards<\/a>, Literary Fiction<\/a>, Literature<\/a>, Non fiction<\/a>, Novels<\/a>, Reading<\/a>, Reviews<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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