Caroline Smailes’ Christmas Wishlist

The second of our Friday Project authors to offer up their Christmas wishlist today is the excellent Caroline Smailes. Caroline is the author of Black Boxes, which was published by The Friday Project earlier this year. Affecting and engrossing, this is a gripping novel of family breakdown – Julie Myerson meets Ian McEwan. Get yourself a copy here, or click here to read about a brilliant little widget created to publicize it.

You can also read Caroline’s great blog here .

Top of my Christmas wish list: Jeanette Winterson’s new book The Battle of the Sun. I’ve read everything she’s written, so I guess this is an obvious choice.

Number 2: Dear Everybody by Michael Kimball. This book came to my attention after a number of people emailed and tweeted that it was a must-read and I’d be sure to love it. I’ve a feeling that I will.

Number 3: A book that has been on my wish list for a few months now. Chuck Palahniuk of Fight Club fame dedicated his book Pygmy to Amy Hemple. He raves about her simplistic style and suggests she may be the most underrated talent of our generation. Time to find out I think, so The Dog of the Marriage: Collected Stories by Amy Hempel is on my list.

Number 4: Wetlands by Charlotte Roche. Another book that has arrived on my radar thanks to my cyber-friends. I’ve read mixed reviews and look forward to forming my own opinions. Again, I’ve a feeling I’ll love it. 

And my final choice: As a Geordie lass I simply can’t resist, Ooh! What a Lovely Pair: Our Story by Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

Click here to read other author’s wishlists.