This week’s bookcase includes reviews of A Far-Flung Life by M L Stedman and A History Of France In 21 Women by Katherine Pangonis.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of A Hymn To Life by Gisele Pelicot and Nonesuch by Francis Spufford.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Crux by Gabriel Tallent and Jean by Madeleine Dunnigan.

This week’s bookcase includes reviews of Departure(s) by Julian Barnes and Evil Bones by Kathy Reichs.