# Amman Brar on Mr. Sidhu's Post Office ā€” One of BBC News's 12 Books of 2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/quick-book-reviews-with-philippa-hall-183832/amman-brar-on-mr-sidhu-s-post-office-one-of-bbc-news-s-12-books-of-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/quick-book-reviews-with-philippa-hall-183832/amman-brar-on-mr-sidhu-s-post-office-one-of-bbc-news-s-12-books-of-2026.md Podcast: [Quick Book Reviews with Philippa Hall](https://stenobird.com/podcast/quick-book-reviews-with-philippa-hall-183832) Published: 2026-07-06T00:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/quick-book-reviews/episodes/amman-brar-on-mr-sidhus-post-office-one-of-bbc-newss-12-book Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6087d3aca4a81031ba098a59/e/6a45536cd668ce458568820e/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quick-book-reviews-with-philippa-hall-183832/episodes/amman-brar-on-mr-sidhu-s-post-office-one-of-bbc-news-s-12-books-of-2026 Duration seconds: 2054 ## Resource Philippa opens with a much-requested update on the Barcelona Kindle story ā€” specifically, the one detail everyone wanted to know: did the Kindle survive? (It did. The case did not.) Then it's three book reviews and a wonderful conversation with debut novelist Amman Brar about Mr. Sidhu's Post Office ā€” one of BBC News's 12 books to read in 2026. šŸ“š Three Book Reviews The Burning Tide ā€“ William Shaw (out 16th July) The second Eden Driscoll mystery sees the ex-Met detective pulled into a case involving a stranger who claims someone is trying to kill him ā€” only to vanish before Eden can ask more questions. Beautifully written, with Shaw's signature warmth in portraying adult-child relationships. The Tailor ā€“ Tim Sullivan A bespoke tailor is found murdered on the Bristol to London train. DS George Cross deduces immediately it's an execution, not a robbery ā€” and finds himself in personal danger for the first time. Tim Sullivan joins Philippa next Monday to discuss it in full. Eyes on You ā€“ Adele Parks (out next month) A woman whose father murdered his secret lover when she was 15 meets a man with his own dark past ā€” and what feels like love may be something far more dangerous. Philippa opened it intending to file it away and couldn't put it down. Adele Parks joins the podcast soon. šŸŽ™ļø Amman Brar on Mr. Sidhu's Post Office Mr. Sidhu is a widower in his 60s, quietly devoted to his post office, his two willful grown-up children, and his coworker Rose ā€” with whom he's unexpectedly falling in love. When money starts going missing from the till, his carefully built life begins to unravel. Written as a tribute to Aman's father, who ran a post office in Richmond for decades, the book also quietly acknowledges the devastating Post Office Horizon scandal and its human cost. Amman and Pā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/quick-book-reviews-with-philippa-hall-183832/episodes/amman-brar-on-mr-sidhu-s-post-office-one-of-bbc-news-s-12-books-of-2026/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/quick-book-reviews-with-philippa-hall-183832/amman-brar-on-mr-sidhu-s-post-office-one-of-bbc-news-s-12-books-of-2026.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.