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Elizabeth and Elizabeth
The story of Elizabeth and Elizabeth is elegantly told by narrative and personal letters exchanged over many years. Their tale, and it is one of […]
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Welcome back to 44 Scotland Street with A Promise of Ankles during a time of small change as the characters we all have grown to […]
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The Charleston Scandal
Pamela Hart has set The Charleston Scandal in London in 1923. It is a romantic, Historical Novel which contains many real characters such as Fred […]
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Cats; mysterious, captivating, charming, deadly when it suites them, loving, selective and snooty as well, whenever the mood strikes; a furry, purry bundle of love […]
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The New Wilderness
Ah, books about a dystopian future. Just what one needs during the year of 2020. But rest assured this is not about a disease that […]
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Jason Weaver simply wants to be left alone in his own world where he can be himself; life post Armed Forces, with yet another failed […]
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Maeve Binchy’s Treasury
What an absolute joy it is, to be reading Maeve Binchy again in Maeve Binchy’s Treasury and to have a great holiday book to enjoy. […]
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Being a teenager in the twenty-first century is difficult enough, without being faced with the dilemma of having to balance your life in two diagonally […]
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After a mysterious invitation arrives from a certain Captain Herbert Spencer, whom runs a spa for shell shocked soldiers of the First World War arrives […]
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Magic and its wondrous powers are the drivers in this Fantasy fiction All the Stars and Teeth from Adalyn Grace, a storyline beloved of fantasy […]
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The Fifth Season
The Fifth Season is not a book for everyone as it is dark, deep and prods at the very things we all like to keep […]
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The Shearer’s Wife
Fleur McDonald does not disappoint in The Shearers Wife as she has skilfully crafted out another well researched story looking at the many layers of […]
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What a joy it is to read the words of master storyteller Thomas Keneally. He has presented this Historical fiction, The Dickens Boy in such […]
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The Night Letters
Set in Afghanistan just as the Americans are leaving the war torn country, Australian doctor Sofia Raso sits in her window in the early morning […]
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State Highway One
Estranged from his family, Alex an Aucklander, flies back to New Zealand after a shattering phone call, to bury his famous film- director parents. Their […]
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Against the Loveless World
The Middle East is arguably a man’s world. The current crop of regional leaders is male. The leaders that have been overthrown were all males. […]
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As with many of the best murder mysteries, Jane Harper has interwoven sub plots and relationships to create a realistic story in The Lost Man. […]
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Dash and Lily have spent the year apart, heartbreakingly so, Dash at Cambridge, in England studying Literature, Classics and English with Lily still in New […]
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The Wild Laughter
The Wild Laughter was released earlier this year to wide acclaim; the storyline painting a confronting and raw look at the human price of recession […]
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Trust
Trust, the latest riveting thriller from Chris Hammer takes the issue of trust expanding it out to create a storyline that is all too real, […]
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The Good Teacher, the second book from acclaimed story teller Petronella McGovern sets the stage for another cliff hanger of a mystery as she takes […]