Maddie Smith has a secret that is so secret that if it gets out it will change her life forever. Her family are a family […]
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This Chinese Historical Fiction tale is wonderfully encapsulated by language that immediately brings the reader into the time, place and mind of the main character […]
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This Australian family story is set in NSW, near Byron Bay, and reflects the surrounding country and lifestyle beautifully. Initially in 2015 we are taken […]
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The title of the book is actually the name of a book café, run by the main character in this story, Diane. She comes from […]
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In this stand-alone novel McCall Smith once again introduces us to the wonderful fluidity of life as we live it as he takes a journey […]
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Leah Fleming has written a narrative saga that follows the fortunes of several families over generations, also delving into the pearling industry in Scotland and […]
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The story commences with Miss Matilda Gregory looking to hire a new maid. Ida Garfield, longing for a chance to escape her go nowhere life […]
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A Window Opens
If someone claimed this story as an autobiography, or a piece of non-fiction writing, I’m sure most readers would believe it. The characters are so […]
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‘It’s amazing, when you close your eyes, what you can really see. Initially nothing. Darkness. But if you really try hard, searching into the darkness, […]
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We usually associate bucket lists with Seniors, wishing to see and do it all while they still can. This story is a romantic comedy with […]
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The Summer Before the War
Set in East Sussex in 1914, this story tells of a wonderful summer in a small village where so many aspects of life have not […]
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This historical, romantic novel, is set in Regency England and Venice, during 1816 with the author capturing the period accurately, giving us the sights, sounds […]
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This is a wonderful ‘Who Dunn-it’ written in the best of the tradition bringing the world of 1930’s New York, the years of prohibition, the […]
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In 1988 Harper Richardson is twelve years old. Her Mum and Dad are divorced and she lives with her Mum. This is her story about […]
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Yuki Chan in Bronte Country
What an intriguing title! What an unusual story. Yuki is on a mission to make sense of her mother’s death. We all deal with grief […]
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Pandora’s Gift
We meet up with Pandora for the third phase of her journey, with as always, something happening in her more or less permanent relationship with […]
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Lily’s life has just hit the dirt, big time. Her long-time boyfriend has been caught read-handed with another woman; she has just quit her job […]
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All These Perfect Strangers
“Nothing is ever a clean break. Everything has threads, even if you cannot see them.” These lines exude from the strongly illustrated front cover of […]
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Many little girls grow up with the modelling of a couple of adults in their own home. It is reasonable then to expect that, after […]
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Jalan Jalan: A Novel of Indonesia
Harper Gregory Wells otherwise referred to as ‘Newbie’ takes a job as an English teacher in Indonesia without really knowing, or understanding anything about it […]
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Be Frank with Me
On the front cover of this book is a sticker that says “Read it. Love it”, and that is exactly what I did. The front […]
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The North Water
You can feel the fear; smell the stench of the whaler as she sets out to sea; the hatred and putrid corrosion of the human […]
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