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|author=Ryu MurakamiLinda Howard|title=Shadow Woman|rating=4|genre=Thrillers|summary=Prelude: the President of the United States and the First Lady are on what is not being called a campaign tour. It is. It is most definitely a re-election campaign; it's just not supposed to be. They retire to their suite for the night, and the protection detail of the Secret Service are looking forward to a shift change at the end of a long day. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>0749955848</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Anthony Quinn|title=From The Fatherland, With LoveStreets

|genre=Politics and societyGeneral Fiction|summary=From Anthony Quinn's ''The FatherlandStreets'' is set in London in the early 1880s in the area known as Somers Town, With Love which to those not familiar with London geography is the area around Euston, St Pancras and King's Cross stations. Today, much of this falls under the trendy Camden area, but in the 1880s, was the site of some of the worst slum tenements in the capital. Some 50 years' earlier, Charles Dickens lived in this part of London and although he had died by the time this is a 2005 Japanese novel set in , the then-near future depiction of 2011the poverty is not far from what we would term Dickensian. Fatherland (The book is narrated by David Wildeblood, who is a principled but naive young man who finds employment as I will abbreviate it) explores an 'investigator' for the charismatic Mr Marchmont's ''The Labouring Classes of London'' - a strange mix of social geography and political ramifications journalism publishing regular stories of the poor who reside in the slums of one speculative scenario: what if North Korea invaded Japan?London.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099575159</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Julia Green|title=This Northern Sky|rating=4.5|genre=Teens|summary=Kate is not happy. Still raw from the disaster with Sam, she's been whisked away on a long holiday with her parents to a remote Hebridean island. Even discounting a broken heart, this is not the type of holiday a vivacious teenage girl wants to go on. And there's more. Kate's parents have been rowing of late. And she knows that this holiday is a last ditch attempt to save their marriage. It's not something she wants to sit and observe, day after day. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>19089684511408820692</amazonuk>

|author=Elizabeth LoupasMargo Lanagan|title=The Second DuchessYellowcake|rating=4.5|genre=Crime (Historical)Short Stories|summary=Elizabeth Loupas, it seems, was not the first author to be inspired We should always make time for short stories. Especially if they are written by the intrigue and scandal of the renaissance court of FerreraMargo Lanagan. The poem In ''Yellowcake'My Last Duchess' by Robert Browning, first published in 1842 is a traveller boy uses three items to reunite an elegiac account reflecting the popular view that Duke Alfonso d’Este murdered old man with his memories. A boy with a crippled foot watches his first wife Lucrezia de Medici because of her unfaithfulnesstownfolk butcher a beautiful creature washed up in their harbour. Loupas explores some of the themes raised Rapunzel gets a makeover in which things turn out differently. We find out how the poem and cleverly combines elements Ferryman of Browning’s work with true historical accounts to create an appealing murder-mystery set against the sumptuous backdrop of renaissance ItalyDead became the Ferrywoman. And more.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>18480938371849921113</amazonuk>

|author=Emma StraubDavid Levithan and Andrea Cremer|title=Laura Lamont's Life in PicturesInvisibility|rating=34.5|genre=Historical FictionTeens|summary=Small town girl Ella Emerson loves acting - her father runs the Cherry County Playhouse, and sheStephen is cursed with invisibility. He's always never been captivated seen by the stageanyone, even his parents. She loves watching the actors performElizabeth isn't invisible, and getting involved in shows where but sometimes she wishes she canwas. Following a family tragedy, thoughAfter problems back home, she moves 's hoping to Hollywood to marry an actor and reinvents herself as Laura Lamontmake a new start in New York City by blending into the background. QuicklyThen she meets Stephen, she outshines her new husbandand can see him. Can What is it about her success, that's so special? The two fall for each other hard - but in a world full of spells and their relationshipcurses, lastdoes love stand a chance?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>14472032080141348879</amazonuk>

|author=Suzanne RindellChris Ward|title=The Other TypistOut of Office: Work Where You Like and Achieve More|rating=53|genre=Literary FictionLifestyle|summary=The Other Typist is set in 1920s New York City, 'Imbibe coffee and become imbued with Prohibition at its height and Rose Bakeran entrepreneurial spirit' would be an apt summary of the gist of 'Out of Office' by Chris Ward. If you choose to read the book, be prepared to receive inspiration rather than practical instruction on how to build an orphaned young womanempire, working as a police typistif anything. While she has no real friends, she's good at her job and seems This is not to have discredit the respect book; it is attractively designed, full of the Sergeantfundraising event photos and company founder portraits, whom she admires motivational quotes and brief enthusiastic testimonies of the Lieutenant Detectiveinterviewees featured. But in terms of content, whom she's less keen it doesn’t offer substantial advice on. Then how to make that leap from the office cubicle – a perfect storm comes into their lives, in context quite heavily vilified by Ward – to the shape existence of the enchanting Odalie, creatively liberated mover and nothing will be the same againshaker.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>02410028850957612303</amazonuk>

|author=Alex GutteridgeRuth Thomas|title=Last Chance AngelThe Home Corner

|genre=TeensGeneral Fiction|summary=Jess turns up at the gates of Heaven When you finish your Highers, you’re supposed to go on to university, especially if you’re a few days earlygirl like Luisa. But she’s failed hers, causing a major headache so for Darren the Angel of Deathnow higher education is out, and working is unfortunately in. To keep her quietSo, he agrees that she can go back to Earth finds a job working as a classroom assistant in an invisible form a primary school. It’s not something she ever wanted to see her friends and family do, and say goodbye. Can she find closurefinds herself in a weird sort of limbo, or even at a way to stay alive?life stage somewhere between the children in her class, and her proper grown-up adult colleagues.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1848772998057123061X</amazonuk>

|author=Anna DewdneyKate Maryon|title=Llama Llama Shopping DramaInvisible Girl

|genre=For SharingConfident Readers|summary=It's The day that it happened, that everything changed for Gabriella had felt the same as any other. If she had realised that she would not sleep in her own bed again she may have snuggled down for a few months since we [[Llama Llama Red Pyjama by Anna Dewdney|first met]] Llama Llamalittle longer. At the If she had known how very hungry she would get she would have made time he for an extra piece of toast that morning. If Gabriella had known what was suffering from night-time terrors, but today Mama is taking Llama Llama shopping and going to happen she promises that there'll be a treat when it's all finishedmay have begged her Dad to change his mind. Llama Llama was happily playing However in the sun: he doesn't ''want'' space of twenty four hours Gabriella was to go shopping and the trip doesn't begin well. It's a big buildinglose her home, her Dad, with lots of signs her school and lots of aislesher best friend. He doesn't like the music, the ladies around all small far too sweet She finds herself totally alone and he's staring at their ''knees''. And that's ''before'' he gets to the agony of trying stakes everything on sweaters and shoes. You know what's going being able to happenfind her brother, don't you? WellBeckett, Llama Llama does it big timewhom she has not seen for several years. She believes if she can find Beckett she will have found a home and a family.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>14449109060007466900</amazonuk>

|author=Richard MabeyPeter Bently and Russel Ayto|title=The Ash and the BeechDustbin Dad|rating=3.5|genre=ReferenceEmerging Readers|summary=''The Ash and The BeechDustbin Dad'' is an updated version a cautionary tale aimed at all of Mabey’s popular ''Beechcombings'', which has been given a new foreword and afterword by those children who leave food on their plate at the author in light end of a meal. Dad likes nothing better than to polish off the recent issues concerning ash die-backleftovers, which currently threatens Britain’s ash populationmuch to the disgust of his family. Mabey expands on this topic by examining the history One day, however, he gobbles down a pint of British treessomething that tastes like fish chowder. Unfortunately, particularly the Beech it is cat medicine and how it has managed to survive some very strange side effects indeed, as dad discovers when he hears a loud rip and adapt over a long tail pops out of the centuries despite threats from war, felling, disease and stormsback of his trousers.. He raises some important and thought-provoking ideas and questions whether our constant intervention in such cases serves to do more harm than good.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>00995872381847388744</amazonuk>

|author=Ioanna Bourazopoulou and Yannis Panas (Translator)Ellen Crimi-Trent|title=What Lot's Wife SawMy School Day|rating=4.5|genre=Science FictionFor Sharing|summary= ItThe feature that initially attracted me to ''My School Day''s been over 20 years since The Overflow camewas the huge, flooding half of Europeinteractive clock face on the front cover. Around Learning to tell the same time Violet Saltis such an important life skill, a new multibut sometimes young children can struggle with the concept. A hands-functional mineralon approach, appeared, its production now governed globally by combining the mysterious, all-powerful Consortiumsenses of sight and touch can be an effective method of teaching. Meanwhile back in Europe The Colony, a haven for those escaping floods and indeed justice, child is ruled by Governor Bera learning through play and six officials, the 'Purple Stars'. All seems to be well in a despotic, lawless way until the six wake up to the realisation that the Governor has died mysteriously in the night. The Consortium needs answers so choose the greatest crossword compiler having lots of fun at the age, Phileas Book, to investigate, whether he wants to or notsame time.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>18450254741849158533</amazonuk>

|author=Sarah SkiltonFuminori Nakamura|title=BruisedEvil and the Mask|rating=4.5|genre=TeensCrime|summary=Imogen The novel begins when the protagonist is a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She's her grandmaster's top student. Agileonly eleven years old, strongand spans the rest of his life, alternating between the past and confidentthe present in the first half of the novel, she has dedicated years of her life to becoming this gooduntil we catch up with the present day. Then she gets At the chance start young Fumihiro is summoned to use her skills when shethe room of his elderly father, the present president of the Kuki Group of interlinked corporations across Japan. What transpires next is a monologue from Fumihiro's involved in an attempted hold-up at father, telling the boy he was bred to be a diner - cancer on the world and freezes completelyspread unhappiness. The gunman gets shotFumihiro's father ends with introducing Fumihiro to his new adopted sister, Kaori, and she blames herself, losing all of her confidence. What good is Tae Kwon Do informing them both that when they turn fourteen Kaori will be an integral cog in the real world if she canplan to break Fumihiro't bring herself s spirit; to do anything with it?'show him hell'.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>14197038701616952121</amazonuk>

|author=Joanna PhilbinKatherine Longshore|title=Rules of SummerTarnish|rating=2.54

|summary=Rory wanted Anne Boleyn is coming back to get away from court. After suffering embarrassment and exile, Anne is not about to let this second chance slip through her motherfingers. But the trickery of court life is difficult to navigate, even if it means working as an errand girl for and telling friend from foe can be the wealthy Rule familydifference between social success and becoming a pariah. Isabel Rule just wanted a summer romance with a hot guyLuckily she has the help of Thomas Wyatt, poet and infamous womaniser. I wanted a fun read with engaging charactersHe promises to make Anne the most popular woman at court, and when Anne starts to play his game, things start to escalate far further than anyone ever imagined. Guess which For not only does Anne manage to get the court eating out of her hand, but the three of us was disappointed?King is starting to sit up and take notice too...|amazonuk=<amazonuk>03490016421471116964</amazonuk>

|author=Alice ThompsonSahar Delijani|title=Burnt IslandChildren of the Jacaranda Tree

|genre=HorrorCrime|summary=Max Long Azar is a semi-successful author in labour and has had seven novels published, none of which were bestsellersabout to give birth to her first child. Max is unsatisfied with the critical and sales responses Elsewhere she'd be looking forward to medical care for his books as long as she needs it and a good chance of a safe delivery. But this is determined to write a story that will rocket him to stardom Iran in 1983 and the bestseller list. Burnt Island Azar is a remote rocky outpost in the ocean that he believes will inspire him notorious Evin Prison for daring to write a novel for believe in something different from the massesgovernment. He lodges with another author on the island and although meaning Amil saves date stones to concentrate on make into a bracelet for his writing little baby as she grows into a child without him; he too is distracted by incarcerated. Even those on the people and outside need to be wary of what they say or do as Laila discovers when hair falls over her face while she's out walking. This isn’t the creepy atmosphere of brave new world that the isle. Something revolution was meant to provide, however it is not at all what it seems on Burnt Islandthe world in which they, but is it of Maxtheir children and children's creation or something that was already waiting for him?children will need to survive.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>19077734870297869027</amazonuk>

|author=Bee RidgwayHelen Smith|title=The River of No ReturnInvitation to Die

|genre=FantasyCrime|summary= Nick was born in England in 1790 and is rather partial I must confess I feel a little apprehensive writing this review. Why? It has to pickled bits do with the subject matter of pig and beef jellythe book, a murder mystery set in a London Hotel. He finds this rather difficult The murder victim ''just'' ''happens'' to explain be a blogger who writes book reviews [laughs to his girlfriends, him being a young man self nervously] and this being America, 2013. His 19th century Napoleonic war wounds are hard to explain away too. His second lease on life in one of the 21st century key suspects is thanks to a writer who has taken offense at the mysterious Guild whose main rule is poor reception that no one can return to the time or home country from which they originatedher book has received online. He doesn't mind as they pay him well for his silence but all I keep telling myself that this is about to changeonly fiction. Eventually they seem to think that they can send him back and won't take no for an answer. Any thought of a possible catch is suppressed by thoughts of Julia, the girl Nick left behind in England. It's all a bit fishy thoughOnly'' ''fiction''.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>07181769871477807306</amazonuk>

|author=Leo TimmersVictoria Eveleigh|title=BangJoe and the Hidden Horseshoe|rating=54|genre=For SharingConfident Readers|summary=It all starts with a deer in a bright yellow carJoe did not want to move. He has a stack of books tied to the back of his car, but couldn't resist reading one while he drives Birmingham suited him just fine. It might have been OK if a bin had not fallen from the lorry in front of him, but engrossed in was where his friends were and his book school - and he never notices until with a very loud ''bang'' he comes crashing to a stopd got life sorted quite nicely. This sets off a chain reaction resulting in a ten-car pile up But his father had got his dream job as every car but one comes crashing into the car in front head of it. The quick thinking of Mr Gecko means he is able to stop just in time with a screech group of village primary schools and the brakesfamily - Mum, but Mr Penguin in the ice cream van is not so luckyDad, crashing into the gecko Joe and his truck load of multi coloured paint younger sister Emily - moved to a farmhouse in Devon. His Mum was determined that she and Emily would have ponies to ride and not being prone to thinking things through before acting it wasn't long before Lady and forcing Lightning arrived in a horsebox. Mum should have made checks on the Gecko forward ponies before deciding to smash into buy them and she should have been even more wary when the last car in the pile upponies were delivered with little ceremony. But she wasn't.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1877579181144400591X</amazonuk>

|author=Tim ParksJeremy Strong and Scoular Anderson|title=Sex is Forbidden|rating=4.5|genre=General Fiction|summary=Tim Parks's ''Sex is Forbidden'' is narrated by twenty-something, Beth. She's working as a volunteer server at a Buddhist retreat called the Dasgupta Institute where she has been for the last nine months although the book covers one ten day cycle of retreat. The Dasgupta Institute imposes bans on attendees, although the conditions are slightly less onerous on the servers who, nevertheless are expected to join in the meditations. There's no talking, no writing, no mingling of the sexes and no physical or even eye contact. One day Beth, still a rebel at heart, wanders into the men's side where she discoverers an attendee is keeping a diary where he is contemplating his moment of crisis and she is hooked. The revealing of the past that has driven both Beth and the mysterious diary keeper to such an austere retreat is part of the intrigue of the book, but while there is an inevitable focus on introspection and new age thinking, BethChuckle Bob's tone is delightfully sceptical and feels very authentic. It's almost impossible not to feel for her plight and to admire her approach.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099565897</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Marguerite Abouet and Mathieu Sapin|title=AkissiGreat Escape

|genre=For SharingConfident Readers|summary=Many parents are becoming upset with Chuckle Bob looks positively wicked in the over sexualisation first illustration of female characters in children's films and books. I know many are also fed up with the stereotyped princess character. If you are looking for a this book , but then who can blame him for feeling a little girl who doesn't suit bit cranky? He wants to swing in the trees and run in the stereotypesgrass, Akissi is absolutely perfectnot sit in a cage all day. In addition When he sees a chance to breaking stereo types in children's literatureescape, he takes it, this book gives children a first hand look at life causing all sorts of mayhem in another countrythe process. I have often read that children exposed to stories Once out of other cultures usually grow up more toleranthis cage he turns the entire pet shop into a disaster zone. Whether He lets the parrot loose, but it is falls into the stories themselvesfish tank. Fish get knocked everywhere, or simply including down the type of parent who chooses that type of storypet store assistant's top, I don't know. Still I have always gone and then he lets out of my way to make sure my children have books which depict children from a wide variety of locations the gerbils and culturesrabbits as well. This book gives While Mr Rush, the reader a very realistic vision of what life in Africa might be like. Best of pet store owner and his assistant Maya try to deal with all thoughthe mischief he has caused, this book lets an unsuspecting customer enters the children door, and Chuckle Bob makes his escape, with just be children. They don't look like adults and they don't act like adults. I think we need a bit more books like thismayhem of course.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>190926301X1781122156</amazonuk>

|author=Tor FreemanRobert Sellers|title=What Fresh Lunacy is This?: The Toucan BrothersAuthorised Biography of Oliver Reed

|genre=For SharingBiography|summary=I hate to mention illustrations before mentioning the story with a children's bookFor rather more of his career than he, but the illustrations are clearly the first thing you will notice with the book. My childrenhis family and closest friends might have liked, drawn by the illustrationsname Oliver Reed was a byword for booze, had this pulled out of the box brawls and all types of books it came in and were sitting down reading it before I could even sort through the restladdish behaviour. As soon as I saw thisSellers’ very full and remarkably objective biography reveals, I thought of [[:Category:Richard Scarry|Richard Scarry]]it was a funny yet sad life all at once. The illustrations are highly reminiscent For although he repeatedly played up to the image of Scarry's workthe lovable rogue which he had created, but if anything these are bolder, brighter and busier. If you have underneath the bad boy of popular legend he was at heart a child professional actor who is could always deliver a visual learner, or who needs plenty of visual cues when reading, this book is definitely one you want to take a closer look at. The expressions first-rate performance on the characters faces are perfect and each page literally seems to come to life with so many activities going onfilm set when required.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447218639147210112X</amazonuk>

|author=Gabriel WestonLisa Cutts|title=Dirty WorkNever Forget|rating=54|genre=Literary FictionCrime|summary=#There are two women DC Nina Foster isn't ''that'' unusual in an operating theatre and when one starts bleeding heavily - fatally - the other freezes, unable, despite all her training police force. She's perhaps a little overweight and undoubted skills, a little too fond of wine. Her relationships don't tend to do anything at alllast but then the unpredictable hours which the job demands don't help in that area. Whatever She has some good friends within the outcome it cannot pass unnoticedforce - part camaraderie, unreported part common interest and surgeon Nancy Mullion is called to appear before a tribunal appointed by lot of knowledge that that these are the General Medical Councilpeople you might be relying on in an emergency. Over a period of weeks she's forced Nina does have one secret though and it relates back to confront the effect of being a doctor who has killed as well as curedher childhood. You're probably making assumptions now She does her best not to give what happened to her any room in her head and nodding wiselymost of the time it works. Don't - because you are almost certainly going to be wrongMost people have no idea about her history. This will not be the story which you are expecting Then a frenzied stabbing pulls Nina into her first murder investigation and it was certainly not the story which Nancy's hospital wanted to hearMajor Incident Room.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>022409128X1908434260</amazonuk>

|author=Claire MerleChristopher Fowler|title=The FallBryant and May and the Invisible Code|rating=4.5|genre=TeensCrime|summary=In Never judge a book by its cover? Oh come on... Doesn't that do a huge disservice to the future, a little way from now, people fall into one army of two campsgraphic designers designing those covers? To be fair, the designers don't get the final say and we'Puresve all read things that didn'' and t do what they said on the tin, but I think it''Crazies'', and society has changed almost beyond recognition. The distinction is made through s time we started giving a scientific test, but Ana has discovered something about the test which is alarming. And when the rest bit of the country finds out what she knows, there will be uproarcredit to those that do.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>05712829110857500953</amazonuk>

|author=Sage BlackwoodFrancesca Simon and Tony Ross|title=Jinx, the WizardHorrid Henry's ApprenticeNightmare

|summary=Everybody knows you don't stray off the path when you're deep in Horrid Henry was the woodsfirst chapter book my son ever read alone. And everybody knows, too, that stepparents usually want you out It was quickly followed by a succession of books in the way — permanently. So poor Jinx has no difficulty series and my son's confidence in understanding, even at the tender age of six, reading grew by leaps and bounds with this engaging series that things are not going well for himgets young children reading and keeps them reading. Rescued by The simple fact is, with such a wizard, he spends much large number of books in the next few years quietly helping out round series, any child who reads through the housewhole lot will improve their reading skills. ItAs he has grown older, his tastes in books have changed, but as I sat down to read 'Horrid Henry's not a bad life: Simon Magus is gruff Nightmare' to my four year old he was happy to the point of rudeness, but the house is warm listen in as well and the food is tasty and plentifulwe all enjoyed sharing this book as a family.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>178087247X1444000160</amazonuk>

|author=Rachel KushnerClaudia Pineiro|title=The FlamethrowersA Crack in the Wall

|genre=Literary FictionThrillers|summary=Set mainly in New York's art district in Pablo Simó is an architect on the late 1970sverge of a mid life crisis. His work, marriage and general life is governed more by habit and routine than anything, Rachel Kushner's ''The Flamethrowers'' tells leaving him to ponder over the story attractions of his colleague Marta with whom he suspects his boss may be having a relationship. When a young girlenters the office asking if anyone knows a man called Nelson Jara, known only to the reader as Renothree architects deny all knowledge, after but they do know him. He was involved in a claim that one of the city she comes from. Shepractice's projects caused a girl who loves motorbikes and photography, but struggles to find her place crack in the New York art scene. When she falls for the estranged son, Sandro, wall of his apartment and how this was resolved is something all three of the Italian motorbike manufacturer Valero, himself an artist in New York, Reno finds herself in situations she cannot controlthem would rather forget.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>18465579171908524081</amazonuk>

|author=Mur LaffertyMarlen Haushofer|title=The Shambling Guide to New York City (The Shambling Guides)Nowhere Ending Sky

|genre=FantasyLiterary Fiction|summary=Zoe Little Meta is an unemployed book editor growing up in a childhood paradise with two parents who had to leave love her last job, and indeed her last city, in rather a hurry. Zoe's personal exodus brings her younger brother to New York tease and train to do all the possibility of a job things that sounds perfect: editing a travel guide Meta wants him to NYC itself. However, its projected readership isnthe world outside Meta't one s paradise will soon change beyond all recognition as the Austria and Germany of the 1920s makes way for which Zoe has written before. New York City is full of monsters or coterie to be polite. Vampires, werewolves, demons, sprites, zombies… the list goes on as all alternative life is there, both in Austria and out Germany of the office1930s. So the first question is if she survives her colleagues, will she survive her readership? The second question being, of course, who or what is Granny Good Mae?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>03565019060704373130</amazonuk>

|author=Stephen Lloyd JonesLea Carpenter|title=The String DiariesEleven Days|rating=4.5|genre=FantasyLiterary Fiction|summary= Hannah Wilde flees into the Welsh mountains Sara raised Jason alone; even when she was with daughter Leah and husband Nate while the life blood slowly seeps out of himhis father it felt as if she was a lone parent. They run Jason's father always seemed to escape the evil that has relentlessly haunted Hannahbe away doing something indefinable abroad; then he disappeared leaving her completely. Two years later Jason's family for generationsfather was dead. Some people see it as However Jason is a Hungarian legend but lad to the Wildes itbe proud of, never giving Sara a moment's real trouble and insatiable and won't forget themnow a member of the elite US Navy SEALS. They know what Now he's missing in action… Now she has to do: verify everyone, trust no one hang on and, if in any doubt, RUN! Although one day that may not be enoughhope.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>14722046701444776231</amazonuk>

|author=Anne Fine and Vicki GausdenFiona McIntosh|title=How Brave Is That?The Lavender Keeper|rating=4.5|genre=Confident ReadersThrillers|summary=All Tom has ever wanted Provence 1942: Lavender farmer Luc Bonet joins the Maquis (a rural guerrilla wing of the French Resistance) to do is join the army, but avenge the odds seem stacked against him. Schoolwork doesn't come easily for Tom, and without a lot death of work, he'll never pass his examsadoptive Jewish family. Tom Meanwhile in London gifted linguist Lisette Forester is determined and with enough determination we can overcome huge obstacles. It's recruited by the Special Operations Executive (SOE), a good thing too - because Tom is going group of trained specialists parachuted into enemy territory to send vital information back to have major obstacles thrown in his paththe homeland. Any child with younger siblings Their paths will be able to laugh at the disasters that befall Tom cross as he tries to prepare for Lisette is sent into France with the most important day aim of his ingratiating herself with Nazi Colonel Markus Kilian. The mission is clear cut on paper, but life - the exam that will determine his future. If he passes he can join the army. If not - his dreams are overbe messier than any plan can predict.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>17811224310749013443</amazonuk>

|author=Gemma MerinoTatyana Feeney|title=The Crocodile Who DidnLittle Owl't Like Water s Orange Scarf|rating=4.5

|summary=Little Owl'The Crocodile Who Didn't Like Water' begins with a Mother crocodile carrying s Mummy knitted him a basket of blue eggsscarf. But one of the eggs isn't quite like the others A long, itchy, orange scarf, and when the little crocs hatch, one crocodile isn't quite Little Owl does not like the others. All it! He tries to get rid of the other crocodiles love the waterit, using it as wrapping for a gift, but the odd one out prefers to climb trees. The other crocodiles were not crueland hiding it in a suitcase bound for Peru, but he felt left out as they all played water gamesno luck! Mummy finds it every time. He tried to fit in Then one day, but he just wasn't meant to be Little Owl goes on a water creature. His attempts school visit to be something other than what nature intended are touching, but also terribly funny. Soon the reason for the little crocodile's dislike of water becomes apparent - he isn't a crocodile at all zoo and he wasn't meant to swim - he was meant to flycomes home without his scarf. What will Mummy say?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1447214714019279454X</amazonuk>

|author=Joseph Clyde|title=A State of Fear: Britain After a Dirty Bomb|rating=3.5|genre=Thrillers|summary=A dirty bomb has gone off in the centre of London. Julie's first thought is to reach her daughter, waiting to be collected from school within the danger zone, but when this becomes impossible she must take refuge indoors and await rescue. Forcing her way into a beauty salon she finds herself among a disparate group of strangers, some of whom will soon find their lives interwoven with hers. Also sheltering in the salon are the Russian beauty-salon owner/madam, Mrs Marchusak, Anya, a beautician/call girl Simon Urban and her Chechen client, Safia, a devout Muslim Katy Derbyshire (who rather strangely is in very skimpy western clothingTranslator) a Frenchman and an American gentleman. They are soon joined by Kingman, a young male of black Caribbean descent. It seems to be a regular United Nations in the salon. As a Doctor, Julie maintains her calm and does her best her to help, and the American remains a gentleman, displaying a touching act of nobility at one point, but tensions flare in the cramped quarters, especially after Kingman begins to show signs of radiation poisoning. After the event, many of these characters will find their paths crossing again. The other main characters are Julie's estranged husband Martin, a journalist, Tony an obscure MI-5 agent and finally a pair of terrorists connected to the first attack, and planning a second dirty bomb, Amer and Jayson. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1908096365</amazonuk>}} {{newreview|author=Frances Brody|title=Dying In The Wool: (Kate Shackleton Mysteries) Plan D

|genre=Crime (Historical)|summary=Kate Shackleton had gained something of a reputation for solving mysteries October 2011 and there were plenty the Berlin wall is still intact. Inspector Martin Wegener of those at the end East German People's Police faces another day dividing his mind between thoughts of the Great War. She tracked down men who were then reunited with their families his luscious ex-lover Karolina and even those who had no wish to be found and were not reunitedwork. She had her own reasons for doing On this - it made her feel more positive about her own situation. Her husband Gerald was posted particular day 'work'missing, presumed dead'' in is a body found hanging from the last year GDR section of gas pipeline that joins Russian to Europe. Not only is he hanging, the war deceased has eight knots round his neck and his shoe laces are tied together: a Stasi trademark. Who is he and it was why are the one mystery she couldnStasi killing again? Martin needs answers and they't solve, no matter how she tried. But her successes re sending a West Berlin detective in other areas led to her first professional investigationhelp him find them; not the best start to a day.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>07499418711846556929</amazonuk>

|author=Sarah DessenLucy Cruickshanks|title=The Moon and MoreTrader of Saigon|rating=3.5|genre=TeensGeneral Fiction|summary=Emeline In the Saigon of the 1980s the Vietnam War is over but the traces remain. Alexander has deserted from the US army and makes a comfortable living selling girls to local business men. Phuc used to be a conscientious student, works hard for her family's realty businessman, complete with mansion and the means to keep his wife and loves her long-term boyfriend Lukethree children in affluence. But as college draws near she wonders if there is something she has missed by living year-round at Now his family live in a shanty hut, afraid of the ruling government that spies through the beacheyes of children. When other people come At last he finds a way out, his luck just needs to the beachhold. Hanh also lives in poverty, they get desperately trying to leave their real selves behind and try on a new persona. Her mom had help her young and has always tried to provide Emeline sick mother with everything the pittance she could need. When a filmmaker’s assistant, Theo, comes into town, Emeline is intrigued by him and his very different New York City lifestyleearns from cleaning one of the city's many open latrines. Maybe Then one day she does want something meets someone who offers so much more than what her old life has offered. His name is Alexander.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>01413482911782063218</amazonuk>

|author=A D GarrettAlain Mabanckou|title=Everyone LiesTomorrow I'll Be Twenty|rating=45|genre=CrimeGeneral Fiction|summary=Detective Chief Inspector Kate Simms has something of a reputation within the force. It's not a good one and probably best summed us Michel is as carefree as any child can be during that difficult process called 'growing up'unreliable'': as she said herself. Here in Congo Brazzaville he has his best friend Lounes, she spent four years a crush on the naughty step all because she helped a colleague when she shouldn't have done. ThereCaroline (his best friend's something sister), the hassles of a history between her school and Professor Nick Fennimore - a certain sexual tension family consisting of two mothers in two houses which definitely shouldn't be there - but despite his history of failures heseems perfectly normal. He's also being educated about the best there is when world by his father; a world that changes daily as it comes to forensics. He's been in academia rather than practicing in the mainstream since his wife and daughter disappeared1979. His wife's body was foundNever mind, but he's still obsessed about what happened to his ten-year-old daughter can always marry Caroline as long as he meets her conditions: she requires children, a red 5- seater car and it's been five yearsa white dog.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>17803397981846685842</amazonuk>

|author=Elizabeth WeinMarie Harbon <!-- 6/12 -->|title=Rose Under FireSeven Point Eight: The First Chronicle|rating=3.5|genre=TeensScience Fiction|summary=There's a list of names on the title page of this extraordinary and moving book. Note it well: these seventyFollowing several main characters -four women are real. As a group they were known as the Ravenbrück Rabbitsscientist Paul, businessman Max, remote viewer Tahra and they were mystery woman Ava - across two time frames spanning the victims of medical experiments carried out 1940s to help improve surgery for German soldiers wounded in the field. Little or no anaestheticpresent day, poor aftercare: these things''Seven Point Eight'' blends science fiction and fantasy in a sprawling, while horribleabsorbing, fit in with what we know diffuse novel that will attract fans of the concentration camps. What many will not know is the truly gut-wrenching fact that sometimes the doctors did not even bother to follow up on the experiments they carried out. All that pain, infection and disability (for those lucky enough to survive the procedures), and all for nothing. They didn't even help the enemy soldiers recover from their injuriesboth genres. |amazonuk=<amazonuk>1405265116B005IBYKC0</amazonuk>