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• The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
  ...a tragedy. Wonderfully atmospheric and beautiful lyrical writing suffuses a dark foreboding storyline. ...s a privilege when you're given an advance reading copy of something – and a real 'block' when you read the small print that says 'not for resale or quo
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• Wild and Precious Life by Deborah Ziegler
  ...he story of her daughter Brittany Maynard's life and death. Diagnosed with a massive brain tumour at age 29, Brittany chose to move to Oregon and end he '''The paperback version of this book is called ''A Mother's Love'''''
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• Waterloo: The Aftermath by Paul O'Keeffe
  |summary=A slightly unusual approach to a well-chronicled theme, in that it examines what happened on the field of battle and throughout Europe during ...led up to it. But it is always interesting to discover a book which finds a different way of telling the tale, or in this case focusing more on what ha
  6 KB (965 words) - 11:25, 13 April 2018
• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To L A Weatherly
  |title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To L A Weatherly |sort=Weatherly, L A
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• The Beauty of Her Age: A Tale of Sex, Scandal and Money in Victorian England by Jenifer Roberts
  |title= The Beauty of Her Age: A Tale of Sex, Scandal and Money in Victorian England |sort=Beauty of Her Age: A Tale of Sex, Scandal and Money in Victorian England
  5 KB (761 words) - 10:33, 26 September 2020
• The Book of Lies by Mary Horlock
  |summary=A murder mystery from the young murderer’s point of view and what really ha Catherine Rozier is fifteen years old and she has a secret.
  6 KB (991 words) - 14:10, 23 March 2018
• Top Ten Books for Confident Readers 2015
  ...ould be included in this top ten - and as 2015 has been rich in good books it wasn't an easy job. But - we finally managed to pick just ten and here the ...oza (the smartest girl in the class), Micah sets his sights on the circus, a task that requires unconditional love and faith. Aunt Gertrudis is wrong, E
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• Animal's People by Indra Sinha
  ...tor arrives on the scene and sets up a free clinic, that struggle takes on a whole new dimension of intrigue and impending disaster. ...as it was told. It tells us that a glossary has been provided. There is a web-address should we wish to find out more about Khaufpur.
  9 KB (1,560 words) - 13:34, 10 April 2018
• The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi
  ...o contact from other Sanctuaries, as the underground homes are called, for a long time. Eva will very soon need to go out and discover for herself if th Necessity forces Eva to leave her home before she is ready: a hunter destroys the Sanctuary and chases her into the woods. Before long sh
  5 KB (852 words) - 16:11, 11 March 2018
• Counting Stars by David Almond
  ...l give the thoughtful child a background to David Almond's novels and also a springboard for some thinking of their own. Adults too will find them inspi ...th, Europe, England, Felling, Our House, The Kitchen, The White Chair With A Hundred Holes Like Stars, then her name, Margaret, and she paused. 'What's
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• The Self-Sufficiency Bible: Window Boxes to Smallholdings - Hundreds of Ways to Become Self-Sufficient by Simon Dawson
  ...y this book for an introduction and for inspiration. You never know where it might end... ...a chocolate sponge which takes just five minutes to make – and that takes a lot of beating.
  6 KB (1,044 words) - 13:36, 13 April 2018
• Tales From Hans Christian Andersen by Naomi Lewis and Emma Chichester Clark
  ...ser known tales such as ''Elf Hill'', this is a classic book to share with a broad appeal. One to read and re-read. ...authors. I was eager then to read ''Tales from Hans Christian Andersen'', a collection of nine stories, and identify which classic tales from my childh
  5 KB (781 words) - 16:48, 3 March 2018
• Top Ten Historical Fiction Books of 2015
  We've noticed a growing appetite for top class historical fiction and there have been some ..., convince the Angels to switch sides, or open the gates to hell and begin a holy war...
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• The Wondrous and Tragic Life of Ivan and Ivana by Maryse Condé
  ...the Alternative Nobel Prize for this novel, writes with love and care and a real desire to see drastic change in our world. ...feelings for each other. As they grow up and move overseas, the ravages of a post-colonial society drive them apart with tragic consequences.
  7 KB (1,143 words) - 18:09, 24 March 2020
• Blood Rush by Helen Black
  ...the jacket design which, to be honest, would have had me by-passing it as a cheapo-teeno, but by that sneaky line at the bottom "Author of Damaged Good ...It was [[Damaged Goods by June Hampson|another book of the same name]], by a completely different author.
  7 KB (1,219 words) - 14:38, 6 March 2018
• A Gathering of Ghosts by Karen Maitland
  |title= A Gathering of Ghosts ...tact are moments of respite, a time to catch your breath, which results in a captivating and exciting novel. Beautiful writing and an absolute pleasure
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• Shadow of Night (All Souls Trilogy 2) by Deborah Harkness
  ...s so much if you didn't read [[A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness| A Discovery of Witches]]' first. ...t time to visit if you're a witch, especially if you need to advertise for a tutor. (I think we could have told them that if they'd asked!)
  6 KB (958 words) - 13:58, 22 February 2018
• Queen's Play by Dorothy Dunnett
  ...particular instalment adds a dense whodunnit subplot to the mix. It paints a vivid picture of the debauchery of the French court in the sixteenth centur ...d from exile in order to clear his name and save the child Queen Mary from a plot against her.
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• The Birth House by Ami McKay
  ...l healers, in the face of a medical profession with other ideas. Meanwhile a community struggles with war, love and betrayal, and the problems of everyd ...s started to tell the stories of her new home, which itself had once been "a birth house". Such was the inspiration for McKay's first novel.
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• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Patrick Kingsley
  ...Patrick Kingsley]] and when he popped into Bookbag Towers there were quite a few questions we wanted answering! ...Patrick Kingsley]] and when he popped into Bookbag Towers there were quite a few questions we wanted answering!
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