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|author=Conn Iggulden
|title=Dunstan: One Man Will Change the Fate of England
|rating=4.5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=The young Dunstan shows no sign of the sainthood he'll later attain. Son of a Wessex thane and sent to a monastery for education, this isn't a lad who responds to discipline. However an enquiring, intelligent mind begins to emerge and then comes the big break. Lady Elflaed calls to put a proposal to him after hearing about what she considers to be a miracle and the monks consider another in a long line of excuses. Yet Dunstan will outshine all his teachers as well as knowing seven kings and holding responsible positions in their courts, as the book's title suggests. Whether we believe in the miracles or not, Dunstan certainly had quite a life!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0718181441</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Simon Edge
|summary= A story like this needs a strong central character; it needs a warrior who has conviction, heart and honour. Hakan has all these in abundance, but he didn't get them easily. In this coming of age tale, he goes on a quest to find himself after experiencing the most tremendous of betrayals.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782399941</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=S J Hardman Lea
|title=The Sins of Soldiers
|rating=5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=Anson Scott wants to join the British army and World War I for a different reason than most of his fellow Americans. He's a journalist wanting the uncensored inside story to send back home; a deadly enterprise as, if the Germans don't get him, the Brits may deem him a spy. Unperturbed he carries his plan through and finds himself on the French front in 1916. He has an ally in British officer David Alexander, which is just as well since not all his enemies are across no man's land. The two men have a lot in common, more than they know and perhaps more than is good for them as the Somme approaches.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1785890182</amazonuk>
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