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• Fire City by Bali Rai
  |title=Fire City ...allies itself with demons and treats the population abominably. The blend of horror and dystopia is great but some may find this novel a little overbusy
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• A Fanfare of Tales by Patrick C Reidy
  |title=A Fanfare of Tales |sort=Fanfare of Tales
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• Grisly Tales from Tumblewater by Bruno Vincent
  |title= Grisly Tales from Tumblewater ...factory ending, it's a fun little read that shouldn't be missed by fans of the sub-genre.
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• Tales from Schwartzgarten: Osbert the Avenger by Christopher William Hill
  |title=Tales from Schwartzgarten: Osbert the Avenger ...to take action. And he isn't just thinking of a stern letter to the Board of Governors. He wants something a little more decisive. And painful.
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• Fearless by Tim Lott
  ...ghtly let down by unengaging characters and a one-size-fits-all style, but the redemption by sacrifice ending is rather wonderful. ...ss, refuses to be cowed by the system. She intends to escape and alert the City's residents to their terrible plight. But when she does, nobody will believ
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• Peach Blossom Spring by Melissa Fu
  ...ory through the story of one family is heavy on detail but fails to engage the emotions. ...ther (Meilin) and her four-year-old son (Renshu) are among those who flee. The story follows them on their journey across China, and in Renshu's case even
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• Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann
  |title=Ghosts of Manhattan New York City - 1926.
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• Roxy and Jones: The Great Fairytale Cover-Up by Angela Woolfe
  |title=Roxy and Jones: The Great Fairytale Cover-Up ...hreatens to reinstate her reign of terror, Roxy and Jones hold the fate of the world in their young hands…so, no pressure then!
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• Communion Town by Sam Thompson
  ...ginal as it is intriguing, inviting a second reading as the layers beneath the surface gradually emerge. ...the life of a private investigator, we start to piece together the nature of Communion Town... or do we?
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• Category:Rohan Quine
  ...h, 100 Centre Street, The Last Days of Disco, The Basketball Diaries, Spin City and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (see http://www.rohanquine.com/those- ...m/press-media/the-imagination-thief-reviews-media for some nice reviews in The Guardian, Book Muse, indieBerlin and elsewhere.
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• The Lonely Hearts Hotel by Heather O'Neill
  |title=The Lonely Hearts Hotel ...love, be filled with rage, and become part of the company of a tragic cast of clowns in this dizzyingly beautiful book.
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• The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club by Marlena de Blasi
  |title=The Umbrian Thursday Night Supper Club
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• There's A Golden Sky: How 20 years of the Premier League has changed football forever by Ian Ridley
  |title=There's A Golden Sky: How 20 years of the Premier League has changed football forever ...the state of English football today and how the Premier League has changed the game at all levels. Huge recommendation.
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• Places in the Darkness by Chris Brookmyre
  |title=Places in the Darkness |summary=Visit Ciudad de Cielo, a city in the sky and witness how a Utopia can turn Dystopian in this sci-fi book that th
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• Ox Travels by Michael Palin
  |summary=A generous introduction to the work of 36 travel writers, published to raise money for Oxfam. ...ll worth buying and reading in its own right. Its generous 432 pages offer the chance to meet 36 writers, including travel writers, journalists and noveli
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• Foxy Tales - The Cunning Plan by Caryl Hart and Alex T Smith
  |title=Foxy Tales - The Cunning Plan ...s and absurd adventures should be a hit. The engaging illustrations add to the book’s appeal.
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• Substitute Creature (Tales from Lovecraft Middle 4) by Charles Gilman
  |title=Substitute Creature (Tales from Lovecraft Middle 4) ...monic worlds. And all the while, the Old Ones are waiting underground for the time to be right…
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• Young Skins by Colin Barrett
  ...young adults living in small town Ireland, Young Skins contains realistic tales written with great skill. ...ally and mentally and made him the talk of the town. Other tales all share the same focus on people and small but meaningful personal events in their live
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• Minor Miracles by Will Eisner
  |summary= Jewish folklore is born from urban gossip and the unusual amongst the everyday, in this short story collection. Definitely one to relish. ...d more. Next, a smart Alec defeats the older kids on the stoop with a bit of canny street wisdom.
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• Michael Tolliver Lives by Armistead Maupin
  ...of middle age, this is perhaps less laugh-out-loud funny than Tales Of The City, but it's just as heart-warming. ...ative relationship with his homophobic, god-fearing brother, and take care of Anna Madrigal, his erstwhile landlady and logical - not biological - mother
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• The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder by Marissa Meyer
  |title=The Lunar Chronicles: Cinder |summary=A brilliant mix of old and new, as the panto story gets completely revamped.
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• Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
  |title= Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead ...o fantasy/horror. It might be a little too much for a sensitive child but the book is excellent. Highly recommended.
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• Choking Wolf (Urgency Emergency!) by Dosh Archer
  |summary= City Hospital is always very busy and any emergency is 'all in a day's work' for ...All the stories take place at City Hospital and feature the heroic actions of Doctor Glenda and Nurse Percy. Each story focuses on a different emergency,
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• City of Bohane by Kevin Barry
  |title=City of Bohane ...distinctive. Told in a vernacular style it is a lust and drug fuelled romp of a story that you won't easily forget.
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• Churchill's Children: The Evacuee Experience in Wartime Britain by John Welshman
  |title=Churchill's Children: The Evacuee Experience in Wartime Britain ...is alongside of personal stories from both children and adults involved in the process.
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• Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry
  |title=Dark Lies the Island ...of 13 short stories from the unpredictably dark and often very funny mind of Costa-nominated Kevin Barry.
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• Manhattan Mayhem – New Crime Stories from the Mystery Writers of America by Mary Higgins Clark (editor)
  |title=Manhattan Mayhem – New Crime Stories from the Mystery Writers of America |summary= A sophisticated collection of crime and mystery short stories which will appeal to anyone who enjoys good
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• Delicious! by Ruth Reichl
  |summary=A tasty read, this combines modern day food with tales of war time rations. ...d a big ol’ dollop of enthusiasm, will she be able to get to the bottom of the story?
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• The People on Privilege Hill by Jane Gardam
  |title=The People on Privilege Hill ...al touches of sadness. Simply and sharply written. More to them than meets the eye.
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• Good As You: From Prejudice to Pride - 30 Years of Gay Britain by Paul Flynn
  |title=Good As You: From Prejudice to Pride - 30 Years of Gay Britain ...ten a book that should be required reading for gay men and their allies in the UK. Gripping, enlightening and emotional.
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• Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love by Xinran
  |title=Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love |summary=A moving account of daughters abandoned (or worse) and the Chinese mothers who grieve for them. Beautifully told with no excess sentim
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• The Mark of Edain by Pauline Chandler
  |title=The Mark of Edain ...winning central character, it's an interesting take on the Roman conquest of Britain.
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• In Arabian Nights by Tahir Shah
  ...shares with us the fundamental importance of stories. Buy it... there are tales within to be learned by heart. ...hanistan, where he would seek out the lost treasure of the Mughals. Sadly the traveller had an English passport and a Muslim name, and he was travelling
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• Modesty Blaise - The Killing Distance by Peter O'Donnell and Enric Badia Romero
  |title=Modesty Blaise - The Killing Distance ...ons of Modesty's adventures, for the three stories here show the merits of the whole exercise to a gung-ho T.
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• Bloodtide by Melvin Burgess
  ...an setting. Forget the current wave of dystopian stories. This knocks most of them into a cocked hat! ...ut Val wants peace. He wants unity so that his people can break out of the city and prosper.
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• The Last of the Bowmans by J Paul Henderson
  |title=The Last of the Bowmans |sort= Last of the Bowmans
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• The Man Who Rained by Ali Shaw
  |title=The Man Who Rained ...childlike but moving in a properly adult sense. Just imagine REALLY taking the weather with you.
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• You Don't Love Me Yet by Jonathan Lethem
  |summary=A struggling band meets the manipulations of "the art crowd", whilst mismatched friends and lovers aimlessly try to figure ou ...r... the fact that they almost immediately end up having sex inside one of the exhibits suggests that as endings go, this isn't likely to be permanent.
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• No Sorrow to Die: An Alice Rice Mystery by Gillian Galbraith
  ...ered and DS Alice Rice along with her team have their work cut out to find the killer. ...the most of this renowned city and mentions many places in and around the city centre. For example, '' ... her attention caught briefly by a man on Arthu
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• Herald of the Storm by Richard Ford
  |title=Herald of the Storm ...lled Steelhaven; a city on the verge of demise from an author on the verge of acclaim.
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• The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers
  |title=The Labyrinth of Dreaming Books |sort=Labyrinth of Dreaming Books, The
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• The Black Hand by Stephan Talty
  |title=The Black Hand |summary=Travel back to the turn of the 20th Century New York in a city plagued by crime in this fascinating true crime book that uses secondary so
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• Sweep: The Story of a Girl and her Monster by Jonathan Auxier
  |title= Sweep: The Story of a Girl and Her Monster ...ing snuggle of a bedtime story. It is one of those amazing beasts, capable of enrapturing both young and even very old children.
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• The Low Road by Chris Womersley
  |title=The Low Road |sort=Low Road, The
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• Darkmouth: Worlds Explode by Shane Hegarty
  ...re twelve. Frankly, you're a bit weedy. And you're in charge of protecting the whole world from monsters. A funny, scary and fast-paced read that'll have ...t that anyone has ever asked his opinion on the matter), there's been lots of apologising to do. Lots and lots and lots.
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• The Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands
  |title= The Blackthorn Key ...only to a few people, and they're prepared to torture and kill to get hold of it. Christopher stands to lose everything he holds dear – including his l
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• Panther Soup: A European Journey in War and Peace by John Gimlette
  ...racing the progress of the American liberators through the war-torn Europe of 1945. ...and to discover what remains of them today. ''Panther Soup'' is the story of that journey.
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• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Joanne Owen
  |title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Joanne Owen |summary=Bookbag was really intrigued by [[The Alchemist and the Angel by Joanne Owen]]. It's a rather unique historical fantasy, well-resea
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• Winterstrike by Liz Williams
  ...d to sell the other two parts. If the balance is right, the author leaves the reader begging for more and that's exactly what Liz Williams has done here. ...her older sister Essegui is sent after her into the mountainous region of the Noumenon.
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• Lost Cosmonaut by Daniel Kalder
  ...and does a good job of selling the little visited parts of this country to the masses. ...would choose to go there, and therefore Kalder and his companions could be the first.
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• Top Ten Books For Sharing 2014
  |title=Sir Scallywag and the Deadly Dragon Poo ...m has grown fat and lazy, except for Sir Scallywag. It's lucky somebody in the castle still has their wits about them, because Baron Greedyguts has heard
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• The Gathering of the Lost by Helen Lowe
  |title=The Gathering of the Lost |sort=Gathering of the Lost, The
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• The Scatter Here is Too Great by Bilal Tanweer
  |title=The Scatter Here is Too Great ...incorporating fascinatingly rich snippets of Pakistani culture but not all the characters stand out as they should.
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• Anarchy and Old Dogs by Colin Cotterill
  ...ly steps in front of a runaway truck. In a city where two cars passing at the same time would be called a traffic jam why did he not see or hear it? ...lages, across the Mekong River into a refugee camp in Thailand and back to the capital with one mystery leading to another.
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• The Lady Killer by Masako Togawa and Simon Grove (translator)
  |title=The Lady Killer ...finding too many dead women in his life, is really good fun, if you're not the impatient type.
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• The Devil's Ribbon by D E Meredith
  |title=The Devil's Ribbon ...ce of forensics, finds himself embroiled in a series of violent murders in the Irish community.
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• An Island in Time: The Biography of a Village by Geert Mak
  |title=An Island in Time: The Biography of a Village |sort= Island in Time: The Biography of a Village
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• The Eternal Kiss by Trisha Telep (Editor)
  |title=The Eternal Kiss ...tale as they're swept away with their desires to worlds only ever dreamed of.
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• Super Ghost by Greg James and Chris Smith
  |summary=All the imaginative silliness that a kid (or their grown up) could wish for, with e ...trapped together inside a giant robot that then explodes, and the hero and the villain are no more. Or are they…?
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• Many and Many a Year Ago by Selcuk Altun
  ...remise for a singular love story, let down by a lack of mysterious mood in the first half, despite trying to link with Poe. ...career in the airforce, with the help of an F-16. He also thinks his love of western classical music had something to do with it. But an accident leave
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• You Had Me At Hello by Mhairi McFarlane
  ...y....comes back. Set in modern Manchester this is a fresh neon spark among the normally more muted chick lit palette. ...ir past stay in the past, and do they want it to? Told from Rachel’s point of view, this is a story that sets out to answer those and other questions.
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• Against a Peacock Sky by Monica Connell
  ...le as it is travel writing. Simple stories, simply told, that speak deeply of humanity and dignity...and hint at changes that have no doubt occurred sinc ...to muck-in, to break her own rules and to truly connect with the people of the village where she hauled up.
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• The Gracekeepers by Kirsty Logan
  |title=The Gracekeepers |summary= A beautiful and heartrending tale of hope, loneliness, and life in a world covered by sea. An astonishingly acco
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• Top Ten Books For Your Auntie
  ...es, and books that will make them laugh, or even feel all cosy and warm on the inside. Your perfect gift idea is in here somewhere! Why not [mailto:sue@th |title=The Eyrie
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• What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy by Gregory Maguire
  |title= What-the-Dickens: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy ...profound examination of the role of the tooth fairy - and its history - in the modern world!
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• Apothecary Melchior and the Ghost of Rataskaevu Street by Indrek Hargla and Christopher Moseley (translator)
  |title=Apothecary Melchior and the Ghost of Rataskaevu Street ...h a supernatural chill. Spot on if you enjoyed Umberto Eco's ''The Name of the Rose''.
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• The Alchemist and the Angel by Joanne Owen
  |title=The Alchemist and the Angel |sort= Alchemist and the Angel
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• Van Rijn by Sarah Miano
  ...this novel still provides enough insights into the painter's life to repay the necessary perseverance. ...(sometimes too obvious) research, a fragmentary portrait of the man behind the paintings.
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• Voices (Annals of the Western Shore) by Ursula K Le Guin
  |title=Voices (Annals of the Western Shore) |summary=A coming of age story in a well realised fantasy setting, this novel deals with cultura
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• Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
  ...arlie's plight and, despite the often fantastical settings, will recognise the power struggle that occurs between them. ...rly the case early on and very little seems to happen until midway through the book, when it finally explodes into life.
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• Darkmouth: Chaos Descends by Shane Hegarty
  ...s with a grudge, a world in peril – and only twelve-year-old Finn can save the day. Fast-moving, colourful, and very, very funny. ...ty monsters you can imagine, and his village in Ireland just happens to be the place they use as a portal on their frequent attempts to conquer Earth.
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• Eating Blackbirds by Lorraine Jenkin
  ...s and heroines. I thoroughly enjoyed my few hours in the small Welsh town of Cysgod y Ffynon. ...n's mainstream market from Welsh publishers Honno. I read it in a couple of sittings, not wanting to put it down.
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• Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx by James Rollins
  |title=Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx ...will take all their courage and resources to escape his clutches and save the two universes.
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• Invisible Girl by Kate Maryon
  ...appen she may have begged her Dad to change his mind. However in the space of twenty four hours Gabriella was to lose her home, her Dad, her school and h ...she soon discovers that there are other children living like this and one of them, Henny, takes Gabriella under her wing showing her how others have lea
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• Ottoline Goes to School by Chris Riddell
  ...when the children grow up to be adults; while the gentle adventure carries the messages about true friendship and parental love. ...s usual, travelling and gathering objects and keeping in touch by a medium of wonderfully quaint postcards.
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• Sacred Sierra: A Year on a Spanish Mountain by Jason Webster
  ...alfway up a mountain. Earnest, respectful, sometimes lyrical writing about the land and its inhabitants. ...As old timers retired or died, their farms were abandoned, leaving most of the land returning to wild.
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• Harrow Lake by Kat Ellis
  |summary=A captivating, creepy and clever YA horror thriller, full of unnerving twists and turns, featuring dark monsters - some that we may know ...arkness inside the people here. Secrets about her mother and dark tales of the town's cannibal monster 'Mister Jitters' fill every corner, and disturbing
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• Trade Winds by Christina Courtenay
  ...aining distraction. At the risk of being sexist, it's probably not one for the boys. ...rink and the smiling fickle fortunes of lady luck. The Lady is smiling at the moment, although she hasn't always done so.
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• The White Shadow by Andrea Eames
  |title=The White Shadow |sort=White Shadow, The
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• The Silver Eagle (Forgotten Legion) by Ben Kane
  |title=The Silver Eagle (Forgotten Legion) |summary=More political intrigue than constant fighting like ‘'The Forgotten Legion'', but Kane shows he can write action and intrigue equally
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• Sea of Faith by Stephen O'Shea
  |title=Sea of Faith ...Islam to the siege of Malta, interweaving the battles with the periods of the coexistence; flamboyant, erudite and illuminating.
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• Re Jane by Patricia Park
  ...ted a young Chinese girl into their family. Jane soon falls for the man of the family, but their blossoming affair is soon curtailed by a family death, pr
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• The Wild Beyond by Piers Torday
  |title= The Wild Beyond ...manages to be in turn heart-stopping, haunting and funny, especially when the animals who can communicate with Kester take centre stage. Watch out for an
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• The Triumph of Ignorance and Bliss: Pathologies of Public America by James Polk
  |title=The Triumph of Ignorance and Bliss: Pathologies of Public America ...and the journalistic, pretentious and the colloquial and yet it is capable of inspiring discussion, reflection and further exploration. For those who lik
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• The Skull in the Woods by Sandra Greaves
  |title=The Skull in the Woods |sort=Skull in the Woods, The
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• The Cave of the Yellow Dog by Byambasuren Davaa
  |title=The Cave of the Yellow Dog |sort=Cave of the Yellow Dog
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• The Last Supper by Pawel Huelle
  |title=The Last Supper ...are probably not enough to make this appealing to readers unfamiliar with the Polish realities.
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• Under Fishbone Clouds by Sam Meekings
  ...ollows them through their lives to find out what keeps them going, despite the pressures that modern Chinese politics are causing. ...iticised for their bourgeois past and forced to work in different parts of the country?
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• July 2012 Newsletter
  ...we'll tell you about what we've been reading at Bookbag and any news from the site. We promise never to pass your details on to anyone else. In fact... w ...g the summer holidays. Just head to your local library at the beginning of the summer holidays. You can find out more [http://summerreadingchallenge.org.u
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• Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee
  ...contentment and the things that keep people together or drive them apart. The title story is a knockout. ..., all seven are in the first-person; I would have appreciated more variety of perspective.
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• The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Mark Ellis
  |title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Mark Ellis ...popped into Bookbag Towers she wanted to know all about the background to the books.
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• The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss by Nick Coleman
  |title=The Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss |sort=Train in the Night: A Story of Music and Loss
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• October 2012 Newsletter
  ...we'll tell you about what we've been reading at Bookbag and any news from the site. We promise never to pass your details on to anyone else. In fact... w ...that, as we are about Mantel's rehabilitation of Thomas Cromwell. Which of the shortlist would you have chosen?
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• The Good Old Days by Gilda O'Neill
  |title=The Good Old Days ...arth common sense attached. Perhaps a little light for the serious student of history and a little confused in its argument, it's still very much worth r
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• An Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha Roy
  |title= An Atlas of Impossible Longing |sort=Atlas of Impossible Longing
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• Up In The Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell
  |title=Up In The Old Hotel ...shdie called Mitchell the laureate of old New York - there's no better way of putting it. An enriching read.
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• The Kills by Richard House
  |title=The Kills |sort=Kills, The
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• The Trout Opera by Matthew Condon
  |title=The Trout Opera ...king the harsh romance of the Snowy River pioneers, but less convincing on the late-century crime scene. A bit odd to begin with but worth persevering.
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• The Wasp Factory by Iain Banks
  |title=The Wasp Factory |summary=A very funny debut from Banks, who has now become one of the UK's most respected and established writers. It's raw, but it's very, very
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• The Royal Enigma by Krishna Bhatt
  |title=The Royal Enigma |sort=Royal Enigma, The
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