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• Palace of the Drowned by Christine Mangan

  Venice 1966 and the worst flood in its history – during which Frankie goes to stay in the troubled Palace of the Drowned. Palace of the Drowned – the blurb... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2022

• The Lowdown… How To Kill Your Family

  Book of the Month for September is How To Kill Your Family by Bella Mackie. A darkly humorous novel about a serial killer taking revenge on her family. Maybe no... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2022

• The Hill of the Red Fox by Allan Campbell McLean

  Can you climb the hill of the red fox? Red Fox – the blurb It is the time of the Cold War. Soviet spies are feared, and secrets are traded. People disappear. Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2022

• Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan

  Book of the month for August was Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. The Big Review is below. ***Big Reviews are written from the point of view that you have read... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2022

• Get Involved with Machines Like Me

  Book Of The Month for August was Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. For online Book Clubbers there are some questions below for you to get involved with. Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2022

• Of Stone and Sky by Merryn Glover

  A family saga, an intriguing mystery, an ode to the Highlands – of Stone and Sky by Merryn Glover. Of Stone and Sky – the blurb After Highland shepherd Colvin... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2022

• The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos

  Just who exactly is Henri Pick and did he write The Last Hours of a Love Affair? Henri Pick – the blurb In the small town of Crozon in Brittany, a library house... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2022

• My Good Life In France by Janine Marsh

  If you’re going to live the good life, I could think of worse places than in France. Good Life – the blurb One grey dismal day, Janine Marsh was on a trip to... Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2022

• The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

  Think Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code but for teens and with added sex appeal – you’ve got yourself The Inheritance Games Inheritance – the blurb A BILLION-DOLLAR... Read more

  Posted on 10 August 2022

• This is How It Always is by Laurie Frankel

  Once upon a time a boy was born who wanted to wear a dress – This is how it always is. This is how – the blurb This is Claude. He’s five years old, the... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2022

• The lowdown…Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan

  Book of the Month for August is Machines Like Me by Ian McEwan. Imagine an alternative 1980s. The UK has lost the Falklands War, Alan Turing is still alive and... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2022

• Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler

  Book of the month for July was Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler. The Big Review is below. ***Big Reviews are written from the point of view that you have... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2022

• The Impulse Purchase by Veronica Henry

  Ever bought anything on impulse? Some shoes, a plant, a pub?!? Impulse Purchase – the blurb Cherry, Maggie and Rose are mother, daughter and granddaughter,... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2022

• Get Involved with Shotgun Lovesongs

  Book Of The Month for July was Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler. For online Book Clubbers there are some questions below for you to get involved with. Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2022

• On The Come Up by Angie Thomas

  Straight back in to Garden Heights except this time Bri is on the come up On The Come Up – the blurb Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2022

• One of Us is Lying by Karen M McManus

  A locked room scenario resulting in a dead body – but just who is lying? One of us is lying – the blurb Five students walk into detention. Only four come out... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2022

• The Lowdown…Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler

  Book of the Month for July is Shotgun Lovesongs by Nickolas Butler. A midwest tale about young men, fame, friendship and whether you can ever really truly come... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2022

• Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell

  Ever been short of cash in Paris or London? Think again Paris and London – the blurb ‘You have talked so often of going to the dogs – and well, here are the... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2022

• The Official History of Britain – Office for National Statistics

  Well doesn’t a book written by the Office for National Statistics sound like a thrilling read? National Statistics – the blurb In 1841 there were 734 female... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2022

• The Light Jar by Lisa Thompson

  What would you do if you were left alone in the dark with no Light Jar? The Light Jar – the blurb Nate and his mother are running away, hiding out in a... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2022