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An Unholy CommunionOne in the Monastery Murders series by an American author. Following a strange death in Oxford, Felicity joins her fiancé, a stand-in supervisor, on a ... Reviewed by Hilary White - Montrose |
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NWHaving enjoyed White Teeth and On Beauty I had high expectations for this book. However I was disappointed. I read the first section with interest and ... Reviewed by Debbie Start - durham |
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Behind Closed DoorsA fantastic book: I was gripped from beginning to end and I can see why Michael Donovan was winner of the Northern Crime Competition 2012. Written, ... Reviewed by Victoria Brown - Holbury |
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The Art of Hearing HeartbeatsThe day after she graduated from law school Julia’s Burmese father, Tin Win, a successful New York lawyer, leaves the family home, ostensibly on business ... Reviewed by Linda Hepworth - Alston |
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What the River Washed AwayA missing child, a buried tin of coins, and a terrible secret; these lie at the heart of Muriel Macleod's powerful first novel. It is a story of a young black ... Reviewed by Dorothy Flaxman - Bude,Cornwall |
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AvalonAn astonishingly ambitious novel that beautifully blends the past with the present. Master storyteller Stephen R. Lawhead‘s Avalon captures the ... Reviewed by Lucinda Fountain - Surrey |
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Tomorrow there will be ApricotsTold from three different alternating points of view, this novel, which is set in New York City, is a celebration of ethnic food; taste, texture and aroma, and ... Reviewed by Lynne Collinson - southsea |
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The Supremes at Earl's all-you-can-eatFrom the title of this debut novel I expected certain things. I expected humour, I expected strong black women characters, and I expected to feel like I had ... Reviewed by Claire Lindley - Nottingham |
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