Published By: Frontline BooksPages: 312Released On: 30/11/2021 Few writers have had a greater impact upon British society than Charles Dickens. His stories, and, in particular, his many memorable characters, highlighted the life of the forgotten poor and disadvantaged within society at a time when Britain was the leading economic and political power in the world.Continue reading “Charles Dickens: Places and Objects of Interest – Paul Kendall”
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How High We Go In The Dark – Sequoia Nagamatsu
Published By: BloomsburyPages: 304Released On: 304 Beginning in 2030, a grieving archeologist arrives in the Arctic Circle to continue the work of his recently deceased daughter at the Batagaika crater, where researchers are studying long-buried secrets now revealed in melting permafrost, including the perfectly preserved remains of a girl who appears to have died ofContinue reading “How High We Go In The Dark – Sequoia Nagamatsu”
The Sin Eater – Megan Campisi
Published By: MantlePages: 368Date Released: 23/07/2020 A Sin Eater’s duty is a necessary evil: she hears the final private confessions of the dying, eats their sins as a funeral rite, and so guarantees their souls access to heaven. It is always women who eat sins – since it was Eve who first ate the ForbiddenContinue reading “The Sin Eater – Megan Campisi”
Kingscastle – Sophia Holloway
Published By: Allison and BusbyPages: 320Released On: 18/11/2021 Captain William Hawksmoor of the Royal Navy never expected to inherit Kingscastle and is none too pleased when he does so. Especially when he learns that he must marry within a year or be forever dealing with trustees. As the new Marquis of Athelney, the captain takesContinue reading “Kingscastle – Sophia Holloway”
One Day in December – Josie Silver
Published By: PenguinPages: 417Date Released: 18/10/2018 A love story about what happens after you meet, or rather, don’t meet the one. Laurie is pretty sure love at first sight doesn’t exist anywhere but the movies. But then, through a misted-up bus window one snowy December day, she sees a man who she knows instantly isContinue reading “One Day in December – Josie Silver”
A Hundred Years to Arras – Jason Cobley
Published By: UnboundPages: 312Released On: 19/08/2021 On a painful, freezing Easter Monday in 1917, Private Robert Gooding Henson of the Somerset Light Infantry is launched into the Battle of Arras. Robert is 23 year’s old, a farmer’s boy from Somerset, who joins up against his father’s wishes, Robert forms fast friendships with Stanley, who liedContinue reading “A Hundred Years to Arras – Jason Cobley”
The Little Big Things – Henry Fraser
Published By: Seven DialsPages: 192Date Released: 07/09/2017 Being challenged in life is inevitable but being defeated is optional. Henry Fraser was 17 years old when a tragic accident severed his spinal cord. Paralysed from the shoulders down, he has conquered unimaginable difficulty to embrace life and a new way of living. Through challenging adversity, heContinue reading “The Little Big Things – Henry Fraser”
The Adult Side of Dyslexia – Kelli Sandman-Hurley
Published By: Jessica Kingsley Publisher Pages: 128Released On: 18/11/2021 This book combines moving accounts of the lived experience of dyslexia adults with tips and strategies for surmounting the challenges you or a loved one or family member may face. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Kelli Sandman-Hurley explores common themes such as school experiences; the impact ofContinue reading “The Adult Side of Dyslexia – Kelli Sandman-Hurley”
A Special Cornish Christmas – Phillipa Ashley
Published By: Avon BooksPages: 400Released On: 11/11/2021 For Bo Grayson, Christmas has always been the most wonderful time of the year. Well, until she had her heart broken last December. At a local summer fete, Bo and her friends meet the mysterious fortune teller Madame Odette, and they are each given the dame prediction: YouContinue reading “A Special Cornish Christmas – Phillipa Ashley”
Walking on Sunshine – Giovanna Fletcher
Published By: Michael JosephPages: 384Released On: 11/11/2021 After Mike loses Pia, his partner of seventeen hears, her best friends Vicky and Zaza try to help pick up the pieces, But though Pia’s gone, she left a plan. A list of love and instructions to hold Mike and her best friends together, And they’re going toContinue reading “Walking on Sunshine – Giovanna Fletcher”
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