Published by: Orion PublishingPages: 360Date released: 12/11/2020Date read: 20/11/2020 Let Sandi Toksvig guide you on an eclectic meander through the calendar, illuminating neglected corners of history to tell tales of the fascinating figures you didn’t learn about at school. From revolutionary women to serial killers, pirate nuns to pioneering civil rights activists, doctors to dancingContinue reading “Toksvig’s Almanac – Sandi Toksvig”
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Girl in the Walls – A.J Gnuse
Published by: 4th EstatePages: 368Date released: 01/04/2021Date read: 12/04/2021 Eventually, every hidden thing is found Elise knew every inch of the house. She knows which boards will creak. She knows where the gaps are in the walls. She knows which parts can take her in, hide her away. It’s home, after all. The home herContinue reading “Girl in the Walls – A.J Gnuse”
The Sleeping Beauties – Suzanne O’Sullivan
Published by: PicadorPages: 326Date released: 01/04/2021Date read: 10/04/2021 Suzanne O’Sullivan’s “The Sleeping Beauties” I an exploration of different aspects of psychosomatic disorders, mass hysteria, culture bound syndromes (a set of symptoms that exist only within a particular society), using as its starting point a particular case of more than 400 migrant children in Sweden whoContinue reading “The Sleeping Beauties – Suzanne O’Sullivan”
The Hidden Facts of Fashion – Fashionary
Published by: Fashionary InternationalPages: 190Date released: 2019Date read: 07/01/2021 The Hidden Facts of Fashion is not just a book of random facts – it’s a combination of fashion, fun, surprise, knowledge, and helpful hacks. Brought to life with photographs and illustrations, The Hidden Facts of Fashion will enrich your fashion knowledge across 80 different topics,Continue reading “The Hidden Facts of Fashion – Fashionary”
Before The Coffee Gets Cold #2 – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Published by: PicadorPages: 192Date released: 17/09/2020Date read: 07/12/2020 In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. From the author of Before theContinue reading “Before The Coffee Gets Cold #2 – Toshikazu Kawaguchi”
Before The Coffee Gets Cold #1 – Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Published by: PicadorPages: 213Date released: 19/09/2019Date read: 11/05/2020 In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee shop offers its customers a unique experience: the chance to travel back in time. In Before the Coffee Gets Cold,Continue reading “Before The Coffee Gets Cold #1 – Toshikazu Kawaguchi”
Peter 2.0: The Human Cyborg – Peter Scott-Morgan
Published by: Michael Joseph/Penguin Random HousePages: 310Date released: 01/04/2021Date read: 02/04/2021 Peter, a brilliant scientist, is told that he will lose everything he loves. His husband. His family. His friends. His ability to travel the world. All will be gone. But Peter will not give up. He vows that this will not be the endContinue reading “Peter 2.0: The Human Cyborg – Peter Scott-Morgan”
Olive, Mabel and Me – Andrew Cotter
Published by: Black & White PublishingPages: 240Date released: 15/10/2020Date read: 22/12/2020 Olive, Mable and Me is the new book from broadcaster Andrew Cotter and his now internet famous canine companions, Olive and Mable. Olive and Mabel went viral on social media with their sporting contests during the COVID-19 lockdown, with Andrew Cotter’s unique commentary propellingContinue reading “Olive, Mabel and Me – Andrew Cotter”
The Last Goodbye – Fiona Lucas
Published by: HQPages: 432Date released: 18/03/2021Date read: 27/03/2021 How can you move on if you can’t let go? Spencer was the love of Anna’s life: her husband, her best friend, her rock. She thought their love would last forever. But three years ago, Spencer was tragically killed in an accident and Anna’s world was shattered.Continue reading “The Last Goodbye – Fiona Lucas”
Saving Missy – Beth Morrey
Published by: HarperCollinsPages: 367Date released: 04/03/2021Date read: 22/03/2021 The world has changed around Missy Carmichael. At seventy-nine, she’s estranged from her daughter, her son and only grandson live across the world in Australia, and her great love is gone. Missy spends her days with a sip of sherry, scrubbing the kitchen in her big emptyContinue reading “Saving Missy – Beth Morrey”
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