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The Dangerous Sports Euthanasia Society by Christine Coleman

What a super book, Only put down once I started it because various life events made me! The characters were written and developed with a sense of realness to them. I loved the character of Agnes, who at nearly 75 … Continue reading

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The Perfect Paragon (An Agatha Raisin Mystery) by M C Beaton

Another wonderful read in the life of Agatha, with her friend Charles and all the usual village friends. Agatha is pining for James Lacey,is getting on with her detective business, but is she keeping out of trouble?!!

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Toast: The Story of a Boy’s Hunger by Nigel Slater

This was one of the Times reads for 99p range earlier this year. A delightful book, written as a series of small recollectings of past times. Funny in places with some sad bits and lots of descriptive bits about food, … Continue reading

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Capability’s Eden by Diana Saville

I wasn’t sure how I felt about this book when I finished it a few weeks ago, and I am still not sure now. It is the story of Robert, a landscape architect who has devoted his life to his … Continue reading

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Knitting by Anne Bartlett

I read this over the last week or so, while my internet connection was done, by coincidence almost a year to the day from placing on a teetering mount TBR. A really gentle story of Sandra who is a widow, … Continue reading

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Animal Dreams by Barbara Kingsolver

I struggled with this book. I have tried several times to get beyond the first 60 pages, but can’t. A huge shame, but there is something about the way the author writes that I struggle with. I had similar feelings … Continue reading

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Blue Slipper Bay by Wendy K Harris

Started this book, while sitting in the departure lounge at Bristol airport sipping a iced mocha from Starbucks, complete with cream, to cheer me up for a delayed flight. That was Tuesday evening and by Wednesday night, in Leeds I … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Great Mysterious by Lorna Landvik

I wasn’t convinced that I was enjoying this books, then all of a sudden I was caught up in the depths of the book, enjoying as a Geneva starts to bond and feel comfortable with her Nephew Rick. Like , … Continue reading

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The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank: A Novel by Ellen Feldman

This book was a work of fiction based upon a true event, and I was mid way through the book before I re-read the dust jacket. The families of Peter and Anne went into hiding in Holland during World War … Continue reading

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The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs

The gentle story of Georgia and her daughter Dakota. Georgia is a single mum. James, Dakota’s father moved from the USA to France and Georgia was left to raise their baby alone. Through a meeting with a lady in the … Continue reading

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