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The Message Julie Highmore December 2009 Book of the Month. If you want some well written, indulgent escapism then try The Message. Great characters and witty observations make this a delightful read with this author going from strength to strength. … |
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Wives V. Girlfriends Katie Agnew This will grip from the first, brilliant opening page. It’s not quite what you might be expecting and makes for a compelling page turner as you race through to find out what has happened and who it has happened to. … Download free opening extract |
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Dear Me: A Letter to My Sixteen-Year-Old Self What words of wisdom would you write to your sixteen year old self now, in your older wiser years? Here is a collection of letters from an array of personalities giving their younger selves advice and guidance for what lies … Download free opening extract |
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Am I Alone in Thinking…? Unpublished Letters to the Editor Iain Hollingshead A perfect book for dipping in to and guaranteed to bring a smile to the face. This collection of letters to the Telegraph, that never made it in to the paper’s letters page are funny, observant and some are downright … Download free opening extract |
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Jolly Wicked Actually: The Hundred Words That Make Us English Tony Thorne Another book on the English language but these are always so fascinating and interesting we can’t get enough of them! This one looks at the origins of words and phrases in English, how they help to make up our quirky … Download free opening extract |
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Sworn to Silence Linda Castillo December 2009 Book of the Month. A well devised plot with Amish and ‘English’ communities facing the prospect that a serial killer from the past has returned to their now peaceful lives. With plenty of characters harbouring a secret the plot … |
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Kisses on a Postcard: A Tale of Wartime Childhood Terence Frisby This is an absolute joy to read. Terry and his brother Jack were evacuated during World War Two and sent off to an idyllic spot in Cornwall and taken in by a lovely couple.These are Terry’s remembrances of those days. … Download free opening extract |
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Swallowing Darkness Laurell K Hamilton The seventh instalment in this fantastic series of erotica, from the author of the ‘Anita Blake’ novels. We continue to follow the charismatic Merry through perils and adventures as she tries to become pregnant and attain the Unseelie throne. At … Download free opening extract |
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Girl Missing Tess Gerritsen December 2009 Book of the Month. Interestingly this is the first thriller that she wrote back in 1994 for she started her writing career with romantic fiction. She adds an introduction to this first UK publication which is fascinating and unlike … |
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This Is Where I Leave You Jonathan Tropper When Judd’s dad dies his dying request is that his family sit Shiva (the Jewish week-long period of mourning). Judd has just found out his wife has been having an affair and the last place he wants to be is … Download free opening extract |
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The Amazing Adventures of Curd The Lion and Us! in the Land at the Back of Beyond Alan Gilliland Reminiscent of the writing of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear, this brilliant debut children’s novel is completely unputdownable as well as being almost uncategorisable. The author has succeeded in delivering on a book that incorporates a terrifically funny yet mysterious story, full … Download free opening extract |
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1001 Children’s Books You Must Read Before You Grow Up Julia Eccleshare & Quentin Blake Fall down the rabbit hole, take flight into Neverland, or follow the yellow brick road to the Emerald City; we all remember what it was like to disappear into the imaginary worlds of the most magical and fantastic type of … Download free opening extract |
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Welcome to the Zoo Alison Jay This absolutely gorgeous wordless picture book has now been re-released in a small format rounded-edged board book that’s perfect for babies and tiddly toddlers. Curious eyes will explore the zoo, which is brimming with beauty, humour and high-jinks. Parents will … Download free opening extract |
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What I Saw and How I Lied Judy Blundell Winner of the prestigious American National Book Award – Utterly gripping and beautifully told, this is a stunning rite of passage novel, set just after WW2, full of powerful and conflicting emotions, which captures the dramatic shift from child to … Download free opening extract |
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Daddy Lost his Head Andre Bouchard & Quentin Blake What would happen if someone really lost their head? This hilarious and surreal fable tells how one family patches things up and puts them back together again when their father loses his head. Having searched high and low for the … Download free opening extract |
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Under the Weather: Stories About Climate Change Tony Bradman Perfectly pitched for younger readers, this is a timely collection of stories about an urgent matter that will affect everyone’s future. The stories have a global perspective with different authors tackling the different consequences of the world warming up. Crucially, … Download free opening extract |
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The Bedtime Collection Wendy Cooling A visual treat, this is a rich collection of original stories, rhymes and pictures from some of the best-known and best-loved authors and illustrators of today including Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Morpurgo, Shirley Hughes, Quentin Blake and Malorie Blackman. Each of … Download free opening extract |
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Five Little Ducks Jason Chapman, Jemima Lumley, Francesca Stich Shortlisted for the Baby Book Award, Early Year Awards 2009 Complete with cleverly cut pages, all with rounded corners so that even the smallest toddler can handle this board book, it tells the story very simply of a duck who starts … Download free opening extract |
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Stolen Lucy Christopher This controversial debut is a moving drama about kidnapping, isolation and survival and an extraordinary psychological thriller that will steal the minds of those who read it. Sensitive, intelligent and gripping, Stolen is a contemporary story which will force the … Download free opening extract |
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Hunger Michael Grant PRE-PUBLICATION – AVAILABLE 4TH JANUARY 2010 – Michael Grant’s GONE was one of the highlights of 2009 and his sequel is, do I dare say it, as good or possibly even better. The series hits the zeitgeist and HUNGER continues … Download free opening extract |
Peter C :: Dec.21.2009 :: Most Popular Books :: No Comments »
At Lovereading, we have done all we can to promote books as ideal Christmas presents for adults and children. This year, we thought we would go one step further and offer all our friends and followers a free book for you to read at your leisure.
