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Pure
Andrew Miller

Format: Paperback - Released: 05/01/2012
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Winner of the Costa Book of the Year award 2011. The author of the prize-winning, hugely acclaimed Ingenious Pain returns to the 18th century with an enthralling tale set in pre-revolutionary Paris.   Following the judging, Geordie Greig, chair of the final judges, said: “Pure is a rich and evocative historical novel which engrosses with its vivid portrait of pre-revolutionary France. The qualities of Pure stood out for its memorable gothic tale of morality and mortality.” Greig chaired a final judging panel that included actor and comedian Hugh Dennis, actress Dervla Kirwan, broadcaster Mary Nightingale, novelist Patrick Gale, author Jojo Moyes, historical biographer Flora Fraser, author William Fiennes and children’s writer, Eleanor Updale. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/6955/Pure-by-Andrew-Miller.html

The Tiger's Wife
Tea Obreht

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
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February 2012 Book of the Month.   Shortlisted for the Galaxy International Author of the Year Award 2011. THE ORANGE PRIZE WINNING DEBUT FROM A TRULY EXTRAORDINARY TALENT.   A Special Edition of The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary. A tiger escapes from a zoo during a Nazi bombing raid on a village in the balkans in 1941. His nocturnal visits hold the inhabitants of a local village in a terrified thrall. But for one boy, the tiger is a thing of magic. This is the beginning of a story about that boy's granddaughter, now a Doctor. She receives word of her beloved grandfather's death in circumstances shrouded in mystery. She realises he may have died searching for 'the deathless man', a vagabond who was said to be immortal. Struggling to understand why a man of science would undertake such a quest, she stumbles upon a clue that will lead her to the extraordinary story of the tiger's wife.     ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/7001/The-Tiger-s-Wife-by-Tea-Obreht.html

No Time for Goodbye
Linwood Barclay

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
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A Special Edition of No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.   Winner of the Richard & Judy Summer Read 2008. A fantastic opening plot that pulls you straight in to the story and makes you have to read in one or two sittings as curiosity just gets the better of you. Fourteen year old Cynthia wakes up one morning to find her mother, father and brother have all completely disappeared without trace. 25 years later Cynthia might just start to get some answers as to what happened to them. The feelings of abandonment, doubt, anger and anguish that Cynthia feels are brought across through the main narrator of the book, Cynthia’s husband, which is clever way of getting the sense of frustration both feel, her because she needs answers and him because he wants her to be able to close that chapter of her life and move on. Apart from a slight lull in the middle this book will sweep you up with it’s pace and intrigue, perfect for a holiday read. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/7005/No-Time-for-Goodbye-by-Linwood-Barclay.html

Himalaya
Michael Palin

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
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A Special Edition of Himalaya by Michael Palin to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.   Winner of TV & Film Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2005 The beautiful, glossy, illustrated hardback that accompanied the television series brought down to a text-led portable-sized paperback with 64 of the colour photographs grouped together.  This is for those of you who actually want to read about the region and Palin’s extraordinary adventures during six months of hard travelling. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/6999/Himalaya-by-Michael-Palin.html

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Paul Torday

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
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A Special Edition of Salmon Fishing in the Yemen by Paul Torday to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary.   Winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction 2007.An unusual and delightful debut that all lovers of A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian will adore. Normally I find novels written in emails, memos, diary entries and the like, such as this is, irritating but this succeeds on all levels. The different strains of the madcap story, reported in different voices, works a treat and as the characters are developed and the plot unfolds, so your interest is held vice-like. Part political satire, part scientific experiment, part spiritual enlightenment and part love story, it is highly accomplished, lightly amusing, unexpectedly touching and very rewarding. I truly loved it. Comparison: Marina Lewycka, Mark Haddon, Ben Elton. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/7014/Salmon-Fishing-in-the-Yemen-by-Paul-Torday.html

Wolf Hall
Hilary Mantel

Format: Paperback - Released: 04/03/2010
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February 2012 Guest Editor Joanna Trollope on Hilary Mantel... I loved her writing, long before the mega success of Wolf Hall. She wrote the best novel (bad title – A Place of Greater Safety) I ever read about the French Revolution, and some great modern ones – like Fludd and Eight Days on Gazzah Street. She isn’t just clever and original, she is also seriously funny, and I love that. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/4173/Wolf-Hall-by-Hilary-Mantel.html

Half of a Yellow Sun
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Format: Paperback - Released: 15/01/2007
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A 2011 World Book Night selection.   February 2012 Guest Editor Joanna Trollope on Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie... Here’s a real find. A gorgeous (in every sense) young writer who makes modern stories sound  fresh but as if they come from ancient story tellers, at the same time – it’s something about the wonderful rhythms of her language. My favourite of hers is Half of a Yellow Sun but I loved Purple Hibiscus too. You can smell and feel Africa; you believe in these people – it’s not easy to create such a powerful reality, and she does it so well.   Our Editorial Guru, Sarah Broadhurst, has suggested others book and authors that would be perfect for you to read next or to pass on the recommendation - so your gift will keep on giving enjoyment. Her selections for this title are: Sofi Oksanen (Purge), Helen Oyeyemi. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/1707/Half-of-a-Yellow-Sun-by-Chimamanda-Ngozi-Adichie.html