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Reader Reviewed Books
Sal Mick Kitson
March 2018 Debut of the Month Just gorgeous… this is an
emotional and quite, quite beautiful read. After a particularly
traumatic time at…
Savage Island Bryony Pearce
An endurance challenge in the Outer Hebrides takes a nightmarish
turn when contestants discover exactly what it will take to win
the…
Bring Me Back B. A. Paris
March 2018 Book of the Month A tale in three parts and
dual-narrative. Part one gives you the before and after Layla
disappeared, part two…
Turn a Blind Eye Vicky Newham
An absorbing, fresh, and ultimately incredibly satisfying police
procedural and start to a new series. DI Maya Rahman and DS Dan
Maguire investigate…
A Country Escape Katie Fforde
February 2018 Book of the Month. A deliciously readable,
entertaining and enjoyable novel from Katie Fforde. Fran leaves her
life behind for a…
I Still Dream James Smythe
What happens when all the personal information held by tech
companies is no longer private? What happens when this code of
ethics is broken? When…
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The Fate of Kings Mark Stibbe, G. P. Taylor
An authoritative yet easy to read, absolute romp of a novel set
during the turbulence of the French Revolution. This is the first
adventure in…
Street Soldier Andy McNab
August 2017 Book of the Month Criminal turned soldier - Now he must
stop a war on London's streets. London gang member Sean Harker is
down on…
Last Letter from Istanbul Lucy Foley
Just gorgeous, this is a story to shine a light in the darkness,
even in moments of despair. Constantinople in 1921 is a confusing,
often frightening…
Scythe Neal Shusterman
Wow! This was a gripping, thought-provoking read. Totally
compelling, Scythe is a dark, original take on the ultimate power
– the power over…
The Art of Being Normal Lisa Williamson
This is a sensitive, often funny and thoroughly engaging story of
teenagers coming to terms with who they are. It’s easy to
think in these…
Life of Crime Kimberley Chambers
January 2018 Book of the Month A thoroughly entertaining, raw, and
fast-paced read, stuffed full of tension and drama. Jason
Rampling…
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The Public Image Muriel Spark
‘Annabel Christopher, an English actress of the 1960s, is
described to us by everybody: her husband, their friends,
neighbours, directors, film…
The Comforters Muriel Spark
'There are two plots in The Comforters. One is fanciful and
improbable; the other imaginative and convincingly real. The first
is charming; the…
Not to Disturb Muriel Spark, Prof. Dan Gunn
‘One of the chief worries besetting any author of an
introduction to a novel is that of letting the cat out of the
bag… From its opening…
A Far Cry From Kensington Muriel Spark
‘Like most people, I came to Spark’s work through the
1969 film of The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and this prompted me to
start reading…
The Ballad of Peckham Rye Muriel Spark
‘You either ‘get’ Spark or you don’t. She
always was different, and became more so with practice. An appetite
for…
This month's 'featured books'
Exclusive Pre-Publication
I Stop Somewhere T. E. Carter
In a Nutshell: Intense exposé of extreme misogyny and male
privilege An unflinching novel about brutally toxic masculinity,
male…
Turn a Blind Eye Vicky Newham
An absorbing, fresh, and ultimately incredibly satisfying police
procedural and start to a new series. DI Maya Rahman and DS Dan
Maguire investigate…
The Sapphire Widow Dinah Jefferies
Another intensely vivid and expressive tale from Dinah Jefferies,
on this occasion set in 1930’s Ceylon. All of Dinah’s
books can be read…
Letters to Iris Elizabeth Noble
April 2018 Book of the Month 'A gloriously uplifting story about
love in all its forms from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling
author of The…
Persons Unknown Susie Steiner
Manon Bradshaw of Missing, Presumed is back only she is now
pregnant, attached to the Cambridgeshire police but working on cold
cases until…
This month's 'featured books'
Books of the Year 2017
Hold Back the Stars Katie Khan
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | December 2017 Debut of the
Month Beautifully written, this stunning, unusual debut weaves its
way through…
Shtum Jem Lester
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | February 2017 Debut of the
Month. A rather special read indeed… there are times when
you wonder how…
The Trouble with Goats and Sheep Joanna Cannon
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | January 2017 Debut of the
Month. The title refers to a Bible quote and two 10-year old girls
are greatly…
A Legacy of Spies John le Carre
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | September 2017 Book of the
Month Although unanimously heralded for featuring the return of spy
master…
Ragdoll Daniel Cole
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | November 2017 Debut of the
Month Shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger 2017.
A simply…
Sweetpea C. J. Skuse
One of Our Books of the Year 2017 | A Maxim Jakubowski selected
title. The first adult novel by an acclaimed children's book
author, Sweet Pea…
This month's 'featured books'
Get a Spring in Your Step
Calm Fearne Cotton
What a lovely, warm, kind and friendly book this is, Fearne Cotton
writes about the state of calm, and how to find it in our modern,
hectic lives.…
Rules for Mavericks Phil Beadle
Quite simply, a go to book for anyone who would like to explore
their potential. You do not have to consider yourself (or have been
told that you…
James Duigan's Blueprint for Health James Duigan
An extension of James Duigan’s clean and lean philosophy, a
book that brings together diet, exercise and mindfulness to help
readers create…
The Flexible Body Roger Frampton
With mindful, conscious movement, you can gain phenomenal core and
full-body strength, increased flexibility and even lose weight, all
without…
The Compleat Thunks Ian Gilbert
Surprising, provocative and thoroughly entertaining, this is a book
filled with 628 thunks. A thunk is quite simply a question that not
only makes…
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