Lovereading Top 10

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 The Summer Before the War The Summer Before the War Helen Simonson April 2016 Book of the Month. Despite the title – The Summer Before the War – which this terrific novel does indeed trace, it also spills into the horrors of the war years and eventually releases us back into some sort ... Download free opening extract
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 My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises Fredrik Backman April 2016 Book of the Month. Totally and utterly and completely gorgeous in every way, the thought of having to put this book down for even a second is inconceivable. The first few pages make you smile, make you laugh and ... Download free opening extract
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 The Missing The Missing C. L. Taylor April 2016 Book of the Month. An intriguing and stirring tale, overflowing with family drama. Claire tells her story, which is set six months after her son Billy went missing. Claire’s thoughts begin to fracture as she slowly uncovers secrets held ... Download free opening extract
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 Dear World, How Are You? Dear World, How Are You? Toby Little April 2016 Non-Fiction Book of the Month. Gorgeous, fascinating and heartwarming, this is a book to put a smile on your face. In 2013, aged five and a half, Toby decided to write a letter to someone in every single country ... Download free opening extract
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 Fool Me Once Fool Me Once Harlan Coben April 2016 Book of the Month. An outrageously stunning read, that takes a tight hold from the outset and continues to squeeze until the shockingly intense end. Maya, a former Army Captain, finds herself caught up in a nightmare scenario after ... Download free opening extract
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 Wicked Game Wicked Game Matt Johnson April 2016 Debut of the Month. Fall headlong into a gripping and absolutely cracking story, featuring an ex-SAS, turned Met Police Officer, battling for his life. This is the first in the ‘Robert Finlay series’ and the debut novel by Matt ... Download free opening extract
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 Fire Damage Fire Damage Kate Medina April 2016 Debut of the Month. Captivating from the outset, this is the first in the ‘Jessie Flynn Investigation’ series, and what a fabulously readable and dramatic story it is too. 29 year old Dr Jessie Flynn works for the Defence ... Download free opening extract
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 The One in a Million Boy The One in a Million Boy Monica Wood April 2016 Book of the Month. Absolutely enchanting, and not in a sugary syrupy sweet way, oh no, instead this is earthy and vibrant and real. Miss Ona Vitkus is 104 years old, she lives on her own, relatively undisturbed, and ... Download free opening extract
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 Ashes of London Ashes of London Andrew Taylor April 2016 eBook of the Month. An enthralling and quite, quite wonderful historical thriller, where the story absolutely thrives in the midst of one of the most famous times in British history. The first chapter not only blasts you immediately into ... Download free opening extract
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 The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper The Curious Charms of Arthur Pepper Phaedra Patrick April 2016 Debut of the Month. Gosh, this is an absolute treasure of a debut… and it’s full of delightful, delicious quirkiness. 69 year old widower Arthur sets out to find the truth behind a charm bracelet he discovers when sorting ... Download free opening extract