Lovereading Top 10

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The Silence of the Sea The Silence of the Sea Yrsa Sigurdardottir March 2015 Book of the Month. In Iceland grandparents and a young child go to the port to meet a yacht with the girl’s family on board (parents and twin sister). The yacht smashes into the quay empty. So begins this ... Download free opening extract
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The Pocket Wife The Pocket Wife Susan Crawford March 2015 Debut of the Month. The Pocket Wife is a domestic psychological thriller that makes the reader question everything, and it will stay with you - as all good thrillers do - long after you have finished it.  Dana wakes ... Download free opening extract
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What She Left What She Left T. R. Richmond This is likely to be one of 2015's most haunting and unforgettable debuts.  Accident, murder or suicide?  The whole mystery of Alice Salmon’s death is revealed in a series of letters from Professor Jeremy Cooke to an old friend which ... Download free opening extract
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That Girl from Nowhere That Girl from Nowhere Dorothy Koomson What a terrific and powerful book, I reckon it is her best yet.  It covers race, adoption, rejection and even murder (or does it?).  Our hero, Smithy, a black girl, white adopted parents, white long-term boyfriend, discovers her biological family ... Download free opening extract
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The Jackdaw The Jackdaw Luke Delaney March 2015 eBook of the Month. A dark, psychological, crime procedural tale in which city people are kidnapped, murdered (one on line with a public vote) or hideously disfigured (eyes gouged out, fingers cut off, flesh scored) while DI Sean Corrigan ... Download free opening extract
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The Darkest Hour The Darkest Hour Barbara Erskine March 2015 Book of the Month. What can I say about this fabulous book? That it is classic Erskine time-slip drama of passion and incident; that it covers the war years and today and that it is big and glorious in ... Download free opening extract
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The Sandman The Sandman Lars Kepler This is a powerhouse of a read, it will tempt and cajole you into reading faster and faster, the last page will whisper seductively to you but hold on firmly to your horses and enjoy the wild ride. The husband ... Download free opening extract
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The Last Word The Last Word Hanif Kureishi March 2015 Book of the Month. As one would expect from such a talented writer, this is an intelligent, amusing and intimate novel.  Sometimes when you look forward to something too much, you can be disappointed; therefore start with an open ... Download free opening extract
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The Art of Waiting The Art of Waiting Christopher Jory A captivating and very human tale that transports you to the heart of what really matters. Although set before, during and after the Second World War, this is by no means a novel just about war, it is rather, an ... Download free opening extract
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A Place Called Winter A Place Called Winter Patrick Gale A slight departure for this highly regarded author being an historical tale of Edwardian London and Canada based on a true story from his family history. Harry Case, a gentleman in suburban London, marries and has a daughter. Unexpectedly he ... Download free opening extract