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Motherhood and Me (Lindy Bruce)
What do you do when motherhood doesn't live up to your high expectations? Why are you not the mother you dreamt of being? And who do you turn to for help...
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Secret (Philippe Grimbert)
I read this book after choosing it at a book club meeting and the person who brought it wasn't impressed with what I thought about it! It wasn't that...
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The White Tiger (Aravind Adiga)
I always try to read the Booker Prize winners but must admit I don't always finish all of them. So, from that perspective, this was a winner for me because...
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The Believers (Zoe Heller)
It was with great anticipation that I settled down to read this new book from Zoe Heller as she is a superb writer - witty, sharp and so acutely descriptive...
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Intuitive Children, Children Who See Beyond the Veil (Kylie Holmes)
Who on earth is that imaginary friend your child talks about? And talks to? Their own creation?A figment of a creative and fertile imagination? But what...
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Shantaram (Gregory David Roberts)
With over 900 pages to get through this book is a real journey. I don't normally read this kind of book (I prefer to escape into a fictional world) but...
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The Post-Birthday World (Lionel Shriver)
As big fans of Lionel Shriver we were really looking forward to getting stuck into this book. And it didn't disappoint - a great for Book of the...
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The Outcast (Sadie Jones)
This booked kept me hooked. The prose is beautifully written and the 1950's scorching heat of summer is the continuously evocative backdrop throughout...
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The Lollipop Shoes (Joanne Harris)
A must read for anyone who loved Chocolat. In Lollipop Shoes we find the heroine coming full circle with her demons and her need to move on when the going...
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A History of Modern Britain (Andrew Marr)
I have always like history and after having heard my husband rave about this book, I thought I would read it too.
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A Mother's Courage (Dilly Court)
Set in the the late 1800's, Eloise Cribb receives the news that her husband's ship has been lost at sea. Faced with destitution she turns to his mean...
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The Pirate's Daughter (Margaret Cezair-Thompson)
Synopsis 'This is a story that could only have taken place in the tropics, where the climate draws sea rovers, pirates and desperadoes from all corners...
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By The Time You Read This (Lola Jaye)
The book is Lola Jaye's first novel. It's about a girl who's given a 'life manual' that her Dad wrote for her years earlier when he knew he was terminally...
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Angel Uncovered (Katie Price)
I have read all of Katies books and have enjoyed every one. "Angel Summer looks as if she has found her happy ever after. She married to the love her...
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The Reading Group (Elizabeth Noble)
After sitting on my 'to read' pile for an eternity, I was happily surprised to discover this book is fantastic! Its the first time I have ever read anything...
