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Circumstance
When Will There Be Good News? is a thriller from the wonderful Kate Atkinson that is full of suspense, surprises and a fair splattering of coincidence. This is the third book in the Jackson Brodie series but can be read as a standalone.
The opening scene shocked me! Kate Atkinson writes…
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Apocalyptic
The Road tells the story of a father and son warily travelling across post-apocalyptic America, hoping to reach a place of sanctuary. The atmosphere drapes the reader in a throbbing dread for the character’s lives and the acute fear of a father to keep his son safe. In a very…
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Subterfuge
Liz Lyon, the producer at StoryWorld TV, has returned in Behind Her Back, Jane Lythell’s second novel in the series. A fascinating entertaining drama that simmers with deceit, power struggles and family issues. We have a fascination with the world of TV, films and media – the glamour, glitz…
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Penitence
The Last Patient is a forthright combination of human abuse and how a spark of benevolence can light the way to resolution.
Maggie Stinson has only a few days remaining before she retires from her social-work job when she is asked to attend to one more patient.
“But Maggie … It’s…
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Incertitude
A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better is a deeply psychological story with creative twists that shock and captivate the reader. Daniel Jarrett/Hardesty narrates the story in reflection, starting in 1995 as he is due to leave on a road trip with his estranged father, Francis (Fran) Hardesty. They…
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Affirmation
To take a journey through a story enraptured by the characters and setting, to enjoy the slowly maturing and revealing threads of secrets, which friends and family have held close, to witness the family dynamics across a spectrum of personalities, and to appreciate the slow transition towards equality between…
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Accursed
Furious Hours is a truly engrossing documentary style book that brings three enthralling stories together around a series of incidents involving a serial killer. Each part includes the perspective of a renowned personality; Reverend Willie Maxwell (Serial Killer Preacher – Voodoo Preacher), Tom Radney (Lawyer) and Harper Lee (Author -…
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Persistence
Woman of the Hour is a highly entertaining and revealing peek into the world of live television and the struggles to maintain a career, whilst also managing a home life with a typical teenage daughter. Liz Lyon is Head of Features at StoryWorld TV and a single mum to Flo,…
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Provocation
Smoke in the Glass is a fantasy tale full of adventure, conflict and deceit. A novel where legends inspire people and gifts are not always distributed fairly or received by the most virtuous. The Immortal’s Blood Series is based in a world split into four lands: Corinthium, Ometepe, Midgarth and Land of…
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Predicament
The Spinning Heart is an outstanding book that vividly portrays the damage the financial crisis had on people’s lives in Ireland while elevating our reading experience to such wonderful heights with beautiful poetic writing.
“There’s a red metal heart in the centre of the low front gate, skewered on a rotating…
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