This was a storyline that intrigued me - a young girl, Susie, is murdered and then looks down from Heaven at her family and observes how they deal with their grief, and also looks down upon her murderer as he goes unpunished for her death. I had delayed reading this book for a long […]

(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)

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I was completely intrigued by the basic storyline detailed on the back of the book - it seemed so very unusual, very brave, and also very emotional and controversial. I was immediately curious to read it. The book tells the sad story of the Henry family - the wife Norah gives birth to […]

(3 votes, average: 2.67 out of 5)

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I really enjoyed this book, I had never heard of Elizabeth Gaskell until recently and was surprised to learn she even contributed stories to Charles Dicken’s publications. She doesn’t seem as well known as people like Jane Austen, but I can’t think why not as this novel was outstanding and I’ll definitely read her […]

(5 votes, average: 4.2 out of 5)

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This is quite an odd book, but enjoyable! The whole plot sounds crazy when you try to describe it to someone, and I was very doubtful when my friend described the book to me, but her judgement is usually good so I decided to try it. The story is about a Police Department […]

(2 votes, average: 1.5 out of 5)

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This is an invaluable reference book, and one that would be interesting to all book lovers. It lists a wide range of books, both modern and classic, with a short review of each (not spoiling any endings) and other useful information, and is intended to help Book Clubs choose their next book and to […]

(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)

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This is the story of Laura, Bella, Steve, and Philip, and their complicated lives and how these lives are intricately interwoven. It deals with the bad decisions that they make and how these decisions affect the others’ lives, the strength of their relationships to be able to come through these problems, and also about […]

(5 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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This is as fantastic a book as the others in ‘The Spoils of Time’ trilogy, and I am so sad to have reached the end. This is the final conclusion of the Lytton family, and the tie-ing up of all the loose ends. However it is still full of surprises and great new […]

(4 votes, average: 4.5 out of 5)

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This is a typically good book from Reginald Hill - thrilling and tense and full of twists and turns. He lulls you into thinking you are understanding the plot and everything is falling into place, then he twists the story around and you realise you were on completely the wrong track! He is […]

(5 votes, average: 3.6 out of 5)

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Ana, a lonely and sad girl still living at home with her difficult and demanding mother, learns that her sister, Bee, has died. There was a quite an age difference between the 2 sisters and they had lost touch. Ana travels to London to sort out arrangements and collect her sister’s belongings, but […]

(6 votes, average: 3.5 out of 5)

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This is the story of a group of friends who have been close for years and went through university together. They have now grown apart slightly and have important relationships with other people, however they are all still there for one another and value their long friendship. One of the group is soon […]

(6 votes, average: 4 out of 5)

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