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The Corset by Laura Purcell

Dorothea visits female prisoners condemned to death, but when she meets Ruth Butterham, she is told a story of murder which is beyond belief

A book for our times, where the traditional roles and perceptions of women are discussed through the lives of Tara, Cam and Stella

The subject of death is discussed with sensitivity by Sue Black, within the context of her work but also as a human being

The fictionalised true story of Lale Sokolov, the tattooist of Auschwitz – a tale of human survival and the will to endure, as well as love

A coming-of-age book about a boy with extraordinary abilities who embarks on a quest to find his father when he disappears

When Abi is offered the chance of a new life, she hopes it will fill the gap left by the death of her twin, but will it give her that?

A strange little book, crammed with notes written by flatmates with witty and irreverent discussion of and conjecture about, their contents

A story of a man who withdraws himself from life after the death of his wife, told with acerbic wit and unreserved intelligence

A wake-up call, raising awareness of the truly wonderful creatures which inhabit our wonderful world and how unlikely they are to thrive

A nice story, nothing too demanding about a woman escaping a controlling mother to live a life of her own independently