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The Hotchkiss by Pierre Lawrence

Short but definitely not sweet, this novella holds all the hallmarks of a good short story and is threaded with dark humour throughout

The book that begins Maya Angelou’s memoir is full of her experiences at a young age of what is wrong with the world but also, what is right

A modern novel containing the essence of the classic fairytale with its hints of the magical – like a river, a story of twists and turns

The wonderfully told story of Toby Wey who, from humble origins, has an adventurous, character-filled life surviving by living on his wits

A well-paced thriller set in Paris in the 50s about a man trying to find the truth of his wife’s death, in a troubled and war-scarred city

The lovely story of Anna who, when the life that she has always known is torn part, is faced with a choice-resent or embrace the change?

One line cannot do this story justice – a tale of a young girl in a life that no young girl should ever encounter.

A book detailing an era of the author’s life spent living in the Swiss Alps but also one full of meaning and philosophy, based on experience

A story of friends and a holiday in Cyprus where things that were previously hidden threaten to come to the surface – perfect beach read!

Just what you want in historical fiction-the machinations of the ambitious, the glamour of the French court, enlivened with great characters