An exceptionally good book, set mainly in Alaska, of exploration and discovery, love and friendship, spirit magic and natives. Recommended!
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Never Broken by Lori Duffy Foster
A good thriller whose gutsy heroine, Lisa Jamison, helps a man hiding in her car and leads her to the dark underworld of people exploitation
The House of Spark by Luminita LaFlash
Luminita LaFlash’s book describes an oppressive and dark period in Romania’s past, based on her own family’s history
The Muse by Amy Ellis
A surprisingly good novel in verse about the life of a portrait painter, brimming with sensuality & its evocation of attitudes of the time
Murder, Murder, Murder in Gilded Central Park by Cecelia Tichi
An enjoyable historical murder mystery with likeable characters and a steady plot, set in the Gilded Age in New York
The Boy who Steals Houses by C. G. Drews
A very moving book about Sammy Lou and his brother, Avery, two boys struggling to survive in a world that is hostile to them
Prophecy of Achilles by H.M. Roberts
The story of the Greek hero Achilles told through key characters from the Iliad and forming an enjoyable introduction to an ancient myth
Love is Blind by William Boyd
William Boyd excels again with the story of Brodie Moncur and his love for Lika -powerful, all-consuming, uplifting and destructive
Serious Concerns by Wendy Cope
Wendy Cope’s style of poetry is simple in terms of its accessibility but still has depth of humour and meaning
The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan
A lovely book about kind people being nice to each other with a touch of the other worldly and gentle humour