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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

A surprisingly good novel in verse about the life of a portrait painter, brimming with sensuality & its evocation of attitudes of the time

An enjoyable historical murder mystery with likeable characters and a steady plot, set in the Gilded Age in New York

The story of the Greek hero Achilles told through key characters from the Iliad and forming an enjoyable introduction to an ancient myth

A candid book about addiction related by a mother, drawing on her experiences, emails, Facebook posts, and the writings of the addict

A thriller of some complexity which winds its way in an unusual fashion to a satisfying conclusion

A long collection full of an outpouring of emotion and experience, freely formed with some true moments of clarity and power

In this rather quirky but nice book, Tess and her love troubles frame the action, leading to some philosophising about love on the side.

Reads like a travel book but is also the journey of the writer himself, a cultural exploration and a celebration of the American people

A day in the life of Calem Honeycutt, Missouri farmer, a man struggling to survive in a world where he feels he no longer belongs – intense and real