Oliver Cromwell Pitts’ life is turned upside down when his father disappears the night of a big storm and he is forced to live by his wits.
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Blue Verses: Volume I. Of love, death, angels and demons by Daniel Hernandez
Self-scrutiny and reconciliation is at the heart of this poetry collection as the author wrestles with the uncertainties that life offers.
From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
James Bond’s trip to Turkey for the suggested love of a Russian beauty was a great introduction for me to the fiction of Ian Fleming
The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman
A quite traumatic but moving novel told in two narrative strands, one of a young mother, the other the daughter she is forced to give up.
Baby Proof by Emily Giffin
Emily Giffin has written an interesting book dealing with a woman who is adamant that she does not want children even if it means losing her soulmate
Tone Dead by Sydney Preston
A murder mystery, lightly told with the deft hand of Sydney Preston, which is big on character and well-plotted
Behind the Wall by Harris Kloe
Harris Kloe has written a tense short story to open his forthcoming collection with seams of horror and suspense
The Book With No Name by Anonymous
For me, bourbon conjures images of small chocolate biscuits but the Bourbon Kid is a far scarier prospect in this quirky detective horror thriller
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty
Liane Moriarty takes good friends, a tense school atmosphere and fragemented and destructive relationship and makes a great piece of reading
The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
Jojo Moyes’ book about the Packhorse Librarians of Kentucky is a stirring tale about the power of friendship and the joy that books can bring