Not for the fainthearted due to its controversial subject matter, The Roanoke Girls is intense, compelling, unsettling -not easily forgotten
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And Away… by Bob Mortimer
An easy read with all that you would expect from Bob Mortimer: tall tales, humour, sentiment and honesty.
The Girl from the Garden by Parnaz Foroutan
Told through the memories of an elderly lady, a sad, but less intense than anticipated, story of the pressures of women created by tradition
The Slow Road to Deadhorse by James Anthony
Reads like a travel book but is also the journey of the writer himself, a cultural exploration and a celebration of the American people
Still the Night Call by Joshua Senter
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
All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
An unusual book with the themes of war and family following the lives of two main young characters: a blind French girl and a German soldier
Ridley’s War by Jim Napier
Jim Napier has created a competent detective in Colin McDermott and this latest story is a solid, entertaining read – nothing taxing and easy to digest. A good read.
The Invisible Sentence by Verna McFelin
The Invisible Sentence by Verna McFelin – A book for the faithful showing how one family’s bid to survive adversity was sustained through belief and a unique relationship with God
The Trouble With Belonging by Magdalena Stanhoff
The Trouble with Belonging by Magdalena Stanhoff – A modern tale of love that engages, to some extent, in discussion of the multicultural nature of our world today and its resulting tensions
Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
To read or not to read? A touching tale of loss, marriage, and the price of ambition, crafted within an imagined Shakespeare’s world
Scuffed Granny 