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Thrive in Chaos by Jace Parker
If there were such a book as a manual for life and how to approach it, then this should be it: straight-talking sense, sharply delivered.
Afternoons of Suspended Love by Stefania Lucchetti
Love, passion, acceptance – all of these themes permeate through this English/Italian collection with intensity, humour and honesty
The New Wilderness by Diane Cook
A project takes people back to nature and a nomadic lifestyle but is this going to be the idyll they think it will be?
Bronxville by Lee Stockdale
A short book of poems, some prose, some stream-of-consciousness musings, forming an eclectic collection, delivered in the same erudite voice
The Toffee Man and the Kingdom of Ends by L.K. Quinn
An intriguing title for an intriguing book about an imaginative girl called April at a key time in her life
The First Call was Mine by Kay Blake
A memoir of a life which begins troubled but shows the true power of resilience and the importance of having the right support
His Eyes: A Novel of Hope from Tragedy by Mark Charles Power
A book which begins with a family in tragedy but gradually, through faith and healing and the support of others, the way is shown to them
Lunch Tales: Teagan by Lucille Guarino
This book was a breath of fresh air! It had a lot going on – romance, tragedy, families – beautifully packaged by excellent storytelling!
The Outlands by Frank Torn
Family, farm-life and hardship feature in this original novel set in Australia, with elements of saga mixed with myth and magical realism
Scuffed Granny 