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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
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 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
Nice People on Planes by Lana Hart
In Hart’s excellent book, we follow Cora and make, through encounters she has on the plane trips, discoveries about her and her life
Paradise Cove – They Escaped the Cuckoo’s Nest by Pini Dunner
A collection of letters, showing the personality of a man who changed his life but held onto his humanity, told through human encounters
What Was Forbidden by Jonathan Bockian
An historical murder mystery set in Venice in the 1600s; of family, religious devotion and the restrictions placed by society’s requirements