In this rather quirky but nice book, Tess and her love troubles frame the action, leading to some philosophising about love on the side.
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The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel
Not for the fainthearted due to its controversial subject matter, The Roanoke Girls is intense, compelling, unsettling -not easily forgotten
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
Scuffed Granny 