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The Midnight Palace…suspense, mystery and a little spooky!
To call Carlos Ruiz Zafon an author or a writer is a dramatic understatement. He is the epitome of a master storyteller and the stories that he tells are amazing. Once you open the cover of his books it is as though … Continue reading
A dad. A teenage son and an education he couldn’t refuse
Single paremt. Unemployed. Father of a teenage son. David Gilmour has his fair share of troubles on his plate. To make things worse his teenage son Jesse is speeding, like a bullet train trough a long, dark tunnel and headed … Continue reading
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Tagged biography, David Gilmour, Fathers and sons, Fathers and sons biography, Film Club, Jesse Gilmour, memoir, The Film Club
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The One hundred year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared!
This is the type of book that you love or hate…. Here are the reasons that I think people will love it…… Firstly – you have to love its title The One hundred year old man who climbed out the … Continue reading
The Prince of Mist….eerie and sinister!
The Prince of Mist was the debut novel published by the talented author Carlos Ruiz Zafon, famous for “The Shadow of the Wind” trilogy. The beginning of the master storytellers career and what a remarkable and unique voice he has. His … Continue reading
The Book of Lost Fragrances
The Book of Lost Fragrances by M. J. Rose Jac L’Etoile’s ancestor was a master perfumer. In 1799 Giles L’Etoile finds himself in Alexandria, Egypt deep in the depths of a pyramid within a sacred burial tomb. Giles L’Etoile can recognise the scents of … Continue reading
A mother. A daughter. A diet.
The Heavy: a mother’s battle against her seven year old daughter’s obesity by Dara-Lynn Weiss. This book has had the spotlight of controversy shine harshly upon it. As indeed have the Weiss family. At the heart of this story is … Continue reading
After the Golden Age
The Good Muslim is a sequel to the Award-winning novel The Golden Age by Tahmima Anam. The Golden Age captured the plight and struggle of the war-torn country of Bangladesh and the fighting spirit of Rehana and her adult children Sohail and Maya. Click … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangladesh fiction, Bangladesh Independence, fiction, Tahmima Anam, The Golden Age, The Good Muslim
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Eat. Pray. Love.
Eat, pray love by Elizabeth Gilbert has been a best-selling memoir. It was also a successful box office hit with Julia Roberts acting as the big screen “Liz” (Elizabeth Gilbert). Funnily enough it was the hype surrounding these two facts that … Continue reading
Broadbeach open book club
Some of the books read in the last month by Broadbeach Open Book Club members include: The Shoemaker’s Wife by Adriana Trigiani Cry of the Curlew by Peter Watt How to be a Good Wife by Emma Chapman The One … Continue reading
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Don’t judge a book by it’s cover!
You know the old adage “Don’t judge a book by its cover”? Well this is the perfect example of it. The novel The Colour of Milk by Nell Leyshon doesn’t have the most eye-catching, attention-grabbing cover in publishing history but the … Continue reading
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Tagged Daughters fiction, farmlife fiction, historical fiction, Nell Leyshon, The Colour of milk
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