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Latest Blog Posts for Farm Lane Books Blog
- Under a Pole Star by Stef Penneyon Dec 11, 2016 in UncategorizedSource: Free review copy received from publisher Five words from the blurb: Arctic, explorer, women, love, ambition I enjoyed The Tenderness of Wolves, when I read it many years ago, but I can’t remember much about it now. The only lingering i...
- The Moth Snowstorm by Michael McCarthy Source: Personal Copy Shortlisted for 2016 Wainwright’s Prize Five words from the blurb: nature, world, destroyed, beauty, sustainable I have now read all the books on the 2016 Wainwright’s Prize shortlist and I certainly saved the best for l...
- The Shepherd’s Life by James Rebanks Source: Library Shortlisted for 2016 Wainwright’s Prize Five words from the blurb: Lake District, farming, generations, sheep, land James Rebanks is a farmer in the Lake District and his family have kept sheep on the fells for generations. Th...
- The Long Night of White Chickens by Francisco Goldman Source: Personal Copy Five words from the blurb: Guatemala, orphan, murder, corruption, friends I bought this book because the title intrigued me and I hadn’t read a book set in Guatemala before. It is a long, slow read, but gives a good insi...
- Walkabout by James Vance Marshall Source: Personal Copy Five words from the blurb: Australia, outback, survival, Aboriginal, cultures Walkabout is a classic book about two American children who become stranded in the Australian outback after a plane crash. They are rescued by an Ab...
- The Good Guy by Susan Bealeon Jun 16, 2016 in 2016 Recommended booksSource: Free review copy received from publisher Five words from the blurb: marriage, deception, suburban, New England, intentions The Good Guy is a fantastic debut. It is packed with passion and emotion; an example of what happens when an author...
- Christ’s Entry Into Brussels by Dimitri Verhulst Source: Free review copy received from publisher Translated from the Dutch by David Colmer Five words from the blurb: Jesus, Belgium, publicity, welcoming, committee Christ’s Entry Into Brussels is a novella that satirises modern society b...
- March/April Summary and Plans for MayI got my reading mojo back recently and have read a lot in the last few weeks. This is mainly because we still haven’t sold our house, so we’re in a boring limbo which involves lots of cleaning and sitting around whilst people wander arou...
- A Whole Life by Robert Seethaler Source: Library Translated from the German by Charlotte Collins Longlisted for 2016 MAN Booker International Prize Five words from the blurb: mountain, valley, change, solitude, great A Whole Life is only 150 pages long, but it contains a beautiful...
- Gluten-Free Girl by Shauna James Ahern Source: Personal Copy Five words from the blurb: pain, avoid, bread, embrace, fresh Shauna James Ahern was diagnosed with celiac disease at the age of 38. This meant that if she ingested any gluten her small intestine would be damaged. She had to...
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