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• Under a Pole Star by Stef Penney
  on Dec 11, 2016 in Uncategorized
    Source: 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
  on Aug 3, 2016 in 2015 Memoirs Non Fiction Nature Writing
   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
  on Jul 13, 2016 in 2015 Memoirs Non Fiction Lake District Nature Writing Sheep
   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
  on Jul 8, 2016 in 1990s Chunkster Guatemala
   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
  on Jul 1, 2016 in 1950s Classics Novella Australia
   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 Beale
  on Jun 16, 2016 in 2016 Recommended books
   Source: 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
  on Jun 8, 2016 in 2014 Books in Translation Novella
     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 May
  on May 1, 2016 in Uncategorized Monthly Summary Summary
  I 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
  on Apr 28, 2016 in 2015 Books in Translation Novella Recommended books German
   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
  on Apr 26, 2016 in 2000 - 2007 Memoirs Food
   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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