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Last Dance with Valentino, by Daisy Waugh
Reviewed on August 24, 2011
The story is a balance of the past and the present life of Jenny Doyle. In the past, it is 1916 and young English rose, Jenny Doyle, is leaving England for New York, where she soon finds herself working for the de Saulles family. It is here that she meets the little known dancer and [...]
How I Lost the War, by Filippo Bologna
Reviewed on April 27, 2011
How I Lost the War is the first, prize-winning novel by screenwriter Filippo Bologna. Originally written in Italian, it has been translated for English readers by Howard Curtis. The story centres around a young man named Federico, a descendant of the noble Cremona family. He lives in an idyllic Tuscan village which is famous for [...]
Heart’s Blood, by Juliet Marillier
Reviewed on January 14, 2011
Caitrin is a young scribe who, fleeing her own demons, finds a safe haven in Whistling Tor – a crumbling, derelict fortress full of mystery and secrets. A seemingly unbreakable curse lies over the chieftain, Anluan, and his family. At Whistling Tor, Caitrin finds friendship, love and also evil. At first Anluan’s strange tempers and [...]
No Mercy, by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Reviewed on September 25, 2010
When shape-shifter Dev Peltier crosses paths with Samia, a fierce immortal Amazon warrior, he realises he may have met his match. Live fast, fight hard and if you have to die then take as many of your enemies with you as you can. That is the Amazon credo and the words Sam has lived and [...]
Dark Peril, By Christine Feehan
Reviewed on September 16, 2010
Dark Peril is the twenty first book in Christine Feehan’s Dark series. Dominic – one of the most powerful Carpathian males – believing his existence is coming to an end, ingests vampire blood containing dangerous parasites in order to gain entrance to the vampire run laboratory and learn their plans. Thinking this is the most [...]
Girl in Translation, by Jean Kwok
Reviewed on August 20, 2010
When eleven year old Kimberly Chang moves with her mother from their home in Hong Kong to New York, she expects tall skyscrapers, glistening department stores and an exciting new life. However the reality is very different. Girl in Translation opens with Kimberly and her mother arriving at their apartment in New York and discovering [...]
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Simon Kernick
Simon Kernick is one of Britain’s most exciting new thriller writers. He arrived on the crime writing scene with his highly acclaimed debut novel The Business of Dying, the story of a corrupt cop moonlighting as a hitman. However, Simon’s big breakthrough came with his novel Relentless which was selected by Richard and Judy for [...]
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Five copies of John le Carré’s Smiley vs Karla Trilogy to be won
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy was one of the big film releases of 2011, and to celebrate its release on DVD we have five copies of John le Carré’s Smiley vs Karla Trilogy to be won – consisting of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, The Honourable Schoolboy and Smiley’s People.
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