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THE BIRTHDAY PRESENT by Barbara Vine
10:09 - 09 October 2008

THIS latest psychological thriller by Ruth Rendell, written under her pen name, is set in the late spring of 1990. A love affair is flourishing between Ivor Tesham, a 33-year-old rising star of Margaret Thatcher s Conservative government, and Hebe Furnal,... Full Story »

Snow Flower
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See

18:08 - 07 October 2008

IN nineteenth century China a woman s eligibility is judged by the size and shape of her feet. For our heroine lily, this is extraordinary good luck. The local matchmaker has declared that if bound properly Lily s feet will be flawless. The daughter of a... Read More »

Business Stripped Bare: Adventures of a Global Entrepreneur By Richard Branson

10:41 - 02 October 2008

The golden-goateed wonder reveals all about the company he started as a school drop-out in the seventies which grew into one of the most successful and diverse companies on the planet. He explains how Virgin grew from a small mail order record company in... Read More »

Garden Spells
Garden Spells by Sarah Addison-Allen

11:24 - 16 July 2008

EVERYONE it seems has a story to tell about the famous Waverley women! For generation s they have lived in the same house with a mysterious walled garden that blooms all year round. Every Waverley woman is somehow touched by magic. Claire is the latest ke... Read More »

WHEN YOU ARE ENGULFED IN FLAMES by David Sedaris

09:49 - 10 July 2008

THIS book is a bit annoying. It s like listening to an 80s album by Miles Davis or Bob Dylan – all the skill and passion is there but the arrangement has gone awry. Sedaris is certainly insightful with a... Read More »

The Editor
The Editor's Wife by Clare Chambers

12:50 - 09 July 2008

IT S TEMPTING to say that this is the perfect holiday read because it is so easy to get into and so absorbing once you do but actually it would be a brilliant book to curl up with in winter too. Clare Chambers knows how to tell a tale. This is a rather tw... Read More »

THE MITFORDS by Charlotte Mosley

09:30 - 03 July 2008

THERE can be few sisters to match the Mitfords. The six girls, born between 1904 and 1920, had everything to keep the gossips mesmerised. They were aristocrats, the daughters of the eccentric 2nd Baron Redesdale and his w... Read More »

 

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