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Where the Crawdads Sing - by Delia Owens
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Book of the Year: Where the Crawdads Sing

I read Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens, at such pace it’s hard for me to say exactly why it's my favourite...

All Our Shimmering Skies by Trent Dalton
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All Our Shimmering Skies

I absolutely loved Trent Dalton’s first novel (Boy Swallows Universe) so it was a no brainer to buy his second novel when it...

The Talented Mr Varg - book review
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The Talented Mr Varg

If you like Isabel Dalhousie’s gentle approach to solving mysteries, you will probably also enjoy Varg ­– Alexander McCall Smith’s Swedish detective, who...

The Other Bennet Sister - by Janice Hadlow
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The Other Bennet Sister

This new angle on 'Pride and Prejudice' looks at the events that take place in that classic novel through the eyes of Mary...

Longbourn - by Jo Baker
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Longbourn

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Longbourn … reading about the servants’ impoverished lives behind the scenes of the Pride...

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Miss Benson’s Beetle

Miss Benson’s Beetle is a weird and joyous journey to the other side of the world in search of a beetle. It's also...

Boy Swallows Universe - book review
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Boy Swallows Universe

Boy Swallows Universe, by Trent Dalton, smashes down preconceptions about what it’s like to grow up in a household with a convicted murderer...