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Princess Aminah embarks on a half year journey from her sheltered life as the daughter of an eastern...
Starborn: The Worldmaker Trilogy: Book One
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Shortlisted for the 2016 David Gemmell Morningstar Award for Best Debut Death and destruction will...
Twenty Trillion Leagues Under the Sea
Adam Roberts and Mahendra Singh
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It is 1958 and France's first nuclear submarine, Plongeur, leaves port for the first of its sea...
Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: Seven BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramas: Collection 2
Full Cast, Bert Coules, Andrew Sachs and Clive Merrison
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Clive Merrison and Andrew Sachs star in seven original BBC Radio 4 full-cast adventures for Holmes...
Sex, Needs, and Queer Culture: From Liberation to the Post-Gay
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The belief of many in the early sexual liberation movements was that capitalism's investment in the...
Melanie Caldicott (6 KP) rated A Cupboard Full of Coats in Books
Apr 29, 2021
At the beginning of the book Jinx is a hollow, cold, deeply scarred woman who lives a very isolated life unable to even form a relationship with her young son. She is unable to believe in and receive love from anyone after the emotional betrayal of her mother led to complete devastation in her teens.
Yet, then Lemon walks back into her life and, whilst at his own admission he is no saint, he leads he on a path to exorcise her guilt and discover redemption. Lemon is a fascinating character who has almost angelic qualities at times and his relationship with Jinx is full of mystery and is at times their scenes together are almost like a fable. And yet throughout the mystery the vivid descriptions and very raw, tangible emotions experienced by the two protagonists ground the story firmly within the realms of human experience, taking the reader on a moving journey of empathy and affinity.
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Sara Cox (1845 KP) rated After the Flood in Books
Sep 7, 2019
Myra has lost everything during the floods: her home, her mother, her husband and her daughter. But her daughter wasn't taken by the flood, she was taken by Myra's husband. Years later, Myra and her younger daughter, Pearl, are still searching for Row. The world has been flooded and what we're once mountain peaks are treacherous under the water. Myra and Pearl live on a small boat and have to overcome the challenges of trade and raiders. After their boat is destroyed they join a larger ship that dream of an ideal community and they all head north for a safe place to settle and to find Row. Full of lust, treachery, bargaining, secrets and betrayal, this novel has everything a reader could ask for. It is beautifully written. It was so easy to empathise with Myra and struggle over the difficult decisions she has to make with her. And I can imagine most mothers would find it easy to put thenselves in her shoes. I cannot recommend this book enough