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MOI UAE

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MOI UAE provides services for smart phones to be used by individuals and companies as well. The...

The Stranger (Jude Lyon)

Simon Conway

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ISIS can’t control him. MI6 can’t find him. But he’s coming… Things change quickly...

The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic Hit Men, Jackals, and How to Change the World

John Perkins

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New York Times bestseller From the author of the phenomenal New York Times bestseller, Confessions...

WdConnector

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The WdConnector help you to play your media files from your Cloud* on your iDevice. To this end,...

The Mixer: The Story of Premier League Tactics, from Route One to False Nines

Michael Cox

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An absolutely essential book for every modern football fan, about the development of Premier League...

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ClareR (6067 KP) rated The Chateau in Books

Oct 19, 2021

The Chateau

Catherine Cooper | 2021 | Crime, Fiction & Poetry, Mystery, Thriller

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Nick and Aura have moved from the UK to France, to escape from some mystery event that has happened in their past. And quite honestly, the Chateau they buy is like something out of The Money Pit (I’m showing my age here!). I should start by saying that I thoroughly enjoyed this, BEFORE I say that the crumbling chateau was a pretty accurate metaphor for the state of their relationship. ANd try as I might, I found myself rooting for their sticky end, in whatever way it would come (I do so love to hate the main characters of a book!!). Nick and Aura are those stereotypical Brits who move to a foreign country without speaking the language, and never really learn how to speak it when they’re there - not that they’re given much of a chance.

Their small ex-pat community is full of the rich, spoilt and slightly/ very depraved.

Information about Nick and Aura is dished out in flashbacks, and I didn’t know who to feel the most sorry for. Oh hang on, I did. It was the children. To have parents like these *shakes head*.

There are so many twists and turns that you won’t know who to trust - right up to the Big Ending, and oh! How I loved it!

I think in the end, everyone got just what they deserved.

Highly recommended!
And many thanks (once again)to The Pigeonhole for continuing to help me with my NetGalley reading!

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Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated The Night Rainbow in Books

Mar 21, 2022

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The Night Rainbow
By Claire King
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It is summer in the south of France, and Pea and her little sister Margot spend their days running free, inventing games in the meadow behind their house. But Pea has worries beyond her five and a half years. Her father has died in an accident, and her mother has just lost a baby. Maman is English, already isolated in this small, foreign village, and in her compounded grief, she has retreated even further. Pea and Margot stay out of her way and try to make things better, but they can't make Maman happy again.

When Pea befriends Claude, a man who seems to love the meadow as she does, she wonders if he could be a new papa. But why do the other villagers view Claude with suspicion, and what secrets does his large empty house hold?

This is absolutely beautiful! Not a book I’d normally pick out myself I received it in a monthly subscription box I have and it was so heartfelt and such a beautiful story. Beautifully written! A quick read but packed with emotion. Really makes you feel like you are there with this beautiful little girl. You get to go on this journey in the mind of a 5 and a half years old as she works her way through grief and friendships. Highly recommend!