October is Black History month in the UK, an annual series of events and a celebration of the contribution that black people have made to the history of this country. Here are some great books:
They Can't Kill Us All: The Story of Black Lives Matter
Book
'A devastating front-line account of the police killings and the young activism that sparked one of...
The Hate u Give
8.4
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Book
A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old...
Race police shooting black lives matter prejudice witness murder
Ghana Must Go: A Novel
Book
A “buoyant” and “rapturous” debut novel (The Wall Street Journal) about the transformative...
Fiction social issues
The Color Purple
8.5
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Book
The classic, PULITZER PRIZE-winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name. Set in the deep...
The Lonely Londoners
Samuel Selvon and Nasta Susheila
8.0
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Book
Both devastating and funny, The Lonely Londoners is an unforgettable account of immigrant experience...
and 4 other items
Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list
Oct 6, 2017
October is Black History month in the UK, an annual series of events and a celebration of the contribution that black people have made to the history of this country. Here are some great books:
They Can't Kill Us All: The Story of Black Lives Matter
Book
'A devastating front-line account of the police killings and the young activism that sparked one of...
The Hate u Give
8.4
Rate It
Book
A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old...
Race police shooting black lives matter prejudice witness murder
Ghana Must Go: A Novel
Book
A “buoyant” and “rapturous” debut novel (The Wall Street Journal) about the transformative...
Fiction social issues
The Color Purple
8.5
Rate It
Book
The classic, PULITZER PRIZE-winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name. Set in the deep...
The Lonely Londoners
Samuel Selvon and Nasta Susheila
8.0
Rate It
Book
Both devastating and funny, The Lonely Londoners is an unforgettable account of immigrant experience...
and 4 other items
Lyndsey Gollogly (2893 KP) rated Betwixt (Betwixt and Between #1) in Books
Jan 24, 2021
Kindle
Betwixt (Bitwixt&Between book 1)
By Darynda Jones
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Divorced, desperate, and destitute, former restaurateur Defiance Dayne finds out she has been bequeathed a house by a complete stranger. She is surprised, to say the least, and her curiosity gets the better of her. She leaves her beloved Phoenix and heads to one of the most infamous towns in America: Salem, Massachusetts.
She’s only there to find out why a woman she’s never met would leave her a house. A veritable castle that has seen better days. She couldn’t possibly accept it, but the lawyer assigned to the case practically begs her to take it off her hands, mostly because she’s scared of it. The house. The inanimate structure that, as far as Dephne can tell, has never hurt a fly.
Though it does come with some baggage. A pesky neighbor who wants her gone. A scruffy cat who’s a bit of a jerk. And a handyman bathed in ink who could moonlight as a supermodel for GQ.
She decides to give it three days, and not because of the model. She feels at home in Salem. Safe. But even that comes to a screeching halt when people begin knocking on her door day and night, begging for her help to locate their lost objects.
Come to find out, they think she’s a witch. And after a few mysterious mishaps, Dephne is beginning to wonder if they’re right.
It wasn’t a bad book it was very middle of the road compared to her other books. It’s got a decent story some good characters hoping we see the ex get his comeuppance a little more! I do love her little quotes at the start of each chapter it wouldn’t be a Darynda book without them!