Goodbye East End: An Evacuee's Story
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As Hitler's bombs threatened London during World War Two, eight-year-old David Merron was removed...
Adam DeVine recommended By the Way by Red Hot Chili Peppers in Music (curated)
English Journey
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In 1934, J. B. Priestley published an account of his journey through England from Southampton to the...
Carrillo's Cowboy
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When divorced mother of two returned to drought-stricken Harlow’s Bend to care for her father, she...
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The Death of the Heart
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An immaculate portrait of adolescent love from one of our most beloved novelists. 'One of the...
Eureka
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Players act as prospectors moving about the game board in search of gold. But even after finding the...
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The Last Bear
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There are no polar bears left on Bear Island. At least, that’s what April’s father tells her...
The Echo Man
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Detectives Cara Elliott and Noah Deakin are on the case of a series of seemingly unconnected...
ClareR (6129 KP) rated River Sing Me Home in Books
Jan 19, 2023
Set across Barbados, British Guiana and Trinidad in 1834, Rachel is driven to go and find her sold children when slavery is abolished. You would think that she would be free to do so, but when slavery was abolished, slave owners operated an apprentice scheme - which was simply the same terms and conditions as slavery. So Rachel has to be very careful and remain under the radar of slave catchers.
Rachel’s determination to find her children and her joy when she does find them, the brutality and inhumanity of the slave trade, Rachel’s experiences of love and loss, all add up to a really emotional reading experience.
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When the Office Went to War: War Letters from Men of the Great Western Railway
Clare Horrie and Kathryn Phelps
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During the course of the First World War, staff of the Great Western Railway's Audit Office sent...