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Truly, Madly, Deeply: Underwater Photography

Ali Bin Thalith

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To capture an image of the crystal octopus, one of the ocean's rarest and most elusive creatures,...

Adele recommended Colour It In by The Maccabees in Music (curated)

Colour It In by The Maccabees

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"When we were growing up, we had mutual friends. I used to go and watch them play at the Bug Bar in Brixton when I was 14… I remember them getting signed to Fiction and how exciting that was. I’ve still got one of their demo CDs, in a photocopied and stapled-together packet, which had their early song Latchmere on it. Latchmere was a swimming pool we all went to; it had a really good wave machine. That’s how their song goes: “Latchmere’s/ Got a wave machine.” When I watched the Maccabees play at Glastonbury this year, it was so moving – seeing all those random people singing their song back at them, about a little swimming pool that was a huge part of my youth. It took me back… I’d say they’re the most consistent band in the UK right now. Without fail, they deliver with their songs, and I find them very inspiring for that. They know who they are; as individuals, as friends, as a band. They’re lovely boys – and with their new record, Marks to Prove It, they had their first No 1 album."

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2532 KP) rated Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics in Books

Mar 9, 2018

When Susan Carol's swimming times start to drop, she becomes an Olympic athlete. Unfortunately, the new managers she's signed with are bugging her, and her dad doesn't seem to notice. Is there something more going on? Can her boyfriend, Steve, figure it out? The mystery was very, very slow to get going in this book. Plenty of conflict, but hardly any mystery. And when the mystery started, it felt rushed.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-rush-for-gold-mystery-at.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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The Secret to Not Drowning

Colette Snowden

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"How did the girl who once dreamed of being a Charlie's Angel become such a cowed and submissive...

Cocoon (1985)

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Oscar-winning fantasy in which the residents of a Florida rest home get a new lease of life when...

The Chocolate Lady (94 KP) rated The Lido in Books

Oct 7, 2020

The Lido

Libby Page | 2019 | Contemporary, Humor & Comedy, Romance

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They say “it takes a village to raise a child,” but further to that, I think it takes a worthy cause to build a community. Libby Page’s debut novel “The Lido” is about the fight to save a local swimming pool that brings two women together in this common struggle, despite the sixty-year age difference between them. You can read my review of this book that is being called the “feel-good debut of the year” on my blog here. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2018/08/11/diving-in-together/