Sorry We Missed You (2019)
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Sorry We Missed You follows the struggles of a working class family in the United Kingdom as they...
Silent Lies
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Mia Hamilton lived the perfect life with her husband, university teacher Zach, and their two-year...
ClareR (6129 KP) rated A Quiet Life in Books
Apr 11, 2023
Grief and loss are central themes. The three main characters are navigating their way through different kinds of loss: Chuck is grieving after the loss of his wife of many years from cancer; Kirsten is coming to terms with violent death of her father; Elle is living in a nightmare where her daughter has been abducted by her father.
The writing is utterly beautiful, and I found myself completely caught up in the lives of these people. Even though two of the characters are dealing with grief, it’s such a life affirming novel.
Highly recommended - just have the tissues close at hand!
The Institution
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They’re locked up for your safety. Now, you’re locked in with them. Dr Connie Woolwine has...
The Cedar Tree
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Spanning two centuries, Nicole Alexander’s compelling novel is a story of love and faith, destiny...
Sloane's List
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Sloane Anderson has written a daring (for her) to-do list, a perfect roadmap to love, but will she...
Contemporary Romance
David McK (3770 KP) rated Ant-Man (2015) in Movies
Aug 26, 2019 (Updated Dec 28, 2024)
However, when his ex-protoge also managed to unlock the secrets of the Pym particle (which allows the user to shrink or grow), Hank Pym - and his daughter, as played by Evangeline Lilly - must find a way to stop him from selling his yellow jacket suit to the highest bidder (ie Hydra: "they're not what they used to be"), which is where the cat burglar Scott Lang comes in.
And, I'll admit, I laughed the first time at the Thomas the Tank Engine bit.
Protecting What's Mine (Men Of Maddox Security #1)
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Bound by duty. Driven by passion. Unstoppable in love. Ranger Cole is used to high-stakes...
Strait Lace (Loxley Hall Books)
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It is 1905. Edwardian England. Harriet Loxley, the daughter of a vicar and niece to a prominent...
Historical Fiction Women in History Suffragettes
David McK (3770 KP) rated Shakespeare in Love (1998) in Movies
Oct 19, 2025
Whilst this is a bit slow starting, it gets better once the plot starts moving, roughly half an hour or so into it, with the introduction of (a very young) Gwyneth Paltrow as Lady Viola who - in the best traditions of Shakespeare - wants to become an actor herself, a role forbidden to females of the time, and so is forced to 'go undercover', pretending to be a young man.
Sound familiar?
It's a plot device Shakespeare would return to, time and time again.