The Thorn and the Blossom
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One enchanting romance. Two lovers keeping secrets. And a uniquely crafted book that binds their...
Sin on Wheels: The Uncensored Confessions of a Trailer Camp Tramp
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via Amazon "Originally Published: 1962 The gay trailer camp life of casual sin and adultery...
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All Around the Town
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Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, crafts a terrifying story of murder and obsession with...
Bones of Faerie (Bones of Faerie #1)
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The war between humanity and Faerie devastated both sides. Or so 15-year-old Liza has been told. ...
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About a Boy
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'How cool was Will Freeman?' Too cool! At thirty-six, he's as hip as a teenager. He's single,...
The Librarian of Auschwitz
Antonio Iturbe and Lilit Thwaites
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Based on the experience of real-life Auschwitz prisoner Dita Kraus, this is the incredible story of...
Tutus and Tinsel (Half Moon Bay 2.5)
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Zig Reid-Harris has everything an eleven-year-old girl could ever want: a great home, two fantastic...
David McK (3929 KP) rated A History of Britain in 10 enemies in Books
Sep 28, 2025
Perhaps best known for his 'Horrible Histories' series of books, mainly aimed at kids (although, as an adult, I like them too!)
This is aimed more at the adult market than those, with Deary's thesis being - essentially - that it is the island of Britain's enemies through the ages that has forged the national identity. I'm not entirely sold on that, or on who he has chosen - as someone who lived through the tail end of 'The Troubles' in Northern Ireland, I found that chapter especially jarring - with some of his 'dad jokes' getting old pretty quick.
Still, if you take it for what it is (and not entirely rely upon this as a single gospel source of truth), it's a pleasant enough overview of the history of Britain
The House of Ashes
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Sara Keane's husband, Damien, has uprooted them from England and moved them to his native Northern...
The Last Girl To Die
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The island watched and wept… In search of a new life, sixteen-year-old Adriana Clark’s family...