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Seven in May
I read seven books in May. One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake@font-face {font-family:"New York"; panose-1:2 2 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77;...
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Five in June
I read five books in June. @font-face {font-family:"New York"; panose-1:2 2 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other;...
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Seven in July
I read seven books in July (more or less) Apples Never Fall by Liane MoriartyAnother page-turning story from Liane Moriarty – really, the kind where you don’t speak to your nearest and dearest for a...
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Seven in August
I read seven books in August. Islands of Abandonment by Cal FlynNon-fiction. Cal Flyn visited places which humans have vacated for one reason or another – eg Chernobyl; the island of Monserrat...
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I read six books in September. The Sixteen Trees of the Somme by Lars MyttingLars Mytting had a rather unlikely non-fiction bestseller in 2015 with Norwegian Wood: Chopping, Stacking, and Drying Wood...
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Six in October
I read six books in October Scottish Women Writers: 1800 to the Great War by Eileen DunlopMany of these novelists, playwrights, poets, memoirists and journalists were new to me.Most have been...
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Jingle bells, jingle bells ...
New collection of short stories available for pre-order now:@font-face {font-family:"New York"; panose-1:2 2 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77;...
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Six in November
I read six books in November. Build Your House Around My Body by Violet Kupersmith‘Two young Vietnamese women go missing decades apart.’ A debut novel (the author has previously published short...
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Twelve in December
I read twelve books in December. I had three days away in a cottage in Sutherland, then I had a few days of feeling peaky and having to cancel various things, then I was on holiday from work/regular...
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Seven in January
I read seven books in January. Bibliomaniac: An Obsessive’s Tour of the Bookshops of Britain by Robin InceSigned copy, a lovely Christmas present. When Robin Ince’s stadium tour with Professor Brian...
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Nine in February
I read nine books in February. Deception by Helen ForbesThis was indeed the ‘compelling’ read promised in the blurb – heightened for me because I know the locations in Edinburgh very well. Who knows...
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Six in March
I read six books in March. I’m Sorry You Feel That Way by Rebecca WaitRead on Kindle but I liked it so much I’m going to get a paperback copy. Here is a very dysfunctional family: their issues include...
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Seven in April
I read seven books in April. Hope to Survive by Caroline DunfordThe second in a series but the first I’ve read – and my first Caroline Dunford book but not, I hope, the last. I much enjoyed this spy...
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Five in May
I read five books in May. Games and Ritualsby Katherine HeinyThis is Katherine Heiny’s second book of short stories. I’ve been waiting for it and it did not disappoint. Inevitably some appealed more...
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Six in June
I read six books in June.@font-face {font-family:"New York"; panose-1:2 2 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other;...
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Serial news!
The Saturday Scribblers was serialised in The People’s Friend in 2021 and is now available on Kindle. It’s set in the fictional town of Ashbridge in the north-east of England: Jess’s advertisement on...
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Seven in July
I read seven books in July. @font-face {font-family:"New York"; panose-1:2 2 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other;...
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Five in August
I read five books in August.@font-face {font-family:"New York"; panose-1:2 2 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other;...
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Six in September
I read six books in September.@font-face {font-family:"New York"; panose-1:2 2 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman;...
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Five in October
I read five books in October.@font-face {font-family:"New York"; panose-1:2 2 5 2 6 3 5 6 2 4; mso-font-alt:"Times New Roman"; mso-font-charset:77; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-format:other;...
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Seven in November
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Six in December
I read six books in December. But first … due to technical changes, for some months it has not been possible to Follow this blog, and those who had already Followed were not informed of new posts....
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Eight in January
I read eight books in January. Prelovedby Lauren BravoGwen is 38 and has just been made redundant from a job she didn’t much like anyway. She seems to be adrift from old friendships and her...
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Seven in February
I read seven books in February. The Lincoln Highway by Amor TowlesLove a road trip book, love an American road trip book, love an American road trip book set in the 50s. So, job done, Mr Towles – and...
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Seven in March
I read seven books in March.Crooked Heart by Lissa EvansThis is a trilogy. I read the first one Old Baggage a few years ago for my book group – about wonderful Mattie. Earlier in her life she was a...
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