Tim Smith
The Dark Inside
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Charlie Yates is a reporter on the edge. His life is a mess and his job hangs by a thread. Exiled from New ...Read Review
Signs for Lost Children
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1880s England. Signs for Lost Children picks up directly from where Sarah Moss’ previous novel Bodies of Light left off. Freshly qualified doctor, ...Read Review
What Became of the White Savage
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Narcisse Pelletier, an 18-year-old French sailor, returns from searching for water to find his ship gone. He is alone on the coast of ...Read Review
Mrs Engles
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Lizzie Burns is a young factory worker from the Irish slums of Manchester. Mary, her elder sister, is in a relationship with the ...Read Review
Swansong 1945
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This “collective diary” consisting of excerpts from diaries, letters and official memorandum covers the eighteen day period from Hitler’s final birthday to ...Read Review
The Adventures of Henry Thoreau: A Young Man’s Unlikely Path to Walden Pond
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Michael Sims’ well researched biography of one of 19th century America’s most influential writers is a solid, highly informative and detailed book. ...Read Review
Hunting Season
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On 1 January 1880, a stranger steps from the ferry onto the harbour in the small Sicilian town of Vigata. The locals are curious and ...Read Review
Bodies of Light
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Bodies of Light is the story of a middle-class family in Victorian Manchester. Ally is the daughter and granddaughter of strong, idealistic women ...Read Review
Joan of Arc: A History
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Beginning at the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, Helen Castor examines the broader political, cultural and, importantly, religious context of 15th-century France to explain ...Read Review
Ace, King, Knave
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Sophia, a soon-to-be-married young Georgian heiress, and Betsy-Ann, a dealer in stolen goods and former whore, lead such different lives it seems impossible ...Read Review