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The Island by Victoria Hislop
I picked up a copy of Victoria Hislop’s book, The Island, from a local book sale. I was pleased to secure it because I really enjoyed her book The Thread and reviewed it on this site: https://bookreviewstoday.info/2015/04/30/the-thread-by-victoria-hislop/. Both books tell tales from Hislop’s favourite country, Greece. Victoria Hislop won Newcomer of the Year at the 2007 British Book …
To Kill A Tsar by Andrew Williams
I found this book in my local library. I was intrigued by the title and I enjoy history. Andrew Williams is a British writer and former television journalist who was born on 8 May, 1962 in Sheffield, England. He was educated at Trinity College, at Oxford University, Oxford and is a former Senior Producer and Director …
The Heretic’s Daughter by Kathleen Kent
This book was book of the month for my book group. It is not one that I would have chosen, but I think a large part of joining a book group is to read out of your comfort zone. Kathleen Kent is an American author who lives in Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA. She is a tenth-generation descendant …
White Rose Rebel by Janet Paisley
I first came across Janet Paisley, who is an award winning poet and author, when I was studying Creative Writing in Stirling, Scotland. She read some of her amazing poetry to us. She writes in both Scots and English. As a result of this I have always thought of her as a poet, first and …
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