Blogs in October 2019

The Last American Man 2nd October 2019

At the age of seventeen, Eustace Conway ditched the comforts of his suburban existence to escape to the wild. Away from the crushing disapproval of his father, he lived alone in a teepee in the mountains. Everything he needed...

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City of Girls 26th January 2019

It is the summer of 1940. Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris arrives in New York with her suitcase and sewing machine, exiled by her despairing parents. Although her quicksilver talents with a needle and commitment to mastering the perfect hair roll...

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The Signature of All Things 7th August 2015

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE   From the moment Alma Whittaker steps into the world, everything about life intrigues her. Instilled with an unquenchable sense of wonder by her father,...

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Eat Pray Love 1st January 1970

Liz’s memoir who- after her marriage breakdown – takes off for a year and goes to mull over her life in three destinations: Italy, India and Indonesia (Bali). Italy is about the pleasure of eating, India is about finding...

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