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Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart, a novel of poverty, abuse and addiction in 1980s GLASGOW. Hugh – ‘Shuggie‘ – Bain is a funny wee lad. ‘He’s no right‘, people even start to say to Agnes, Shuggie’s Mum. But Agnes...
How do you research a novel set in 3rd Century AD… Sons of Rome (Rise of Emperors 1) by Gordon Doherty and Simon Turner Four Emperors. Two Friends. One Destiny. As twilight descends on the 3rd century AD, the...
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson, short novel set in South East London. This is the second novel that I have read consecutively where the second person narrative is used and I am not convinced by it – yet....
5 copies of A Death at the Hotel Mondrian by Anja de Jager, set in AMSTERDAM. UK only GIVEAWAY Love a good mystery series set in Amsterdam? Lotte Meerman is the investigator and each book can be read as...
A Long Way From Douala by Max Lobe, translated by Ros Schwartz. A short novel set in Cameroon. After reading this short novel, I feel I have peeked into a new and very different culture through the eyes...
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