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How to be Brave by Louise Beech, novel set in the Atlantic. Rose, aged 9, collapses and Diabetes 1 is diagnosed. Rose’s great-grandfather is adrift on the Atlantic ocean. This is an uplifting book about how what is important...
Honeyville by Daisy Waugh, novel set in Trinidad, Colorado (1913/14). This is a clever way of dreaming up the plot for a novel. Choose a fairly obscure historical event and switch the spotlight from the men at the centre...
Africa, My Passion by Corinne Hofmann, memoir set in Namibia and Kenya This book is a sequel to a sequel to a sequel. The original, written almost 30 years ago, was called “The White Masai” and told the story...
Half the World Away by Cath Staincliffe, thriller set in Chengdu, China. Every parent’s nightmare….. Lorelei (Lori) heads off to South East Asia for a backpacking adventure – and ends up in China. It’s not hard for her mother...
The Family Divided by Anne Allen, novel set in Guernsey. Charlotte suffering from writer’s block, and her recent divorce, returns to La Folie retreat for some inner healing, and finds herself helping others with their troubles. Whilst at...
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