Blogs in January 2021

The Valley of Lost Secrets 10th January 2021

September 1939. When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn’t be more different from London. Green, quiet and full of strangers, he instantly feels out of place. But then he finds a skull hidden in...

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The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates 10th January 2021

Freddie Yates likes facts. Just not the one staring him in the face – that his secret plan is not, in fact, secret. Because Freddie’s journey wasn’t meant to involve Big Trev and the onion-eating competition or the loo-exploding...

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The Colour of the Sun 10th January 2021

This is a moving, funny and inspirational novel from the bestselling author of Skellig. *Shortlisted for the 2018 Costa Book Awards.* “The day is long, the world is wide, you’re young and free.” One hot summer morning, Davie steps...

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Witch 10th January 2021

Set in the 17th century, a breathtaking debut, and a potential prize-winner, about the power of women, witchcraft, fury, revenge and the ties that bind us. After witnessing the brutal murder of her mother by witch-hunters, Evey vows to...

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Child of St Kilda 10th January 2021

Norman John Gillies was one of the last children ever born on St Kilda, five years before the whole population was evacuated forever to the British mainland. People had lived on these islands for over four thousand years, developing...

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