Blogs in September 2020

Portrait of the Spy as a Young Man 18th September 2020

1941: a teenage William Catesby leaves Cambridge to join the army and support the war effort. Parachuted into Occupied France as an SOE officer, he witnesses tragedies and remarkable feats of bravery during the French Resistance. 2014: now in...

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The Devil’s Dice 17th September 2020

A SHOCKING DEATH – A lawyer is found dead in a Peak District cave, his face ribboned with scratches. A SINISTER MESSAGE – Amidst rumours of a local curse, DI Meg Dalton is convinced this is cold-blooded murder. There’s...

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Minaret 17th September 2020

In her Muslim hijab, with her down-turned gaze, Najwa is invisible to most eyes, especially to the rich London families whose houses she cleans. But twenty years earlier, it was a different story. Najwa was at university in Khartoum...

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The Art Fiasco 16th September 2020

It’s 1924 and Poppy Denby is heading up to Northumberland to celebrate her father’s sixtieth birthday. She stops off in Newcastle en route to visit her Aunt Dot, who has temporarily relocated from London to renovate a house she’s...

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The Dream of Jack Love 14th September 2020

Great YA fiction – Jack Love is lives in Woodford with his Grandmother, is autistic and is obsessed with the Central Line. He is a great footballer – plays for Ashton FC and is a gifted and artist. His...

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