Blogs in October 2019

Violet 22nd October 2019

Carrie’s best friend has an accident and can no longer make the round-the-world trip they’d planned together, so Carrie decides to go it alone. Violet is also travelling alone, after splitting up with her boyfriend in Thailand. She is...

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The Unforgotten Coat 6th July 2019

From the award-winning author of Millions comes a story of friendship in the midst of adversity. Winner of the 2012 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, this magical and poignant book is enriched by stunning and atmospheric Polaroid photos. Two refugee...

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The Blue Sky 5th July 2019

In the Altai Mountains of northern Mongolia, the nomadic Tuvan people s ancient way of life is colliding with the relentless influence of the modern world. For a young shepherd boy, the confrontation comes in stages. First, his older...

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All This Belongs To Me 25th October 2014

Petra Hulova became an overnight sensation when “All This Belongs to Me” was originally published in Czech in 2002, when the author was just twenty-three years old. The novel comprises the strong voices of five women from three generations...

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The Private Papers of Eastern Jewel 1st January 1970

Peking, 1914. Eight-year-old Eastern Jewel peers from behind a screen as her father, Prince Su makes love to a servant girl. Caught spying by her thirteenth sister, Eastern Jewel’s sexual curiosity sees her banished to live with distant relatives...

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