Blogs in May 2021

Mission 22nd May 2021

John hears his mother lie to his father when he is only a child. The lie means that the two do not see each other for two decades. When they meet, the father tells John of the men who...

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Under the Wave at Waimea 20th May 2021

From renowned writer Paul Theroux comes a dazzling novel following a big-wave surfer in Hawaii as he confronts ageing, privilege, mortality, and whose lives we choose to remember ‘It was as if in surfing he was carving his name...

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War and Millie McGonigle 20th May 2021

The Newbery Award-winning author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife’s Apprentice tells a heartfelt and humorous story of WWII on the homefront. Millie McGonigle lives in sunny California, where her days are filled with beach and surf. It...

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Almost 12th May 2021

A raw and tender novel with a powerful jaw-dropping narrative climax that will stay with you forever. The Los Angeles university campus where Violet works is undergoing restructuring. Her friend Sandy has lost her job and the atmosphere has...

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The Beach House 11th May 2021

The perfect place to hide. Or so she thought . . . When Grace Jensen returns to her home in the ocean-front town of Lookout Beach one day, she finds a body in a pool of blood and a...

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