Blogs in August 2014

The Wild Places 26th August 2014

“The Wild Places” is both an intellectual and a physical journey, and Macfarlane travels in time as well as space. Guided by monks, questers, scientists, philosophers, poets and artists, both living and dead, he explores our changing ideas of...

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Mad About You 26th August 2014

Sinéad Moriarty’s riveting novel, Mad About You, makes you stop and think about the importance of trust in relationships – how fragile it can be, how easily damaged, how hard to repair. Sinéad combines the storytelling genius of Jodi Picoult, and...

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Wreaking 26th August 2014

Three solitary characters remember their shared past in a sprawling, derelict psychiatric hospital on the English coast: a turbulent summer in the aftermath of the hospital’s closure that culminated in a shocking, life-altering accident. But the more each tries...

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Mystery at the Manor (Cherringham series) 26th August 2014

The elderly owner of Mogdon Manor, Victor Hamblyn, dies in a mysterious fire. But was it really an accident? Jack and Sarah are skeptical – The victim’s three middle-aged children, who all live in the village of Cherringham, are...

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Memory’s Hostage 20th August 2014

In the England of 1883, the MacFarlane family has earned a reputation for being titans of the rail, coal, and textile industries. Elder brother Henry toes the line in all respects but younger brother Horace has allowed a shadow to...

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