Blogs in October 2021

These Precious Days 26th October 2021

An irresistible collection of essays and memoir from the internationally bestselling, Women’s Prize-winning author of The Dutch House Any story that starts will also end.’ As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be....

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What The Lady Wants 25th October 2021

In late-nineteenth-century Chicago, visionary retail tycoon Marshall Field made his fortune wooing women customers with his famous motto: “Give the lady what she wants.” His legendary charm also won the heart of socialite Delia Spencer and led to an...

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We Are Not Like Them 20th October 2021

Not every story is black and white. Riley and Jen have been best friends since they were children, and they thought their bond was unbreakable. It never mattered to them that Riley is black and Jen is white. And...

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My Monticello 17th October 2021

At a time of rolling blackouts and terrible storms battering America, the neighbourhood of First Street, Charlottesville comes under attack by violent white supremacists. A group of friends, families and strangers flee together in an abandoned bus and head...

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Sugar 14th October 2021

Young and confident, with a swagger in her step, Sugar arrives in the southern town of Bigelow hoping to start over. Soon Bigelow is alight with gossip and suspicion, and Sugar fears her past is catching up with her....

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