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Wolf Brother
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver
bought from the bad bookshop in Brum 31/03/07
Rating - 9/10
Amazon.co.uk Review
From extensive research about how the people of Northern Europe may have lived more than six thousand years ago, Michelle Paver has fashioned a remarkable debut novel for children. Wolf Brother, the first instalment of her six-book Chronicles ( Read more... ) -
Home to Big Stone Gap
Home to Big Stone Gap by Adraina Trigiani
bought with Amazon g.c won from BookiesToo
21 Feb 2007
Rating - 9/10
Synopsis from Amazon.co.uk
Seismic changes are about to take place in Ave Maria's life. Her daughter, Etta, barely eighteen, is married and living in Italy; the health of her husband, the gorgeous and ever-dependable Jack Mac, is failing and ( Read more... ) -
Gang of Four
Gang of Four by Liz Bryski
acquired for me at the Transita day Dec 2006
Rating - 9/10
Synopsis
They have been close friends for almost two decades, supporting each other through personal and professional crises - parents dying, children leaving home, house moves, job changes, diets and really bad haircuts. Now, the 'gang of four', Isabel, Sally, Robin ( Read more... ) -
A Suitable Boy
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth
Bought from Amazon - BookiesToo big summer read
Rating - 10/10
Synopsis
Vikram Seth's novel is at its core a love story, the tale of Lata - and her mother's attempts to find her a suitable husband, through love or through exacting maternal appraisal. Set in post-Independence India and involving the lives of four large ( Read more... ) -
Harry Potter
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows by J K Rowling
pre-ordered from Amazon arived 21/07/07
Rating - 10/10
The Final Chapter
Harry has been burdened with a dark, dangerous and seemingly impossible task: that of locating and destroying Voldemort's remaining Horcruxes. Never has Harry felt so alone, or faced a future so full of shadows. But Harry must ( Read more... ) -
The Wind in the Willows
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
BookCrossing - bookray - veganknitter
Rating - 9/10
I can't believe I never read this as a child. I really enjoyed the book, it took me back to a place & time that is long gone. Marvellous!!