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The Heights: A Novel

March 7, 2022

heights

What was a peaceful extended family dynamic turns dark in Louise Candlish’s new novel, The Heights. Ellen is married to Justin, raising their daughter Freya, but she also shares custody of her teenage ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: London, thriller

With Love From London: A Novel

February 24, 2022

London

It’s a fact that I’m almost always going to read books about books even if they don’t always work out. Thankfully, that wasn’t a problem with the novel With Love From London. Set in London (yes!), a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, London

Utopia Avenue: A Novel by David Mitchell

July 22, 2020

utopia

‘Utopia’ means ‘no place.’ An avenue is a place. So is music. When we’re playing well, I’m here, but elsewhere, too. That’s the paradox. Utopia is unattainable. Avenues are everywhere. Derek, Elf, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, historical fiction, literary, London, pop culture

The Song Rising

March 22, 2017

song

  Oh, happy day, Paige Mahoney is back in book three of the Bone Season saga! At the end of The Mime Order she had wrested control of the London clairvoyant syndicate from her boss and mentor, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, dystopia, fantasy, London, science fiction, young adult

Indelible: A Novel by Adelia Saunders

February 24, 2017

indelible

  For as long as Magdalena could remember the words had always been there, although she didn’t used to think of them as words. At first she didn’t think of them as anything, they were just ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, book clubs, debut, literary, London

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