9 June 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: contemporary fiction, romance
Setting: 1700s, France, USA - New Orleans
6 Stars
7 Comments
Read online – Gutenberg This is a book I would never have picked up if not for the fact that it is on the reading list of an online course I’ve just started. It is the story of the Chevalier … Continue reading
26 May 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: contemporary fiction
Setting: 1940s, 1950s, Australia, England, Malaya
7 Stars
1 Comment
In post World War II England Jean Paget is tracked down by a solicitor. She is the only surviving member of a client of his, and so stands to inherit his wealth. But because the client didn’t trust single women … Continue reading
27 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: contemporary fiction, sff
Setting: C21st, London
8 Stars
1 Comment
Part of my Once Upon a Time reading. George is an American ex-pat living in England. He has been there for so long that, and is so unlike the stereotypical “loud American” that most people require convincing of that fact. … Continue reading
21 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: contemporary fiction
Setting: Ireland
3 Stars
4 Comments
Chicky left her home on the west coast of Ireland and headed off to America after a whirl-wind romance. Full of ideas of everlasting love and romance she abandoned all for the dashing American. Unfortunately, things did not work out … Continue reading
5 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: contemporary fiction
Setting: Parla
7 Stars
0 comments
Life is different when you live on an island. The sea is all important, whether or not you make you living from it. The sea can be heard everywhere, and to be without it is unthinkable. The sea also brings … Continue reading
13 May 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: contemporary fiction, fictional biography
Setting: Afganistan
7 Stars
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The story of Enaiatollah Akbari, trans. from the Italian by Howard Curtis When Enaiat is around ten his mother takes him from his village in Afganistan and they travel Pakistan. And then, after a few days, she leaves him there, … Continue reading
26 September 2011
Call no: 800
Genre: animal-human relationships, contemporary fiction, Juv/YA
Setting: 1970s, USA - Alaska
8 Stars
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Received free from NetGalley Written in 1972 this is the story of Miyax, whose English name is Julie, and her attempt to run away to San Fransicso. When the story begins she is alone in the wilderness. A nearby wolf-pack … Continue reading
17 April 2004
Genre: contemporary fiction, non-fiction, sport
Setting: USA - Alaska
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Full title Red Mist: Roy Keane and the Football Civil war. A fan’s story ISBN: 0747570140 See also: LibraryThing ; Roy’s stats from Man U ; Guardian article written during Saipan ; Divided opinion from Irish fans ; Reuter’s article … Continue reading