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Category: Book Reviews

Review of ‘Lady Hollyhock and Her Friends’ by Margaret Coulson Walker

21/08/2023 nsford Leave a comment

Have you ever considered making a toy pig out of a lemon and some matchsticks? Margaret Coulson Walker did, and…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, picture books, reviews

Review of ‘Mrs Narwhal’s Diary’ by S J Norbury

16/08/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A strange reading experience. I wasn’t sure if the novel was supposed to be a parody of E M Delafield’s…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, reviews, S J Norbury

Review of ‘Wish You Were Here’ by Lynn Russell and Neil Hanson

14/08/2023 nsford Leave a comment

These true life stories of several women who worked as redcoats at Butlin’s holiday camps were a good read, even…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, history, Lynn Russell, Neil Hanson, non-fiction, reviews

Review of ‘Icebreaker’ by Steven William Hannah

11/08/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A gripping dystopian sci-fi novel with a shamanism / new age element, Icebreaker is the first in the Interloper trilogy.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, reviews, Steven William Hannah

Review of ‘The Lost Album of The Beatles’ by Daniel Rachel

07/08/2023 nsford Leave a comment

The ultimate ‘what-if’ question for Beatles fans – what if the band had not split up and they made one…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, Daniel Rachel, music, non-fiction, reviews, The Beatles

Review of ‘Go Ask Alice’ by Anonymous

04/08/2023 nsford 5 Comments

I’d heard of this controversial book but somehow never read it before. I found it in a charity shop and…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, fiction, memoir, reviews

Review of ‘The Exiled’ by Sarah Daniels

31/07/2023 nsford 2 Comments

The exciting, sophisticated sequel to The Stranded sees the characters’ loyalties and motives tested as the action moves beyond the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, reviews, Sarah Daniels, YA fiction

Review of ‘Teller of the Unexpected: The Life of Roald Dahl’ by Matthew Dennison

29/07/2023 nsford 4 Comments

This concise, unbiased biography of Roald Dahl, one of the most popular children’s authors of all time, is a good…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: biographies, books, Matthew Dennison, reviews, Roald Dahl, writers

Review of ‘The Stranded’ by Sarah Daniels

24/07/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A gripping, gritty YA dystopian thriller with the unusual setting of a cruise ship. I really enjoyed this read, although…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, reviews, Sarah Daniels, YA fiction

Review of ‘Thanks A Lot Mr Kibblewhite’ by Roger Daltrey

21/07/2023 nsford Leave a comment

This entertaining autobiography from the frontman of The Who is a great read with lots of humour and plenty of…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, memoir, music, reviews, Roger Daltrey, The Who

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