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A Fruitbowl of Fiction

  • Submitted: 6th June 2025

Fruitbowl of fiction - BookTrailLiterarysettings There is a very healthy way to read - just try a title with the name of a fruit in the title. It is a good…

Red Water set in former Yugoslavia

  • Submitted: 5th June 2025

Red Water set in former Yugoslavia The investigation into a young woman's disappearance falters as Yugoslavia plunges into civil war. Another three decades will pass before the truth is revealed......…

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil – V. E. Schwab

  • Submitted: 4th June 2025

Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil This is a story about hunger. A story about love. A story about rage.   Destination :  1532. Santo Domingo de la Calzada, 1827. London, 2019.…

National Crime Reading Month

  • Submitted: 3rd June 2025

National Crime Reading Month Ooh you are in for one heck of a treat this June - this is National Crime Reading Month. From the website: National Crime Reading Month is…

Moonlit Maze set in Yorkshire – Zoe Marriott

  • Submitted: 2nd June 2025

Moonlit Maze  - Zoe Marriott Ever wanted to float around a dance floor wearing that dress on the cover of this book? This novel takes you on a dance -…

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