Tag: Best Books

The Glass Room – Simon Mawer

Posted on October 1, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Based on a real villa in Czechoslovakia, the house in this book is a minimalist masterpiece with a transparent glass room as its centre. Built for Liesel and Viktor Landauer in the 1920s, the house becomes the central character and the… Continue Reading “The Glass Room – Simon Mawer”

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The Quickening Maze – Adam Foulds

Posted on September 20, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON The true story of poet John Clare’s incarceration in London’s Epping Forest, a mental asylum run on the reformist principles of occupational therapy. Lord Alfred Tennyson had his brother treated there and the book bases its storyline on the speculation of… Continue Reading “The Quickening Maze – Adam Foulds”

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The Children’s Book – A S Byatt

Posted on September 15, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKERTHON Loosely based on the life of E Nesbit, The Children’s Book follows the lives of several inter-related families from 1895 through WWI. ❚ “The Wellwood family consists of Olive, Humphrey, Olive’s sister Violet, and many children. They are Fabians, living in… Continue Reading “The Children’s Book – A S Byatt”

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Back Booker 2006

Posted on September 7, 2009 by

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Before we get onto this year’s Bookerthon we’ll sneak in another Back Booker. This time we are looking at 2006 which had a huge variety of narratives and settings, yet each tale delivered the authenticity of a lived experience. Being lost in the story… Continue Reading “Back Booker 2006”

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Twilight – Stephanie Meyer

Posted on July 7, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine Seventeen-year-old Isabella Swan moves from Phoenix, Arizona to Forks, Washington and finds her life in danger when she falls in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen, whom she comes to consider her immortal soulmate. About three things I… Continue Reading “Twilight – Stephanie Meyer”

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The Outcast – Sadie Jones

Posted on June 9, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel Eight year old Lewis Alridge meets his father for the first time in 1945, newly returned from the war. Life awkwardly ekes by until one day there is a tragedy in the family which sets Lewis on a… Continue Reading “The Outcast – Sadie Jones”

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Anne of Green Gables – L M Montgomery

Posted on May 12, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Suzy A coming-of-age novel about a talkative orphan called Anne Shirley who is sent to a farm in Avonlea ❚ “Siblings Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert plan to adopt a young boy to help out on the family farm, Green… Continue Reading “Anne of Green Gables – L M Montgomery”

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The Vintner’s Luck – Elizabeth Knox

Posted on April 14, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Nadine The unorthodox story of a French winemaker and his homosexual love affair with an angel.  ❚ “One summer night in 1808, Sobran Jodeau sets out to drown his sorrows in his family’s vineyard when he stumbles upon an angel. Once he… Continue Reading “The Vintner’s Luck – Elizabeth Knox”

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The Buddha of Suburbia – Hanif Kureishi

Posted on March 17, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Rachel The Buddha of Suburbia is a satirical coming-of-age story that deals with class, race, and identity. Haroon, is a first generation immigrant who begins a relationship with a woman named Eva who shares his interest in Buddhism. Eva encourages… Continue Reading “The Buddha of Suburbia – Hanif Kureishi”

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Tess Of The D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy

Posted on February 24, 2009 by

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READ FOR BOOKCLUB Chosen by Ros In this 1891 book, a poor young woman discovers she may be descended from nobility and goes in search of a better life ❚ “Tess Durbeyfield is a complex character considered by some a hopeless victim and by… Continue Reading “Tess Of The D’Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy”

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