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Death or a Little Light Maiming Do Us Part by Kathy Lette One dead husband. Three grieving widows. When she hears a man has been killed by a Great White shark, Gwen races to the beach only to find that all that remains of her husband is his swimming cap a…

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Death Or A Little Light Maiming by Kathy Lette

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#ThrowbackThursday: The Darkest Water by @markedwardsauthor.bsky.social

A brilliant thriller opening with Cumbrian beach and a man buried to the neck in sand and left for the tide to come in ⬇️⬇️

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in July Writers and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in July

Thanks Gabby xx

The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J. West In simple terms, this fascinating book is a love story. Two people meet in unlikely circumstances and fall in love. However, it’s so much more than that, but that’s what happens when something as s…

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The Betrayal of Thomas True by A.J.West

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Havoc by Rebecca Wait Havoc is one of the Squad POD Collective’s featured books this month and is a brilliant combination of school drama, mystery and dark comedy featuring a wonderful character called Ida. Ida and her …

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Havoc by Rebecca Wait
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Sunday Spotlight: Cornish Holidays in a Book The Classics Rebecca is probably the reason I first visited Cornwall, but it’s also one of those books that I’ve changed my mind about when I reread it. I read the book as a teenager from mum’s boo…

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A Cornish Holiday in a Book

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The Names by Florence Knapp This is one of those books that’s been on the periphery of my wishlist for ages, but I’ve never had time to pick it up. I always set aside a bit of money for visiting a book shop when we go on holi…

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The Names by Florence Knapp

Check out my review of this extraordinary debut and sign up for my blog too ⬇️⬇️

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What gorgeous #bookpost from #manderbarrowpr Can’t wait to read #TheTarotReaderOfVersailles by #anyabergman #booksky #bookmail

The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce I have always loved Rachel Joyce’s work, especially the Harold Fry series, but I also adored her more recent novel Miss Benson’s Beetle. This novel was slightly different from her other work, while…

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The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce

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Best Reads June 2025 I’ve had a lovely reading month, with the subject of love and relationships being at the centre of most of my best reads in June. Possibly due to it being wedding season, romance seems to have been…

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Best Reads June 2025

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We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough Emily and Freddie have been through the mill of late. After a terrible accident when they were on holiday, Freddie has surprised her with the home of their dreams. Emily fell from a cliff on a grou…

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We Live Here Now by Sarah Pinborough

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Love, Sex and Frankenstein by Caroline Lea Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein, was born in 1797 to politician and writer William Godwin and his wife and fellow writer, Mary Wollstonecraft who wrote The Vindication of the Rights of Wom…

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A deep dive into

Love Sex and Frankenstein by Caroline Lea

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River of Stars by Georgina Moore This book has the magical ability to captivate the reader. I found myself a fishing widow one night last week so I went to bed early and started reading. When I woke up the next morning I picked it…

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River of Stars by Georgina Moore

#booksky #riverofstars #bookreview #georginamoore

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I’m loving #RiverOfStars by @georginamoore1.bsky.social and @hqstories.bsky.social Iwas a fishing widow last night so I started it and I’m just finishing the last few chapters. #currentread #booksky

Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor Finn is taking her girlfriend Magdu climbing for the first time. Magdu is nervous about heights so Finn is taking extra special care to explain everything about the abseil they’re attempting. As Fi…

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Girl Falling by Hayley Scrivenor

‘A compelling and character driven mystery that ends with a final twist.’

For full review⬇️⬇️

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CL Taylor It’s Always The Husband This is one of those thrillers where you’re immediately sucked into this narrator’s life and her new circle of school mums or frenemies. When Jude first arrives in Lowbridge with daughter Betsy it’…

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#ItsAlwaysTheHusband by C.L.Taylor

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Sorry I’m not posting this week but I’m on my sick bed with rotavirus - not usually an issue for adults but I have auto-immune diseases so it got me good! I’ll be back soon 😊

Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order

Day 18: Anne Cleeves

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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order. @lotusbooks.bsky.social ( this challenge was originally posted by Lotus Books😎)

Day 17: Silvia Moreno Garcia

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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 14: Emma Donoghue

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Best Reads May 2025 It’s been a lovely summery month and lots of great new books to read, including one of my most anticipated books of 2025. I’m still waiting for all sorts of test results so not moving far and thank…

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May Best Reads

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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 13: Erin Morgenstern

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Sunday Spotlight: Going Down Under I’ve always been unconsciously drawn to books set in Australia and New Zealand, perhaps because I have family in both countries and want to familiarise myself with their lives. My mum lived there a…

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#SundaySpotlight Going Down Under

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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 12: Hilary Mantel

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Choose 20 female authors whose work you admire. One author per day for 20 days, in no particular order.

Day 11: Fay Weldon

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Vianne by Joanne Harris As Vianne scatters her mother’s ashes in New York, she knows the wind has changed and it’s time to move on. She will return to France, solo except for her ‘little stranger’ who is no bigger than a …

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Vianne by Joanne Harris

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I’d start with the rest of the series because they’re great. Xx

Boy with Wings by Mark Mustian - #bookspotlight #blogtour Left on the Shelf Book Blog Book Reviews Book Information Recommendations Writing Reading Books for Children Books for Adults Books for Teens Fiction

On the blog today I am shining the book spotlight on Boy with Wings by #author @markmustian.bsky.social

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