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Title: The Seven SistersAuthor: Lucinda RileyFormat: AudiobookPublication Year: 2015Length: 18 hrs 11 minsStars: 5/5 Seven sisters (or six, as the case may be) have been adopted from different countries by a wealthy man known only as Pa Salt. Upon his sudden death, Pa Salt leaves each of his adult daughters a clue as to where... Continue Reading →
Title: CursedAuthor: Aly StilesFormat: EbookPublication Year: 2020Length: 201 pagesStars: 5/5 A month has passed since Rebecca Carson’s return to Madison Academy. It should’ve been a month of hope. Wrong. Daniel Mueller disappears only to re-emerge as a completely different person. More lies. More games. More half-truths twisted into full-fledged horror. She thought she was the... Continue Reading →
Title: GiftedAuthor: Aly StilesFormat: EbookPublication Year: 2020Length: 278 pagesStars: 4/5 Rebecca Carson wants to believe that Madison Academy can help her to control her ‘gift’. One touch triggers an intrusive glimpse into the past and future of those around her. All it takes is one impulsive touch, one volatile encounter with campus bad boy Daniel... Continue Reading →
Title: The Anthology of Scottish Folk TalesAuthor: VariousFormat: EbookPublication Year: 2019Length: 174 pagesStars: 4/5 Herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From the Spaeman's peculiar advice and a laird who is transformed into a frog to a fugitive hiding in a dark cave and the stoor worm battling with... Continue Reading →
Title: The Color PurpleAuthor: Alice WalkerFormat: EbookPublication Year: 1982Length: 302 pagesStars: 5/5 Set in the deep American South between the wars, this is the classic tale of Celie, a young black girl born into poverty and segregation. Raped repeatedly by the man she calls 'father', she has two children taken away from her, is separated... Continue Reading →
Title: CorragAuthor: Susan FletcherFormat: EbookPublication Year: 2010Length: 367 pagesStars: 5/5 Set during the massacre of Glencoe in 1692, this tells the story of the fate of the MacDonald clan through the eyes of Corrag, a social outcast who has been condemned as a witch and is awaiting her sentence. Charles Leslie is an Irish propagandist... Continue Reading →
Title: Six Tudor Queens - Anna of Kleve: Queen of SecretsAuthor: Alison WeirFormat: EbookPublication Year: 2019Length: 608 pagesStars: 3/5 This is a fictional biography of Anna of Kleve - the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. The King is in love with a portrait, but the real Anna does not enchant him. She must win... Continue Reading →
Title: Three Things About ElsieAuthor: Joanna CannonFormat: EbookPublication Year: 2018Length: 465 pagesStars: 5/5 There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she’s Florence’s best friend. The second is that she always knows what to say to make Florence feel better. And the third thing… might take a little bit... Continue Reading →
Title: Beyond the WandAuthor: Tom FeltonFormat: AudiobookNarrator: Tom FeltonPublication Year: 2022Length: 6 hrs 35 minsStars: 5/5 Speaking with candour and his own trademark humour, Tom shares his experience of growing up on screen and as part of the wizarding world for the very first time. He tells all about his big break, what filming was... Continue Reading →
Title: UndoctoredAuthor: Adam KayFormat: AudiobookNarrator: Adam KayPublication Year: 2022Length: 8 hrs 41 minsStars: 5/5 Remember ex-junior doctor turned comedian Adam Kay, who kept a diary of his time working in a hospital - This Is Going to Hurt? Well, this book, Undoctored, is the true story of what happened next in Adam’s life. I absolutely... Continue Reading →
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