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A Room Made of Leaves
Author :
Kate Grenville
Published: 2020
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18th Cnetury Young woman from Bridgerule marries and emigrates to Australia where whe finally achieves independence
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11 Jul '24
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11 Jul '24
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fiction
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Shrines of Gaiety
Author :
Kate Atkinson
Published: 2022
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London as the 20s roared and hedonism boomed in the clubs of Soho
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18 Feb '24
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18 Feb '24
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fiction
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Lily
A tale of revenge
Author :
Rose Tremain
Published: 2021
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Synopsis extract:
London 1860s-70s. ...
Synopsis 62 words
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25 Sep '23
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25 Sep '23
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fiction
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The Silence of the Girls
Author :
Pat Barker
Published: 2018
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Troy. Captured Trojan queen recounts her life as Achilles's prize in the Greek camp besieging Troy.
Synopsis 56 words
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16 Apr '23
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16 Apr '23
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fiction
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The Siege of Krishnapur
Author :
J.G. Farrell
Published: 1972
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No summary or synopsis available
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25 Jan '23
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25 Jan '23
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fiction
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Unsheltered
Author :
Barbara Kingsolver
Published: 2018
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Twin stories from 1880s and 2010s of a house (possibly the same house) falling apart with the occupants lives.
Synopsis 279 words
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24 Dec '22
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24 Dec '22
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fiction
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Troubles
Author :
J.G. Farrell
Published: 1969
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No summary or synopsis available
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(no review)
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1 Oct '22
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fiction
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Ross Poldark
Poldark Series Book 1
Author :
Winston Graham
Published: 1945
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Synopsis extract:
Ross Poldark returms from soldiering in the American war of independance slightly wounded to discover the girl he intended to marry (Elizabeth) has just married his cousin Francis. ...
Synopsis 186 words
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15 Aug '22
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15 Aug '22
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fiction
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The Apothecary's Daughter
orig. The Angel Gateway
Author :
Jane Adams
Published: 2000
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Parallel stories
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(no review)
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15 Aug '22
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fiction
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The Lost Apothecary
Author :
Sarah Penner
Published: 2021
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Late 18th century London discovered by an american woman visiting London - murders were committed.
Synopsis 138 words
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27 Jul '22
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27 Jul '22
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fiction
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Circe
Author :
Madeline Miller
Published: 2018
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The true story of a minor goddess
Synopsis 359 words
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16 Jul '22
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16 Jul '22
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fiction
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Hamnet
Author :
Maggie O'Farrell
Published: 2020
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Shakespeare's son who died aged 9 and became the hero of a tragedy
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24 Jun '22
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24 Jun '22
22 Jun '22
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fiction
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