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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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Pigs in Heaven
Author :
Barbara Kingsolver
Published: 1993
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Follow on from The Bean Trees, Taylor and Turtle's journey continues as Turtle is introduced to her roots
Synopsis 202 words
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30 Nov '23
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30 Nov '23
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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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Demon Copperhead
Author :
Barbara Kingsolver
Published: 2022
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Growing up in Tennessee mountain fly-over country
Synopsis 68 words
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22 Aug '23
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22 Aug '23
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fiction
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The Bean Trees
Author :
Barbara Kingsolver
Published: 1988
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Young woman escapes from life in Oklahoma and is given an indian baby on the way - they end up in Arizona
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01 Jun '23
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1 Jun '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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Utopia Avenue
Author :
David Mitchell
Published: 2020
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Imagined conversations between fictional and dead musicians. Utopia Avenue is a fictional psychedelic-folk group formed in 1966 and disbanded in 1968. The become stars and then it all ends.
Synopsis 13 words
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19 Feb '23
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19 Feb '23
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fiction
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Inherent Vice
Author :
Thomas Pynchon
Published: 2009
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Stoner & PI 'Doc' Sportello explores the underbelly of 1971ish LA looking into the apparent disappearance of his ex girlfried and her new property developer boyfriend. It rapidly gets more complicated than that.
Synopsis 77 words
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14 Aug '22
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14 Aug '22
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fiction
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Flight Behaviour
Author :
Barbara Kingsolver
Published: 2000
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Synopsis extract:
A modern fable of the effects of changes and relationships
Synopsis 10 words
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24 May '13
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24 May '13
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fiction
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The Lacuna
Author :
Barbara Kingsolver
Published: 2009
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Synopsis extract:
Wonderful story of child of Mexican mother and American father growing up through first half of 20th Century, between USA and Mexico, working as Trotsky's secretary, involved with Diego Riera (and wife), becoming a succesful writer and represent ...
Synopsis 52 words
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04 Dec '10
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4 Dec '10
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fiction
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Prodigal Summer
Author :
Barbara Kingsolver
Published: 2000
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No summary or synopsis available
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01 Feb '02
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Feb 2002
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fiction
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