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By Ayòbámi Adébáyò. A Spell of Good Things is a poignant novel by Ayòbámi Adébáyò, set in contemporary Nigeria. The story revolves around Wúràolá, a junior doctor from a wealthy background, and Eniolá, a schoolboy and apprentice tailor grappling with his family's descent into poverty. As Wúràolá contends
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By Ela Lee. In Jaded, the protagonist, Jade, conceals herself behind a borrowed name and a meticulously crafted persona. Born to immigrants, Jade adopts a Starbucks name as a symbolic representation of the dual identity many grapple with when navigating multiple cultures. Despite achieving success within her law firm and
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By Tracy King. Step into Tracy King's shoes and navigate the landscape of an ordinary council estate just outside Birmingham, a household teeming with creativity, curiosity, and love but tainted by her father's battle with alcoholism and her mother's agoraphobia. By the time Tracy
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By Anne Lauppe-Dunbar. Nineteen forty-five. After the fall of the Third Reich, fourteen-year-old Ruth escapes a terrifying encounter with her newly communist boss. The Werwölfe helps her – the child terrorist network set up by Hitler, of which she is a member. She returns to her home, only to find it
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On a very wet, and windy, storm 47699753 of the year so far, I was lucky enough to receive the most amazing book mail from Canongate! Here is a summary of each book that I have kindly been sent! There is also a section on my Amazon Store Front for
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By Cariad Lloyd. I wasn't familiar with Cariad Lloyd's podcast - The Grief Cast until I came across this book, but it's now on my list as her insights on grief proved invaluable in this honest and thought-provoking exploration. Joining the grief club is
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By Jacqueline Alnes. Jacqueline Alnes once a Division One college runner, faced a sudden and mysterious interruption to her athletic career. Beginning with an innocuous cough, her condition rapidly deteriorated, culminating in her collapse on the track and months of unexplained episodes that robbed her of her ability to walk
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A summary of 2023! A little late posting but we've been moving house, building furniture and been on a constant rotation of work/sleep/work/sleep! Join me on a captivating adventure through the pages of my favourite books from 2023! In this video, I share a selection
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By Christopher Paul Jones. 🙅♀️ Have you struggled to deal with an overwhelming fear? 🙅♀️ Has a phobia prevented you from living your life to the full? 🙅♀️ Is anxiety taking a toll on your mental health? 🙅♀️ Then this is the book for you. Like many, taking care of my mental health is
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On a very wet, and windy, storm 47699753 of the year so far, I was lucky enough to receive the most amazing book mail from - Europa Editions UK. Here is a summary of each but that I have kindly been sent! A huge thank you to Daniela who has
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By Aube Rey Lescure. River East, River West is primarily narrated from the perspective of teenage Alva. The story unfolds as she grapples with her discontentment at a propaganda-influenced school, yearning to attend the American School instead. Simultaneously, she faces challenges in accepting her mother's relationship with the
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By Ashley Elston. Something thrilling this way comes… ⚫️ You meet a stranger at a party. ⚫️ She looks like you. She has your name. She's here to take something you have. ⚫️ So how far will you go to protect it? Evie Porter has everything a girl could want: a