Book Talk Bournemouth
Talking about books and book groups
Thursday, 3 January 2008
Folly Du Jour - Barbara Cleverly
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I love this series and have read them all. This book does not disappoint, We have followed Joe Sandilands from India beginning with the The ...
Monday, 31 December 2007
The Shoe Queen - Anna Davis
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This book was the last Tesco Bookclub book. It is light hearted and a fun, quick read. It is not particulary deep but good for a dull aftern...
The Book Thief - Markus Zusak
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This is a brilliant book. It is narrated by Death and is set in Germany during WWII. Do not let this put you off. I found it utterly fascina...
Thursday, 13 December 2007
The Dig - John Preston
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This is an interesting book, as it is a fictionalised account of the most famous archaeological dig in Britain in the modern age - that of S...
Monday, 26 November 2007
Alibi - Joseph Kanon
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This is a gem of a book. Quite old now published in hardback in 2005. It is set in Venice just after the end of WW2. A former US Army war cr...
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Tuesday, 13 November 2007
The Rossetti Letter by Christi Phillips
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This book could have had so much going for it. History, a glamorous location - Venice, Venetian Courtesans, political intrigue, but oh dear ...
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Man Booker Winner - The Gathering by Anne Enright
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I am not a big fan of the Booker prize winners on the whole and this is no exception. Anne Enright does write lyrically, but after a while i...
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