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Posted on June 5, 2022

Escape to the River Sea by Emma Carroll

If the title of this book seems familiar, you're not wrong. It probably means that, like me, you're a reader of Eva Ibbotson's fiction. And…

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Posted on April 19, 2022

The Hunt for David Berman by Claire Mulligan

Firstly... The Hunt for David Berman is a classic-style adventure. It's a spy-thriller for children and it's a great page-turner. It's the early days of…

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Posted on February 11, 2022June 21, 2022

Nisha’s War by Dan Smith

There are some authors whose books a particular reader finds herself inexplicably drawn to. For me, Dan Smith is one such. A few years ago,…

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Posted on May 19, 2021

Arctic Star by Tom Palmer

Six years ago I sailed to Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. I had chosen to be there and paid for the privilege. It was midsummer and I…

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Posted on February 25, 2021

Up in the Air with Barrington Stoke

It's always a good day when a book from Barrington Stoke lands on my desk so when two touched down together I was extremely pleased.…

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Posted on December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

Out of Nowhere by Paul Dowswell

You may remember that I posted an interview with Paul Dowswell the other week in which I mentioned his most recent book which has been…

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Posted on December 1, 2020

Interview with Paul Dowswell

I’ve known Paul Dowswell long enough to have forgotten exactly when we met.  It was at an Edinburgh International Book Festival when I was chairing…

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Posted on July 28, 2020March 19, 2021

Elizabeth Wein

I only meant, last night, to read the first few pages of The Enigma Game to get a feel for it but I ended up…

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Posted on May 2, 2020

My Lockdown Books: Thirty Five

My favourite of the late Mal Peet's superlative novels without any shadow of a doubt is Tamar.  The review below has appeared elsewhere but I…

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Posted on May 2, 2020

My Lockdown Books: Thirty Four

Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. But Delderton Hall is…

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