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Ruth Jones’ Never Greener review: A captivating novel from the Gavin and Stacy star

Posted: April 9, 2018 at 10:23 am   /   Books

RUTH Jones is best known as a screenwriter, actor and co-creator of the award-winning TV show Gavin And Stacey. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Love After Love review: A rich and rewarding novel

Posted: March 12, 2018 at 10:23 am   /   Books

WHAT is the fallout when the demands and pressures of family life leave a mother unsure who she is any more? What if she has never really known who she is or where to find contentment? Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Jack Reacher creator Lee Child shares his thoughts on writing while working on 23rd novel

Posted: December 17, 2017 at 9:23 pm   /   Books

AUTHOR Lee Child believes the popularity of crime fiction has soared in recent years as it provides the much-needed escape from global terror, conflict and divisive politics. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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War Horse author Morpurgo reveals the impact of a philanthropist’s work on his new novel

Posted: November 26, 2017 at 9:23 am   /   Books

ABOUT a dozen years ago I was invited to a school near Berkhamsted to give a talk on creative writing to “gifted and talented” secondary school pupils from all over Hertfordshire. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Bad Sex Awards DROPS Vince Cable novel but includes THIS shocking scene from Wilbur Smith

Posted: November 24, 2017 at 9:24 pm   /   Books

THE 2017 Bad Sex Awards have dropped Lib Dem leader Vince Cable but included Wilbur Smith on their shortlist. Read some of the shocking extracts here. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Good Friday REVIEW: Lynda La Plante’s latest novel is an enjoyable read

Posted: October 22, 2017 at 10:24 am   /   Books

In March 1976 Jane Tennison witnesses an IRA bomber leaving a bag at Covent Garden Underground station moments before it explodes. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Snare REVIEW: Take a breathtaking ride with Lilja Sigurdardottir’s novel

Posted: October 21, 2017 at 10:23 am   /   Books

AFTER a messy divorce Sonja Gunnarsdottir resorts to smuggling cocaine into Iceland to raise money to regain custody of her young son. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Sugar Money by Jane Harris review: Superb novel

Posted: October 3, 2017 at 10:23 pm   /   Books

“SOMETIMES, the way he talk made me as cross as a crab in a bucket,” says Lucien of his older brother Emile, who he adores, admires and finds infuriating in equal measure. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan review: An uneven novel

Posted: October 2, 2017 at 10:23 pm   /   Books

JENNIFER Egan’s prize-winning previous novel A Visit From The Goon Squad was an adventure in storytelling. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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The Mitford Murders review: A gentle, old-fashioned novel

Posted: September 24, 2017 at 10:24 am   /   Books

in1920, Florence Nightingale Shore, a British Army nurse and goddaughter of Florence Nightingale, was found murdered on a train travelling between Victoria and St Leonards. The main suspect was a mysterious passenger in a brown suit who was seen leaving the train but never found. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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