Nobody Round Here Reads Tolstoy by Mark Hodkinson — the journey of a bibliophile
When Mark Hodkinson was growing up there was just one book in the family house in Manchester. Folklore, Myths and
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Non fiction
#NovNov22: ‘Twas The Night Shift Before Christmas by Adam Kay
Amusing anecdotes from the front line of medicine form the basis of Twas The Night Shift Before Christmas. Not a book for the squeamish.
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The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale — a Victorian crime célèbre
In The Wicked Boy, Kate Summerscale delves behind the headlines that gripped readers of British newspapers In the summer of
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A River In Darkness by Masaji Ishikawa — hunger for freedom
Masaji Ishikawa’s memoir opens on a night when he stands at the edge of the Yalu river, waiting for the
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold [Book Review]
History has labelled the 5 victims of Jack the Ripper as prostitutes. In The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, Hallie Rubenhold debunks the myth and gives the women their voices
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