Diocesan School For Girls

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Soulmate

By Sally Hepworth

3 stars

(3 1/2) This was an easy holiday read. Quite a good story - nothing complicated that required too much concentration!
Foxash

By Kate Worsley

3 stars

(3 1/2 stars) I was unsure about this book at first but I persevered and it was actually quite a good story with a couple of unexpected twists at the end that I didn't see coming. It was interesting from a social history point of view - the lives of impoverished people who were relocated to smallholdings as part of the Land Settlement Association's bid to put people to work on the land.
The Bookseller at the end of the World

By Ruth Shaw

4 stars

I read this book from cover to cover in one sitting on a Sunday afternoon! It was so interesting - moving between the author's fascinating life story and her little bookshops in Manapouri.
Nora Webster

By Colm Toibin

4 stars

A good story, well written - what more can you ask for in a book? The story of a recently widowed woman trying to find her place in a life without her husband.
Seascraper

By Benjamin Wood

4 stars

An atmospheric tale about a young man tied through circumstance to his rather boring and isolated life and his aspirations that come to the fore when he meets a charming stranger who gives him hope of opportunity and escape.
The Land in Winter

By Andrew Miller

5 stars

I loved this book - a group of well-defined characters grappling with their lives and the ravages of a brutal winter. Shortlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize.
The Correspondent

By Virginia Evans

4 stars

A good read - all told through the personal correspondence of an elderly woman who finds that the last years of life can spring some wonderful surprises - and atonements.
Broken Light

By Joanne Harris

2 stars

I struggled with this book. I have read a few novels by Joanne Harris and enjoyed them, but this one wasn't for me. Even the author describes it as 'strange and unexpected'.
More Confessions of a forty-something F##k up

By Alexandra Potter

3 stars

I'd actually rate this book 3 1/2. An easy holiday read full of humour and sage advice. This is the third of this author's books that I've read and enjoyed.
Freeing Grace

By Charity Norman

4 stars

Set in England, the story revolves around baby Grace, her real family and the couple desperate to adopt her. Caught in the middle is the somewhat enigmatic New Zealander, Jake.
The Heart's Invisible Furies

By John Boyne

5 stars

A really good read. The story of a homosexual boy growing up in an unforgiving Ireland. Top class writing.
Last One Out

By Jane Harper

5 stars

Really good read - the expansion of a mine on the edge of a small Australian country town threatens its residents in different ways and leads to uncharacteristic behaviour . . . and murder.
A Long Winter

By Colm Toibin

3 stars

A novella, this was a strange story - at the end of the book the author has written a chapter about why he wrote the book which clarifies things.
The Best of Intentions

By Caroline Scott

4 stars

Probably not as good as her previous novels - I found the storyline a bit predictable - but still well-written and a good read.

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Wardini

Soulmate

Foxash

The Bookseller at the end of the World

Nora Webster

Seascraper

The Land in Winter

The Correspondent

Broken Light

More Confessions of a forty-something F##k up

Freeing Grace

The Heart's Invisible Furies

Last One Out

A Long Winter

The Best of Intentions

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