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Please note, comments are highly subjective!
| TITLE | AUTHOR | Blurb | Rec'd by: |
| A Gesture Life | Chang-Rae Lee | Middle class self-deluding Boston man reflects on wartime experiences. Well written | N S |
| The Salesman | Joseph O'Connor | Gripping, emotional Irish novel. Obsessesive hatred felt after daughter attacked & in coma. | N S |
| True History of the Kelly Gang | Peter Carey | Difficult read but utimately worthwhile | N S |
| Kentucky Blues | Derek Robinson | Pre and post Civil War in Kentucky | N S |
| Thinks... | David Lodge | Humourous academic musings | N S |
| Into the Abyss | Joe Simpson | True story of mountaineering crisis | N S |
| The Weight of Water | Anita Shreve | Mystery and murder surround photo journalist on island yacht | N S |
| Animal Dreams | Barbara Kingsolver | Forgotten - ask Sheila! | S H |
| A Dark Room | Rachel Siefert | Promising young author. Written by 3 characters | S H |
| Emma Darwin | Edna Healey | Biography of Darwin's wife, Emma Wedgwood | S H |
| Mortal Causes | Ian Rankin | Latest Inspector Rebus crime fiction | S H |
| Falling Slowly | Anita Brookner | Thought provoking, subtle novel about 2 sisters - bit bleak | A G |
| Casting Off | Libby Purves | Lightweight but well written. Runaway bride/yachting | A G |
| The Story of Tracy Beaker | Jacqueline Wilson | Child in residential unit (kid's book) | H D (Ben) |
| The Wind Singer | William Nicholson | Anti exam allegory | H D (Ben) |
| Discworld etc | Terry Pratchett | Fantasy novels to share with teenage+ | H D |
| The Maestro | t. Davis Bunn | Light read - Antique dealing post war Europe | H D |
| The Emigrants | W G Seabald | "Very impressive" | Roger / S H |
| Fingersmith | Sarah Waters | Victorian pastiche with a difference! | C D |
| The Love of Stones | Tobias Hill | Traces the history of a 'lost' jewel through time and cultures | C D |
| Miss Garnett's Angel | Salley Vickers | Middle aged spinster blossoms in Venice + story of Tobias & the Angel | C D |
| Blackberry Wine | Joanne Harris | Light but good read | G W |
| Mr. Phillips | John Lanchester | Man refuses to work (so what else is new?!) | D L |
| Portrait in Sepia | Isabel Allende | Family intrigue. End of C19th Chile | R T |
| Rough Music | Patrick Gayle | Good, but peters out a bit | J C |
| Little Boy Lost | Marganita Laski | Poignant, looking for lost son, post WW2 | J C |
| Johnny by Moonlight | Antal Szerb | Honeymoon couple separated in Venice | J C |
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