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BACKSTORIES BY SIMON VAN DER VELDE
INFO: Publication Date: 25th March 2021 Price: Kindle – £2.99, Paperback – £7.99, Audible – £7.99 Genres: Literary fiction, short...
thebookcosy
Apr 7, 20213 min read
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Forget Russia by L. Bordetsky-Williams
SYNOPSIS: “Your problem is you have a Russian soul,” Anna’s mother tells her. In 1980, Anna is a naïve UConn senior studying abroad in...
Gemma
Dec 22, 20202 min read
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The Creak On The Stairs by Eva Bjorg AEgisdottir
Today is my stop on the blog tour The Creak On The Stairs by Eva Bjorg AEgisdottir. Many thanks as always to the wonderful Anne Cater...
Gemma
May 22, 20203 min read
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Spotlight Post: The Strange Book Of Jacob Boyce by Tom Gillespie
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The Strange Book Of Jacob Boyce by Tom Gillespie
Gemma
May 20, 20201 min read
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BookCosy Reads 2018
Our tenth year of book club and having read 108 books we were all really excited to see what the year would bring. Below is a list of the...
Gemma
Dec 31, 20188 min read
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The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne
Our Score:★★★★★★★★✩✩ GENRE: Cultural, Historical Fiction Selected by Donna - November 2018 SYNOPSIS: Cyril Avery is not a real Avery or...
Gemma
Dec 2, 20184 min read
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The Maid's Room by Fiona Mitchell
Our Score:★★★★★★✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Cultural Fiction Selected by Pamela - May 2018 SYNOPSIS: This is where she sleeps. A cupboard. A bedroom. A...
Gemma
May 24, 20183 min read
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The Bear and The Nightingale by Katherine Arden
Our Score:★★★★✩✩✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Fantasy, Historical, Cultural Fiction Selected by Pamela -December 2017 SYNOPSIS: At the edge of the Russian...
thebookcosy
Dec 29, 20173 min read
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BookCosy Reads 2010
After a record breaking year of immersing in 13 books we were keen to get started with our new selection for the year. Below is a list of...
Gemma
Dec 31, 20108 min read
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BookCosy Reads 2009
After an epic first year of book club where we read 10 books, said goodbye to some members as well as welcoming new ones, there was much...
Gemma
Dec 31, 20099 min read
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The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Our Score:★★★★★★✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Mystery, Cultural, Gothic Selected by Emma - November 2009 SYNOPSIS: Hidden in the heart of the old city of...
Gemma
Dec 18, 20092 min read
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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Our Score:★★★✩✩✩✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Cultural Fiction Selected by Nic- May 2009 SYNOPSIS: Balram Halwai is the White Tiger - the smartest boy in...
Gemma
Jun 19, 20092 min read
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The Cairo Diary by Maxim Chattam
Our Score: ★★★★★★★★✩✩ GENRE: Thriller, Mystery, Cultural August 2008 SYNOPSIS: Matheson follows the trail of the monster, which takes him...
Gemma
Aug 31, 20082 min read
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The Pirate's Daughter by Margaret Cezair-Thompson
Our Score:★★★★★★✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Historical Fiction, Cultural, Romance Selected by Maria - August 2008 SYNOPSIS: “Back in America, little was...
Gemma
Aug 1, 20082 min read
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Two Caravans by Marina Lewycka
Our Score: ★★★★✩✩✩✩✩✩ GENRE: Cultural Fiction Selected by Nic - April 2008 SYNOPSIS: When a ragtag international crew of migrant...
Gemma
May 4, 20082 min read
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