The Other Girl by CD Major Published by Thomas & Mercer, 2020 It’s 1942 in New Zealand and 20 year old Edith has been locked in Seacliff Lunatic Asylum for...

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Death in Dulwich by Alice Castle  Published by Crooked Cat books  In these unusual and unsettling times, there’s something rather reassuring about a cosy, domestic, murder mystery. Of course, within that genre...

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South Cornwall: Falmouth and Roseland Guidebook (5th edition) Published by Friendly Guides Written by Falmouth born Neil Reid, this is an updated (2019) edition of a guide first published in 1995. It...

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Those who lie by Diane Jeffrey Published in paperback by HQ (Harper Collins), 2020 Emily Klein wakes up in hospital and is disturbed to find that there are two police officers at...

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The Good Pilot Peter Woodhouse By Alexander McCall Smith Published by Polygon, 2018 By the author of the No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series, something quite different. Set in and after the Second...

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Mapp at Fifty by Hugh Ashton – Published by j-views Publishing in 2020 Described as “a story of Mapp & Lucia in the style of the Originals by EF Benson” with characters and...

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The Kitchen Science Cookbook by Dr Michelle Dickinson – To be published by Particular Books, 30 May 2020 A recipe book with a difference; each recipe is a science experiment. Edible experiments,...

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The Carbon Buddy Manual: Your practical guide to cooling our planet – by Colin Hastings. Available from www.carbonbuddyproject.org Something different for me to review this month – a manual, not a book. Carbon...

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The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell – Published by Arrow Books 2020 This is the story of a baby; a well-cared for baby, found alone in a house in Chelsea, alone that...

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Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid – Published by Bloomsbury, 2020 Emira is a babysitter, caring for Alix’s daughter on a part time basis and “off the books”. At her age...

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