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Book reviews – January 2025 – Sallie Eden –

Paddington in Peru (The Jungle Quest)Published by Harper Collins, October 2024 Published to tie in with the release of the latest Paddington film, described as ‘a little bear goes a long way’, this beautifully...

Book reviews – December 2024 – Sallie Eden – My Search for Warren Harding

My Search for Warren Harding by Robert PlunketFirst published in 1983 and due for reissue in February 2025 as a Penguin Modern Classic Described as “a breakneck comic tour-de-force” set in Hollywood in...

Book reviews – November 2024 – Sallie Eden – Dance of Death

Dance of Death (these days) by Mark Juhan and illustrated by Gabriella BaileyPublished by Austin Macaulay, October 2024 It seems to me there are fewer and fewer books of poetry published. Perhaps...

Book reviews – September 2024 – Sallie Eden – The Midnight News

The Midnight News by Jo BakerPublished by Phoenix, 2023 Set in 1940s London this is the story of Charlotte who, after breaking away from her family, shares her life with good friends. That doesn’t make up...

Book reviews – August 2024 – Sallie Eden – Professor Phew and His Very Special Cat

Professor Phew and His Very Special Cat by Paul Noel Published by Junagarh Media Aimed a children aged around 7+, this is the story of Professor Peter Phew – an inventor who invents...

Book reviews – August 2024 – Sallie Eden – Who She Was

Who She Was by Tony ParsonsPublished by Penguin, 2024 I was encouraged to read this after reading an article in a London newspaper which described it as a Cornish thriller based on...

Book reviews – July 2024 – Sallie Eden – Narcoball, Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia

Narcoball, Love, Death and Football in Escobar’s Colombia, by David ArrowsmithPublished by Octopus books 6 June 2024 First of all, a declaration of interest (or the lack of it): I know very little about...

Book reviews – June 2024 – Sallie Eden – Travel Takeaways

Travel Takeaways by Julie WatsonPublished by Beachy Books, 2023 Subtitled “Around the world in forty tales”, the book comprises (yes, you guessed it) forty short accounts of the author’s trips to places...

Book reviews – May 2024 – Sallie Eden – Disappearance in Fiji

A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima RaoPublished by Zaffre 2023 ‘A disgraced police sergeant, a missing woman and a plantation full of secrets’ Set in 1914, during British colonial rule, this debut novel brilliantly...

Book reviews – May 2024 – Sallie Eden – Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie by Lucy WorsleyPublished in paperback by Hodder, 2023 The Daily Telegraph described this book as a mix of biography, analysis and literary criticism and it’s exactly that. That it’s well researched is...