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There are few books I look forward to as much as a Susanna Kearsley novel and The Firebird more than fulfilled my expectations. It was quite simply perfect!
Not only is it a sequel to one of my all time favourite books, The Shadowy Horses, but at t... " Read more of this review » |
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The Folded Man was the runner up in The Dundee Book Prize, and Stephen Fry himself said “the book captures the smell and essence of Britain.”
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| Helped by David Tennant's narration, I enjoyed this sequel to Treasure Island. Although it's not as thrilling or suspenseful as the original, it's nevertheless an interesting and enjoyable tale about the return to the island by the children of the ma...more | |
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“When I was a girl I had this strong feeling that I didn't belong anywhere,... It was in my head, what I thought and dreamt, what I believed..., that's where I belonged, that was my country.”
― Tim Winton, Cloudstreet
― Tim Winton, Cloudstreet
“He never went out without a book under his arm, and he often came back with two.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
“When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.”
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
“Time is the coin of your life. You spend it. Do not allow others to spend it for you.”
― Carl Sandburg
― Carl Sandburg
“Whenever my environment had failed to support or nourish me, I had clutched at books...”
― Richard Wright, Black Boy
― Richard Wright, Black Boy
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