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Lesley Allen
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The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir
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"This book about bullying and its effects is quite harrowing but the redemption side is interesting and reassuring "
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"A brilliant first novel. Really brings to life the horror and destruction that being bullied causes to the victim. It can literally ruin a life. "
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"This is a really sad book, but a good read about bullying. It makes me sad to think that children are subject to this every single day! If reading this book helps you to make a difference in the life of someone who is being bullied, then everyone..."
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| I have to admit I was a tad nervous as I opened Chris Whitaker’s second novel, All The Wicked Girls, because his debut, Tall Oaks, was my hands-down favourite book of 2016, and I didn’t want number two to disappoint. Well, I needn’t have worried as i ...more | |
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| I absolutely loved Colette Dartford’s debut, Learning To Speak American, and her follow-up, An Unsuitable Marriage is every bit as brilliant. Dartford has an uncanny ability to get under the skin of her characters, exposing their flaws and weaknesses ...more | |
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| I spent so much of this book with a lump in my chest, a twist of anxiety in my stomach, or a tear or two running down my face. The ferocity and unpredictability of the siege of Sarajevo was so vividly portrayed that I almost felt myself duck at times ...more | |
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| The basic premise of this book is so topical – woman causes multi-car pile-up resulting in the death of three people because she sent a text while driving. But this isn’t a teenager fresh from her driving test, flirting with her boyfriend, or a young ...more | |
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“Biddy Weir: I can be normal, she thought, as she moved her body to the music with increasing ease. I can. I can do normal things like drink Coke, and buy jeans, and wear a bra & dance. I can have fun. This is fun, and I like it. Maybe I'm not a complete weirdo after all.”
― The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir
― The Lonely Life of Biddy Weir
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