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5 Books With A Colour in the Title
This fortnight, our Book and a Brew reading prompt is A Book With A Colour in the Title! Here are 5 of our favourites: The Colour Purple by Alice Walker Last Christmas I had a strange experience, like one of those bizarre dreams you have when you’re unwell. I sat down to watch the film Continue reading
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5 Mood-Boosting Books for Bad Days
Bad days happen. Sometimes they involve a series of mishaps or things going wrong, such as commuting issues or technology that breaks down for no reason. Sometimes we wake up with a low mood, with no particular trigger for our bad day. And sometimes, if you suffer from depression, every day can be a bad Continue reading
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5 Books to Inspire Your Travel Bucket List
This fortnight, our reading prompt at Book and a Brew (https://www.instagram.com/book_anda_brew) is A Book Set Somewhere You’ve Always Wanted To Visit. That means we’re dusting off our travel bucket lists and heading off on holiday! (In our minds, that is) To give you some inspiration, here are 5 books with a setting worthy of your Continue reading
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The Woman in the Window by A.J Finn
Rear Window with a modern twist. Genre: Mystery Pages: 447 First published: 2018 Original language: English The plot: Anna Fox is a recluse, confined to her New York home by agoraphobia. Her days are spent watching black and white movies, drinking (a lot) of wine, and observing the outside world from her window. But when Continue reading
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The Cliffs: A Historical Fiction Journey in Maine
Genre: Drama / Historical Fiction Pages: 367 First published: 2024 Original language: English The plot: On a secluded cliff in Maine sits a house loaded with several lifetime’s worth of secrets. When Jane Flanagan discovers the house as a refuge from her complex home life, it has long since been abandoned. Twenty years later, now Continue reading
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Stop Reading What You Don’t Enjoy: Tips for Avid Readers
A few years ago, I made it my mission to tackle every book on the Rory Gilmore Reading List. For those who aren’t familiar with Rory Gilmore, she’s one of the lead characters in the TV series Gilmore Girls, which ran for seven seasons from 2000 – 2007 (with a short revival in 2016). Rory Continue reading
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The Power of Deya: A Review of A Woman Is No Man
The best novel I have read this year. Genre: Fiction / Drama Pages: 352 First published: 2019 Original language: English The plot: Three generations of Palestinian-American women in Brooklyn deal with expectations of family, generational change and the harsh realities of arranged marriage. The youngest, 18 year old Deya, is meeting with suitors, but doesn’t Continue reading
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Rediscovering Love: Second Chances in Rowell’s Slow Dance
Second chance love in Nebraska by the author of Eleanor and Park. Genre: Romance Pages: 412 First published: 2024 Original language: English The plot: Shiloh and Cary meet as teenagers and begin a life-long friendship, that both knows has the potential to blossom into something more, but neither quite gets around to pursuing. When a Continue reading
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The Camomile Lawn by Mary Wesley
Upper class partner swapping in wartime London. Genre: Family drama / Fiction Pages: 336 First published: 1984 Original language: English The plot: Mary Wesley’s landmark 1984 novel begins on the aforementioned Camomile Lawn, in the south of Cornwall, the summer before World War II breaks out. There, five cousins gather at their aunt’s house for Continue reading
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Small Island by Andrea Levy
The story of the Windrush Generation, against the backdrop of wartime London. Genre : Fiction / wartime drama Pages : 530 First published: 2004 Original language: English The plot: Centred around four characters (Londoners Queenie and her husband Bernard, and Jamaican immigrants Hortense and Gilbert), this is a far reaching story moving between pre-war London Continue reading
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