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Archived Book Reviews

The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared


Welcome to Just a Minute!: A Celebration of Britain's Best-Loved Radio Comedy
Welcome to Just a Minute!: A Celebration of Britain's Best-Loved Radio Comedy
A celebration of the popular Radio 4 show, Just A Minute.


I Can't Begin To Tell You.
I Can't Begin To Tell You.
Recommended by Rosemary Hall from Cherry Hinton Guild.


The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman
The Altogether Unexpected Disappearance of Atticus Craftsman
Recommended by Janet Lucas, Rickmansworth Eve Guild.


The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II
The Wicked Wit of Queen Elizabeth II
Recommended by Burnham Afternoon Guild book club.


A Snow Garden
A Snow Garden
Recommended by Thornhill & Bitterne Guild Book Club


The Lost Christmas Puppy
The Lost Christmas Puppy
Little Linda was three years old when she told Father Christmas a secret. 'What I want more than anything is to have a puppy of my own to love'.


Amber's Donkey
Amber's Donkey
Amber's Donkey is an inspirational story about overcoming adversity...


Nice Work (If You Can Get It)
Nice Work (If You Can Get It)
Reviewed by School Farm Evening Guild.


The High Places
The High Places
The stories in this enthralling collection find those moments - and places - when life seems to do an about-face....


Peggy & Me
Peggy & Me
From the bestselling author of Is It Just Me?, Miranda Hart, comes the hilarious account of her life with her close companion Peggy, a gorgeous white bichon frise.


The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry
When Harold Fry nips out one morning to post a letter, leaving his wife hoovering upstairs, he has no idea that he is about to walk from one end of the country to the other.


To Kill A Mockingbird
To Kill A Mockingbird
Published in 1960, this American classic by Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.


A Dangerous Crossing
A Dangerous Crossing
A murder mystery set on an ocean liner bound for Australia as World War II looms.


Get Me The Urgent Biscuits
Get Me The Urgent Biscuits
Reviewed by Kay Magrath of Daventry Abbey (E) Guild


On the frontline with the women who fight back
On the frontline with the women who fight back
Reviewed by Janice Collins, National Vice Chairman


Emily Bronte: A life in 20 poems
Emily Bronte: A life in 20 poems
Reviewed by TGHQ's Rhiannon Batsford


Paris Echo
Paris Echo
Reviewed by National Trustee Barbara Cobain


A Room of One's Own
A Room of One's Own
Reviewed by National Trustee Penny Ryan.


The Salt Path
The Salt Path
Reviewed by TGHQ's Nancy Smith


Don't Believe A Word
Don't Believe A Word
Reviewed by TGHQ's Rhiannon Batsford


Moving
Moving
Reviewed by Sandra Haney, Member of Blackheath TG.


The Lost Ones
The Lost Ones
Reviewed by National Trustee Jean Watkins


Dreams
Dreams
Reviewed by Sandra Haney of Blackheath Guild


The Prisoner's Wife
The Prisoner's Wife
Reviewed by Wyn Pettinger of Bramley Guild


Endell Street
Endell Street
Reviewed by National Trustee Barbara Cobain


The Thursday Murder Club
The Thursday Murder Club
Reviewed by Nancy Harman of Minehead (E) Guild


Jacinda Ardern: A New Kind of Leader
Jacinda Ardern: A New Kind of Leader
Reviewed by National Chair Penny Ryan


The Summer Job
The Summer Job
Reviewed by Jo Bird of Flixton Guild


Three Women and a Boat
Three Women and a Boat
Reviewed by June Ansell of Gants Hill Evening Guild


When We Fall


The Nurse Who Became a Spy