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This must be the place by Maggie O’farrell
A reclusive former film star living in the wilds of Ireland, Claudette Wells thinks nothing of firing a gun if strangers get too close to her house. Why is she so fiercely protective of her privacy, and what made her disappear at the height of her cinematic fame? Her husband Daniel, reeling from a discovery about a woman he ...Full Article
THE SAINT IN TENERIFE
Roger Moore, the world-famous actor best known for his role as James Bond, died earlier this year. Not many people know him as anything else but of course he ...Full Article
Big projects in the limelight but the rest of Puerto is suffering
Is it only me who feels Puerto puts far too much emphasis on major projects, so much so as to have a detrimental effect on the remainder of the ...Full Article
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
London 1893. When Cora Seaborne’s husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness. Retreating to the countryside with her son, ...Full Article
Small great things by Jodi Picoult
Ruth is a widowed black woman living with her 16-year-old son in Connecticut. Always bright and clever, she regards herself as middle-class and well-educated. She lives in a ‘good’, ...Full Article
Conclave by Robert Harris
Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred and eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world’s most secretive election. They ...Full Article
The Trespasser by Tana French
There’s the murder squad you set your sights on at the beginning: the one where you’re playing knife-edge mind-games with psycho-pathic geniuses. And there’s the one you actually work ...Full Article
DVD – The replacement – DS389
When Ellen, a successful architect in her mid- thirties, becomes pregnant, she finds maternity cover in Paula: brilliant and enthusiastic. But Ellen quickly begins to feel uneasy, as she ...Full Article
If only those stones could speak
In England, when you wander around historic sites such as stately homes or ruined castles, do you ever think to yourself, “If only those stones could speak”? Well, here ...Full Article
Depraved heart by Patricia Cornwell
The death of a Hollywood mogul’s daughter has everyone convinced it’s an accident. But Dr Kay Scarpetta knows better. It’s almost as if someone is leaving evidence only she ...Full Article
