Monthly Archives: November, 2009
History of Brighton and its environs by Richard Sickelton
I have read this book for my dissertation and it gives a clear and concise history of Brighton, England. There is a lot of science in the book as well as history, which I found helpful. He explains how the air and the seawater were seen as a cure in great detail, and I feel [...]
Share on Facebook311 Pelican Court by Debbie Macomber
Synopsis from debbiemacomber.com: Now divorced, Zach and Rosie Cox are struggling to adjust to Judge Olivia’s unusual custody agreement—and to the fact they’re thrown together more than they would have wished. The kids are staying in the family home, and it’s Rosie and Zach who have to do the coming and going. Having discovered the [...]
Share on Facebook204 Rosewood Lane by Debbie Macomber
Waterstone’s Synopsis: Welcome to Cedar Cove – a small town with a big heart! Grace Sherman’s life was happy and untroubled – until her husband just disappeared. She’s spent the last six months desperately searching for an answer. What could be so awful that a devoted husband and father would go without a note or [...]
Share on FacebookCarpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchatt
Synopsis from www.terrypratchatt.co.uk: Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be priest. He thought he’d come to Lancre for a simple ceremony. Now he’s caught up in a war between vampires and witches. There’s Young Agnes, who is really in two minds about everything. Magrat, who is trying to combine witchcraft and nappies, [...]
Share on FacebookThe Last Continent by Terry Pratchett
Waterstone’s Synopsis: It’s the Discworld’s last continent and it’s going to die in a few days, except…Who is this hero striding across the red desert? Sheep shearer, beer drinker, bush ranger, and someone who’ll even eat a Meat Pie Floater when he’s sober. A man in a hat whose luggage follows him on little legs. [...]
Share on FacebookJingo by Terry Pratchett
Waterstone’s Synopsis: Discworld goes to war, with armies of sardines, warriors, fishermen, squid and at least one very camp follower. As two armies march, Commander Vimes of Ankh-Morpork City Watch faces unpleasant foes who are out to get him…and that’s just the people on his side. The enemy might be even worse. “Jingo”, the 21st [...]
Share on FacebookOld Boyfriends by Debbie Macomber
Waterstones Synopsis: “She didn’t understand how she could lie beside him in bed night after night and dream about another man…”When Susannah Nelson turned eighteen, her parents sent her to school abroad. She said goodbye to her boyfriend, Jake – and never saw him again.Years later, Susannah finds herself regretting the paths not taken. Returning [...]
Share on FacebookInfluential Women by Wendy Virgo
Waterstones synopsis: Wendy offers studies of key women in the New Testament as a starting point for a series of reflections on women’s roles in the church today. Some of these women were saints, full of good works; some were frankly poisonous and did considerable harm. From her long experience within New frontiers, Wendy offers [...]
Share on FacebookBy The Time You Read This by Lola Jaye
Waterstones Synopsis: This is my (Kevin Bates) manual for my daughter Lois. The love of my life. Rules of the manual: 1.You must only read each new entry on your birthday 2.This is a private manual between you and me. 3.No peeping at the next entry unless it’s your birthday! When Lois Bates is handed [...]
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