Monthly Archives: December, 2009
The Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
Synopsis from terrypratchett.co.uk: IT’S THE NIGHT BEFORE HOGSWATCH. AND IT’S TOO QUIET. Where is the big jolly fat man? Why is Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say Ho Ho Ho? The darkest night of the year is getting a lot darker… Susan the gothic governess has got to sort it out by morning, [...]
Share on FacebookSecond Honeymoon by Joanna Trollope
Waterstones Synopsis: Ben is, at last, leaving home. At twenty-two, he’s the youngest of the family. His mother, Edie, an actress, is distraught. His father, Russell, a theatrical agent, is rather hoping to get his wife back. His brother, Matthew, is struggling in a relationship in which he achieves and earns less than his girlfriend. [...]
Share on FacebookThe Wonderful Adventure of Uncle Wizard by Richard Anderson
Amazon synopsis: The Wonderful Adventure of Uncle Wizard is a fun-packed adventure story for children under the age of 10. It features over 40 fantastic illustrations of Uncle Wizard’s adventures, from mixing spells in his wigwam in Happy Apple Lane, to facing the Thunder Troll in the Land of Forever. Uncle Wizard is the not [...]
Share on FacebookThe Flying Troutmans by Miriam Toews
This review is different to the others. It is a series of answered questions because it was www.bookclubforum.co.uk’s reading book of the month. Waterstone’s Synopsis Meet the Troutmans. Hattie is living in Paris, city of romance, but has just been dumped by her boyfriend. Min, her sister back in Canada, is going through a particularly [...]
Share on FacebookHolidays at Brighton or Sea-Side Amusements by Brighton
This is not a long book, only 160 pages, but it is full of information. The book is presented as a fiction book for children, but every conversation is full of facts. Oliver and Edward have arrived in Brighton on a holiday, and are later joined by their cousin Helen. They go exploring the town [...]
Share on FacebookSkipping Christmas by John Grisham
Waterstones Synopsis Imagine a year without Christmas. No crowded shops, no corny office parties, no fruitcakes, no unwanted presents. That’s just what Luther and Nora Krank have in mind when they decide that, just this once, they’ll skip the holiday altogether. Theirs will be the only house on the street without a rooftop Frosty the [...]
Share on FacebookThe Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
Synopsis from www.terrypratchett.co.uk: SAM VIMES IS A MAN ON THE RUN. YESTERDAY HE WAS A DUKE, A CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE AMBASSADOR TO THE MYSERIOUS, FAT-RICH COUNTRY OF UBERWALD. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don’t ask). It’s snowing. It’s freezing. And if he can’t [...]
Share on FacebookBrighton and Hove – Murder and Misdemeanours by Janet Cameron
Amazon synopsis: A look at the dark side of life, Victorian-style, when nothing was quite as it seemed and a public execution could be an entertaining family day out. Murderers, poachers, thieves, pickpockets and vagabonds all went about their business with impunity. Crime took place on the streets, on public transport, in homes, pubs, prisons, [...]
Share on FacebookBoozy Brighton by Rose Collis
This is not a long book that explores Brighton’s history of alcohol and pubs. The history dates back to the first ale-houses and Collis informs us about all aspects of life that links back to alcohol. The book is full of facts and figures, and some stats did take me by surprise. I found this [...]
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