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August 31, 2020

Blog tour: V for Victory by Lissa Evans

By Alice Violett
Blog tour: V for Victory by Lissa Evans
V for Victory is a funny and bittersweet read about everyday life towards the end of the Second World War.

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August 27, 2020

Blog tour: Not the Life Imagined by Anne Pettigrew

By Alice Violett
Blog tour: Not the Life Imagined by Anne Pettigrew
Not the Life Imagined is a gritty, fascinating insight into the highs and lows experienced by a cohort of young doctors.

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August 26, 2020

Blog tour: The Quality of Mercy by Malia Zaidi

By Alice Violett
Blog tour: The Quality of Mercy by Malia Zaidi
The Quality of Mercy successfully combines mystery, gritty historical realism and escapism.

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August 24, 2020

Blog tour: At the Feet of Mothers by Adnan Mahmutovic

By Alice Violett
Blog tour: At the Feet of Mothers by Adnan Mahmutovic
At the Feet of Mothers is an unusual and moving story about family dynamics, identity and the kindness of strangers.

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August 19, 2020

Blog tour: Dead Woman Scorned by Michael Clark

By Alice Violett
Blog tour: Dead Woman Scorned by Michael Clark
Dead Woman Scorned adds an interesting backstory and exciting new elements to The Patience of a Dead Man.

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August 16, 2020

Blog tour: Anyone for Edmund? by Simon Edge

By Alice Violett
Blog tour: Anyone for Edmund? by Simon Edge
Anyone for Edmund is a pin-sharp satire that highlights how history is continually rewritten, re-evaluated, and used to varying ends.

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August 7, 2020

Blog tour: The Stray Cats of Homs by Eva Nour

By Alice Violett
Blog tour: The Stray Cats of Homs by Eva Nour
The Stray Cats of Homs is a shocking, moving and unforgettable account of an ordinary young man's experiences of the war in Syria.

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August 5, 2020

Review: The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild by John Ironmonger

By Alice Violett
Review: The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild by John Ironmonger
The Many Lives of Heloise Starchild is a wonderful, inventive adventure that takes the reader from late eighteenth-century France to mid twenty-first century Britain and beyond.

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August 3, 2020

Review: The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks

By Alice Violett
Review: The Whispering House by Elizabeth Brooks
The Whispering House has some elements that I really liked, but is let down by a weak main character who makes bad decisions.

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August 1, 2020

What I read in July 2020

By Alice Violett
What I read in July 2020
In which I somehow read 20 books, three of which were by Doug Johnstone.

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