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The Charming Quirks of Others: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
by Alexander Mccall Smith
thoroughly enjoyable (11/27/2011)
The Charming Quirks of Others is the 7th in the Isabel Dalhousie series by Alexander McCall Smith. Isabel has quite a bit on her plate: getting another edition of the Review of Applied Ethics published; looking into a poison-pen letter making accusations about applicantsmore
Gourmet Rhapsody
by Muriel Barbery
a treat (11/13/2011)
The Gourmet is the first novel by Muriel Barbery. Pierre Arthens, France’s greatest food critic, is dying. As he lies on his deathbed in his Rue de Grenelle apartment, he is tormented by his inability to recall the most delicious food to pass his lips, long before he becamemore
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's
by John Elder Robison
interesting, insightful, funny (11/13/2011)
Look Me In The Eye: My Life With Asperger’s is the first book by John Elder Robison. Not diagnosed with Asperger’s until he was forty, Robison describes himself as a misfit. In this book he tells of growing up in an extremely dysfunctional family. Some of the story has beenmore
The Enchantress of Florence
by Salman Rushdie
a very enjoyable Rushdie (11/7/2011)
The Enchantress of Florence is the 10th book by Salman Rushdie. Set amongst the extremes and excesses of Renaissance Florence and in the city of Fatehpur Sikri in Mughal India, it tells the story of a hidden Mughal princess, Princess Qara Köz, the Lady Black Eyes, alsomore
Catching Fire: The Second Book of the Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
fast paced (10/16/2011)
Catching Fire is the second book of the Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. Set some six months after the end of the Hunger Games, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark are required to take part in the Victory Tour through each of the Districts to keep the power of themore
The Eyre Affair
by Jasper Fforde
just wonderful (10/16/2011)
The Eyre Affair is the first novel by Jasper Fforde, and the first in the Thursday Next series. Thursday Next is a SpecOps 27 operative, a LiteraTec, who deals in crimes against literature. The novel is set in 1985, when England has been at war with Russia over Crimea formore
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable
by John Boyne
not as good as the Book Thief (9/7/2011)
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas is the 5th novel by Irish author John Boyne. It is a holocaust tale from a different perspective: that of the naïve and innocent young son of a concentration camp commandant. He asks his father when they arrive if his father has done somethingmore
The Dog Who Came in from the Cold: A Corduroy Mansions Novel
by Alexander Mccall Smith
leaves you feeling warm and snug (9/7/2011)
The Dog Who Came In From The Cold is the second in the Corduroy Mansions series by Alexander McCall Smith. Once again we join the people of Corduroy Mansions and their friends. An acquaintance who works for MI6 visits wine merchant William French, and his Pimlico terrier,more
The Secret of Everything
by Barbara O'Neal
a heartwarming story (8/29/2011)
The Secret of Everything is Barbara O’Neal’s second novel. This is the story of thirty-seven year old Tessa Harlow, who leads hiking tours for adventurous vacationers. After a freak injury in a hiking trip marred by tragedy, Tessa is drawn to the New Mexico town of Losmore
Fury
by Salman Rushdie
not my favourite Rushdie (8/21/2011)
Fury is Salman Rushdie’s 8th novel. Professor Malik Solanka, historian and doll-maker, is living in New York, alone, voluntarily celibate, angry and afraid. He has left behind in England, Eleanor, his wife of fifteen years and his beloved young son Asmaan. He fled when hemore
Me Talk Pretty One Day
by David Sedaris
you may need continence pads with this (8/21/2011)
Me Talk Pretty One Day is the 6th book of collected essays by David Sedaris. In part one, Sedaris touches on speech therapy for his lisp at school, guitar lessons from a midget, inherited traits, artistic talent, sibling swearing, family pets, working as a teacher, toiletmore
The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins
addictive (8/14/2011)
The Hunger Games is the 7th book by Suzanne Collins and the first in the Hunger Games trilogy. It is set in a future time, in a country called Panem, situated in the remains of North America. Panem consists of the Capitol and 12 surrounding Districts, and is a place wheremore
The Silent Girl: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel
by Tess Gerritsen
thoroughly enjoyable Gerritsen page-turner (8/3/2011)
The Silent Girl is the 9th book in Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli/Isles series. A severed hand found in a Chinatown alley leads Jane Rizzoli to the owner of the hand on a rooftop: a woman almost decapitated. Investigation eventually links the body with a murder/suicide nineteenmore
The Great Fire
by Shirley Hazzard
better than Transit (8/2/2011)
The Great Fire is the 5th novel by Australian author, Shirley Hazzard. Set firstly in immediate post-war Japan and Hong Kong, then in England and New Zealand, this is the story of Aldred Leith, author, researching a book on China and Japan and Peter Exley, solicitor andmore
Corduroy Mansions: A Novel
by Alexander McCall Smith
simply delightful (8/2/2011)
Corduroy Mansions is the first of the Corduroy Mansions series by Alexander McCall Smith. This novel is along the same style as the 44 Scotland Street series: it was originally published on the Telegraph.co.uk website in daily chapters. The setting here is a run-down blockmore
Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel, #8
by Tess Gerritsen
more great Gerritsen (8/2/2011)
The Killing Place is the 8th in Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli/Isles series. It’s cold, it’s November and Maura Isles is in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, for a pathologists’ conference. Things are less than ideal in her relationship with Daniel Brophy, and whilst at the conference, shemore
The Bone Garden: A Novel
by Tess Gerritsen
the ultimate cold case (8/2/2011)
The Bone Garden is the 13th stand-alone novel by Tess Gerritsen. While it is not a Rizzoli/Isles book, Maura Isles does make a fleeting appearance at the beginning of the book. The novel tells two stories set in different time periods. The present day story concernsmore
Caleb's Crossing: A Novel
by Geraldine Brooks
a wonderful read (7/17/2011)
Caleb’s Crossing is the fourth novel by Geraldine Brooks. As with her other novels, fiction is built on fact. In this case the fact is the life of Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, the young son of a Wampanoag chieftain, who, in 1665, was the first Native American to graduate frommore
The Mephisto Club
by Tess Gerritsen
Another Gerritsen winner (7/12/2011)
The Mephisto Club is the 6th of Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli/Isles series. On Christmas Eve, Rizzoli and Isles are called to a horrific murder scene where the female victim has been decapitated and dismembered. During the autopsy, however, they realise there must be more thanmore
Vanish
by Tess Gerritsen
Finest Gerritsen (7/2/2011)
Vanish is the fifth of Tess Gerritsen’s Rizzoli/Isles series. The story starts with Maura Isles discovering a female in a body bag, an apparent drowning victim, who isn’t dead. Transferred to the hospital, the woman becomes violent, shoots a security guard and takesmore

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