Creation Lake – Rachel Kushner
Creation Lake caught my attention – it sounded like a fun read, unusually so for the Booker list, which often tends more towards war, famine and broken families. My husband happened to be on the same wavelength, and bought it for me…
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I Am Malala – Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb
I’m not usually a memoir person; I’m not particularly interested in reading the results of ghostwritten cash grab celebrity book deals. But as a bona fide twenty-first century teenage heroine, Malala gets a pass…
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Going Solo – Roald Dahl
A jolly good romp through the savannah is just the ticket, hey chaps!
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The Next Shelf 