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|author= Colleen Oakley
|title= Close Enough to Touch
|rating= 4
|genre= Women's Fiction
|summary=''One time, a boy kissed me and I almost died...My lips started tingling. My tongue swelled to fill my mouth. My throat closed; I couldn't breathe. Everything went black.''
 
So begins the tale of an unlikely romantic heroine: a girl who is allergic to other human beings. After the extreme humiliation suffered in the aftermath of the events above, Jubilee Jenkins becomes a recluse and hides herself away from the world for nine years. When her source of income suddenly dries up, Jubilee needs to overcome her fears, step out into the world and find a job. Working at the local library, she meets divorced dad Eric and his quirky adopted son, Aja and strikes up a friendship with them. As their mutual attraction starts to grow, can there be any future for a relationship where even a simple kiss could be fatal?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1760294136</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Harold D Clarke, Matthew Goodwin and Paul Whiteley
|title=Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union
|rating=4
|genre=Politics and Society
|summary=Ten, nearly eleven months on from the June 2016 referendum I'm still struggling to come to terms with the thought that the United Kingdom voted by a narrow but decisive majority to leave the European Union. Since then I've been searching for enlightenment in the form of hard facts rather than opinions: given a handful of people you'll get at least half a dozen 'valid' reasons. Personally, I blame Boris Johnson. ''Brexit: Why Britain Voted to Leave the European Union'' isn't a book of ''opinions'' about why the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union but a close look at what the statistics tell us. It's a dry but informative read.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1107150728</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Tim Moore
|summary= According to popular wisdom, Henry VIII had six wives and only two mistresses. The former statement is correct, but the latter only tells part of the story. Even while he was married to his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, there were many more ladies in his life.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1445660393</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Pascale Naessens
|title=Pure & Simple: A Natural Food Way of Life
|rating=4
|genre=Cookery
|summary=The idea of being able to eat what you want without putting on weight seems impossible. If you can do it without counting calories then it seems almost incredible, but that's what Pascale Naessens is offering us in ''Pure & Simple: A Natural Food Way of Life''. There is, of course a catch to this, but it's just one simple rule: ''do not eat concentrated carbohydrates with concentrated protein in the same meal''. You can eat everything but not together. It's the science of food combining presented in a very attractive hardback book, complete with recipes and excellent photography.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>141972617X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Neil Gaiman and Divya Srinivasan
|title=Cinnamon
|rating=5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=First written in 1995, Cinnamon has hitherto existed as a short story on Neil Gaiman's website or as part of an audiobook collection. Now, it's out as a picture book for us all to share.
The story follows Cinnamon, a princess in a small hot country, where everything is very old. Cinnamon was born with pearls for eyes. This means that she is very beautiful but also blind. And Cinnamon won't speak. Her parents, the rajah and rani, offer rich rewards for anyone who can persuade their daughter to talk. People come and go but nobody is successful. Until, one day, a tiger comes...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408879239</amazonuk>
}}

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