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|author=Mark Mustian
|title=The Gendarme
|rating=4.5
|genre=Historical Fiction
|summary=There are times when you will want to shut 'The Gendarme' and just walk away from the despair and disgust that this account of genocide engenders. Don't. Ultimately this tale of an old Turk revisiting his terrible past is both touching and important - an exploration of memory and forgiveness that shouldn't be missed.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1851688390</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Peter Englund
|summary=This book is the second in a series of fairy tale retellings (the first being [[Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce|Sisters Red]]) which, without being closely connected, share common elements. They both deal with the paranormal, including the Fenris, which are about as far from the glamorous and sexy werewolves of recent books and films as you can get. They stalk. They kill. They eat. End of story. The two books also look at the aftermath of an attack, and how it changes the lives of those who survive.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444900595</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Thomas E Kennedy
|title=Falling Sideways
|rating=4
|genre=Literary Fiction
|summary=Kennedy, although a New Yorker, has lived in Copenhagen for over twenty years so he'll have a good feel for the European slant on the novel, I would think. It is one of four called the Copenhagen Quartet. The top brass, the movers and the shakers at the 'Tank' are introduced to the reader one by one and have a whole chapter devoted to their individual lives, both professional and private. So we get a very good idea indeed of their homes, their neighbourhoods, their families and perhaps more importantly, their thoughts on the Tank and of their colleagues.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1408812398</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Harlan Coben
|title=Shelter
|rating=4.5
|genre=Teens
|summary=Mickey Bolitar's girlfriend Ashley has disappeared, the latest in a long list of things to go wrong in his life. First his father died, then his junkie mother went into rehab, forcing him to move in with his uncle Myron, and now shy, beautiful Ashley has vanished.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780620055</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Ian Rankin
|title=The Impossible Dead
|rating=5
|genre=Crime
|summary=When it started it all seemed so simple. A constable in CID had been found guilty of, er, pressing his attentions on young women who came his way in the course of the job. Just to make certain that it wasn't a wider problem the Professional Standards Unit (or whatever it was being called this week) from another force was asked to investigate three officers who might have been overly supportive of the miscreant. Then an ex-policeman was shot by a weapon which couldn't exist and from there it all got, well, rather messy and in the middle of it all was Inspector Malcolm Fox of the Complaints.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0752889532</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Colin Cotterill
|title=Killed at the Whim of a Hat
|rating=4
|genre=Crime
|summary=Jimm Juree was a crime reporter, just a heartbeat away from getting the job of her dreams when family circumstances forced her to quit her job and move to a fishing village on the Gulf of Siam. Forget all about the up-market resorts like Phuket where the money goes. It never gets anywhere near Maprao. Mair, her daughter Jimm and son Arny along with Granddad Jah have to try and grub a living out of the Gulf Bay Lovely Resort and Restaurant. Jimm's sister, who used to be her brother, has chosen to stay in the city, where she lives her life online and not always on the right side of the law.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849165548</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Geraldine McCaughrean
|title=George and the Dragon and a World of Other Stories
|rating=5
|genre=Confident Readers
|summary=
Some people may wonder if we really need yet another collection of stories: after all, many of the tales in this book are already well-known. But that would be to miss the point. What is distinctive about this book is the fact that it is written by the multi-award-winning Geraldine McCaughrean, one of our most skilful, respected and prolific authors. Each of the stories here is like a gem made of words: beautifully told, using description which ranges from the lyrical to the comic, and both parents and children will derive a huge amount of pleasure from them.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1444002384</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Simon Heffer
|title=Strictly English: The correct way to write ... and why it matters
|rating=4
|genre=Business and Finance
|summary=As a child I was taught English grammar. I began by resenting it but gradually I appreciated the subtlety and nuances of expression that could be achieved by the correct use of language. I loved the fact that I could say something precisely and convey exactly what I meant in a few words. And then I was stunned to find that there was no longer the same emphasis on grammar in schools, that freedom of expression was encouraged without worrying about the form it took – and now I regularly encounter official letters, even books where the English language is subjected to grievous bodily harm. It isn't difficult to get right – it just requires a little knowledge, a logical mind and practice.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099537931</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Melanie Watt
|title=Scaredy Squirrel has a Birthday Party
|rating=3.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Scaredy Squirrel is planning a birthday party - his own - but he's not a very brave squirrel and thinks that the safest thing to do for his party will be to celebrate, by himself, in his tree. Very safe. Very far away from any possible danger, like ants or Bigfoot or confetti. Very far away indeed from unfunny clownfish, ponies and porcupines. But then Scaredy's friend Buddy sends him a lovely birthday card and all of the plans for the party have to change.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846471346</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Seema Barker
|title=The Tangle Fairy
|rating=4.5
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=Jaya, just like every little girl in the land, brushes her hair before bed but wakes up with all sorts of knots and tangles. When Jaya asks her mummy how this can be, the simple explanation is 'The Tangle Fairy'.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849564388</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=June Morley
|title=Time For Dinner
|rating=4
|genre=For Sharing
|summary=I was beginning to wonder when I would see a book that addressed the sticky (pardon the pun) issue of the food chain. I mean, the reception and pre-schooler set seem pretty au fait with being cooked and eaten by giants whose sleep is disturbed, or by nasty, warty, smelly old witches who live in the woods waiting for a hapless brother and sister to wander past the door, so I was very keen to see how Morley got into the detail of this particular stumbling block.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849564396</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=David Goldblatt and Johnny Acton
|title=How to Watch the Olympics: Scores and laws, heroes and zeros – an instant initiation to every sport
|rating=4
|genre=Sport
|summary=Are you planning an Olympic telefest for a few weeks in July 2012? Are you one of the lucky people who have tickets to their chosen events? Or are you one of those many people who are genuinely confused by the rules, or the scoring and who would like to know a little more so that they can understand what it's all about? If so, you should look no further. We have the book for you. Whether you're heading for London or going no further than the television we have the background to the sports.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1846684757</amazonuk>
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