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|title=High Spirits (Spirits 4)

|author=Rob Keeley

|rating=4

|genre=Confident Readers

|summary=''Millions of people will die in the war, Ellie. And it's our job to make sure it happens. That's why our work isn't easy.''

And if that's not ominous, I don't know what is.

It's been two years since Ellie's last adventure in the spirit world or talked to her friend, the ghost of Edward Fitzberranger. She has tried to do what Viewpoint asked her to do and live a normal, boring, human life. Mum is still working for the Journeyback historical re-enactment company but it looks as though her job won't last much longer. Money is tight and Mum, as ever, is stressed. Dad got compensation for his accident, so he is living the life of Riley. He's eager to help out but Mum won't hear of it. And Ellie has a romantic interest in Luke. All in all, things could be better but they could also be worse. No more spirits. No more corrupting of timelines.

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1788036158</amazonuk>

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{{newreview

|author=Hawa L Crickmore

|summary= Every now and then you read a book that leaves you thinking “well I have no idea what just happened but I know I enjoyed it”. This is how I felt after reading Petite Fleur, the fifth novel (perhaps 'long paragraph' would be more appropriate) from cult Argentinian writer Iosi Havilio.

|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1911508040</amazonuk>

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~~|author= S V Berlin~~

~~|title= The Favourite~~

~~|rating= 4.5~~

~~|genre= General Fiction~~

|summary=Siblings Edward and Isobel Vernon haven't spoken in years and live on opposite sides of the Atlantic. When their mother Mary dies unexpectedly, they are thrown together to sort through the family home. With Edward's diffident but devoted girlfriend, Julie, making an awkward threesome, each stumbles through the practicalities of funeral preparation and house clearing, trying to make sense of their emotions and their feelings toward one another. Isobel makes a disturbing discovery and her fateful decision has consequences for all of them, challenging their beliefs about the past, hopes for the future and understanding of Mary's role in keeping them at once apart and together.

~~|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0993563384</amazonuk>~~

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