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|author= Virginie Despentes and Frank Wynne (translator)
|title= Vernon Subutex 1
|rating= 5
|genre= General Fiction
|summary= Vernon Subutex is a wanted man. Following the death of Alex Bleach, Vernon's generous benefactor and publicly adored musician, Vernon now has the last recordings of Alex's drug induced ramblings. Kicked out of his apartment the story follows Vernon as he couch surfs his way across Paris, pursued by journalists and media moguls desperate to cash in on Bleach's death. Eventually finding himself out of luck, friends and money Vernon is left sleeping rough, half mad and forced to bear witness to a shocking act of violence. In a world of capricious friends and grasping avaricious journalists who can Vernon trust?
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0857055410</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Sonya Hartnett
|summary=Bear is waiting for Goliath. That's Bear on the cover and it was what first drew me to this book. He looks so ''forlorn'' that I wanted to know what the problem was. He's not exactly forlorn, but he has been waiting at the bus stop since dawn and he might be getting just a little bit bored. He lies down (legs dangling down and tummy flat on the seat) and explains to everyone that Goliath is his best friend. Robin wanted to know if Goliath is as strong as Bear and Bear says that he is. He's smart too. He can count to eighteen. Bear's obviously been at the stop for quite a while as the spring flowers have fallen from the trees. He's there through the dark too - he just curls up and sleeps on the seat.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>177657141X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Martha Conway
|title= The Floating Theatre
|rating= 5
|genre= Historical Fiction
|summary=When young seamstress May Bedloe is left alone and penniless on the shore of the Ohio, she finds work on the famous floating theatre that plies its trade along the river. Her creativity and needlework skills quickly become invaluable and she settles into life among the colourful troupe of actors. She finds friends, and possibly the promise of more. But cruising the border between the Confederate South and the 'free' North is fraught with danger. For the sake of a debt that must be repaid, May is compelled to transport secret passengers, under cover of darkness, across the river and on, along the underground railroad. But as May's secrets become harder to keep, she learns she must endanger those now dear to her.
 
And to save the lives of others, she must risk her own...
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1785762907</amazonuk>
}}
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