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|author=Nigel McClea
|title=A Word Glittering with Spikes
|rating=3.5
|genre=General Fiction
|summary=We're going to follow the fortunes of two couples (or are they 'would-be couples' or 'might-have-been couples'?) as they navigate the treacherous waters of love. David Castledine's first meeting with Jenny could hardly have been less auspicious: he hit her. He didn't ''actually'' mean to hit her but he threw a stick for his aunt's dog to chase and it caught her on the head. Head wounds bleed profusely and this one was no exception, so David had to take her back to his aunt's apartment to clean her up. I suppose there have been worse meetings, but it's difficult to think of one!
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0993025501</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>009953956X</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|summary=In the summer of 1921, Leandro returns to his birthplace in Italy. He has made his fortune, and his aim is to transform a crumbling palazzo into an opulent mansion. But the outside world is still reeling from the Great War, and Leandro’s nephew, Ettore, is one of those most in need of help. Reluctantly, Ettore asks his uncle for assistance. But Ettero could not have foreseen what was to come from that request…
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1409131491</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=Paul Fournel and David Bellos (translator)
|title=Dear Reader
|rating=4
|genre=General Fiction
|summary=Robert Dubois is a publisher of the old school: the books matter - of course they do - but then so does the food and the drink which accompanies the profession. He's had a long career of paper manuscripts, authors and lunches and he fully expects that life will continue in this way until he finally retires, whenever that might be. Then one day an intern presents him with an ereader and nothing will ever be quite the same again, not least his briefcase, which is used to accommodating vast quantities of paper. He's not a Luddite - but getting used to this gizmo is not going to be easy.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1782270264</amazonuk>
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