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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst

The Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst.

We have waited 7 long years for Alan Hollinghurst's long-awaited follow up novel to his Man Booker award winning previous novel, The Line of Beauty

It has been well worth the wait, The Stranger's Child follows the lives of two families from the brink of World War I right through the whole of the 20th century.

Beautifully written and easily readable, the story of The Stranger's Child, beings in the summer of 1913 when upper class poetry student stays the weekend at his Cambridge University friend George Saul's house called Two Acres.

The events of that weekend intertwine the two families irrevocably, and we see a changing Britain through their eyes throughout the next 80 years.

Highly recommended reading.

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Saturday, June 4, 2011

A Clash of Kings: Books 2 of a Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin

A Clash of Kings by George R.R.Martin

The second volume in A Song of Ice and Fire, A Clash of Kings is just as exciting and gripping as the first.

The Seven Kingdoms are divided and in tatters, while beyond The Wall to the north comes a great cold, bringing with it the walking dead.

The stories are told from the points of view of various members of the Stark family, the once and future kings, whose father had been brutally murdered.

With its dark air and medieval setting, A Song of Fire and Ice is a fantasy series for adults that can rival Tolkein's Lord of the Rings

A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire Book 1) by George R.R. Martin

A Game of Thrones by George R.R.Martin

Invariably described as the best new fantasy trilogy since Stephen Donaldson's "Chronicles of Thomas Covenant" - and I loved those books - A Game of Thrones is the first of three in the series called A Song of Fire and Ice.

The Seven Kingdoms south of The wall are threatened with rivalry, greed, treachery and war. Meanwhile a darker force is moving in beyond the Wall.

Each chapter in the book is named after the character whose viewpoint you are learning about, and there are many characters each of which are utterly believable. There is no good, nor evil. Everybody is in shades of grey. In this world with a recorded history of 8,000 years, you live or you die.

Invariably described as gripping, highly readable, wonderful, highly recommended, A Game of Thrones is not one to miss!

London Calling (Inspector Carlyle 1) by James Craig

London Calling by James Craig

James Craig has written a winner with this action-packed political thriller.

Our hero of the day is down-to-earth London Police Inspector John Carlyle whose job it is to track down a brutal murderer.

The country is in the middle of a General Election and the leader of the opposition, Edgar Carlton, a powerful and ambitious man from an upper class background, goes out of his way to ensure the killer is not found, because it could compromise his position.

An exciting and fast-paced thriller, this book is un-put-downable and a thoroughly good read as well as insightful into the world of power and murky politics.

Mommy, May I? by A.K. Alexander

Mommy, May I? by A.K.Alexander

Mommy May I? is fast-paced thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat.

Action-packed, exciting and utterly readable, Mommy May I? is the story of a once-powerful super-model, Helen Shea, whose life has relaxed a bit now that is no longer modelling and is instead running her own modelling agency.

Her daughter, 16 year old Frankie, who she gave up for adoption when she was a baby, comes tentatively back into her life. Just as mother and daughter start to get to know each other again, along comes an evil serial killer intent on ripping apart their lives forever.

You are going to love this one! Great book!

The Dukan Diet by Doctor Pierre Dukan

The Dukan Diet by Dr. Pierre Dukan

Women (and men) the world over are losing weight fast and KEEPING IT OFF, thanks to Dr. Pierre Dukan who developed The Dukan Diet diet plan 10 years ago. You may have read about it on the internet, but no-one explains it so well, and the science behind why it works, than the author himself.
There are basically 4 stages to the Dukan Diet:

Attack - during this phase that lasts several days you are only allowed to eat from a list of 70-odd lean proteins and water.
Cruise - stay on Cruise until you have achieved ideal weight loss by alternating protein only days with protein plus vegetable days.
Consolidation - Gradually adding starches and fats back into your diet in a carefully controlled way, plus the introduction of celebratory meals.
Stabilisation - Maintain your target weight by following three simple rules, fully explained within the book.

I'm a fan of low-carb dieting and I know it works. In fact, a friend just now is following the Dukan diet and she is not only slimmer, she looks better too.

Truth Dare Kill by Gordon Ferris

Truth Dare Kill is set in post-War London.Lead character is Danny McCrae and he is a private detective.

No normal PD, Danny McCrae is haunted and damaged by things he did and saw in France during the War and he suffers blackouts and flashbacks and has all this to deal with, as well as the struggles of day-to-day living in a bombed and devastated London.

Follow Danny as he searches through the rubble of London looking for clues to help his rich client, Kate Graveney, while battling black-outs that sometimes last days at a time, bringing Danny into trouble with the Law and other enforcers before this book reaches its exciting final conclusion.

Widely thought to be an excellent book that readers do not want to put down.

The Unremarkable Heart by Karin Slaughter

The Unremarkable Heart is a short story, a teaser to make you want to read Karin Slaughter's full length novels coming out soon.

And you will want to read them because Karin Slaughter is a master story teller, capable of weaving believable tales in a manner that keeps you glued to the pages, wanting more.

The Unremarkable Heart can be read in under an hour, and tells the story of June Connor, who is dying of cancer. It is more her thoughts and feelings being divulged, with trips down memory lane of things her family have done in the past, all in the last few hours of her life.

Readers have described the first third of the story as depressing, but that it then suddenly gets really interesting and a fantastic tale is told, albeitly on the short side.

Bone and Cain by David Belbin

Bone and cane by David Belbin

Bone and Cain a political thriller set in Nottingham in the last 1990's, which according to reviews has been warmly received all round.

A young MP helps quash the conviction of a man accused of the murder of a policeman and his wife, but this man, Ed Clark, later attempts to rape the MP and admits to her that he was in fact guilty.

During the course of the story and with elections looming, the MP, Sarah Bone, meets up with old university flame Nick Cane who is fresh out of prison having served 5 years for an illegal cannabis growing operation. The biggest question on his mind is 'who grassed him up?'

He is now driving a mini-cab and a colleague of his is Ed Clark, the man whose conviction MP Bone helped to quash.

Pressure is growing on Sarah, as the dead policeman's sister, Polly Burton, demands a fresh enquiry into her brother's death and is making it a political issue with the upcoming election.

Sarah herself has grave doubts about the Ed Clark's release as she realises she may have helped a gross injustice, and is determined to find out the truth.

Reviewers have stated that this book is a little bit difficult to get into at the start, but then it become un-put-downable with a great storyline that leaves the reader feeling knowledgeable about how election campaigns are run.

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