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Tag: Joanna Cannon

The Trouble with Goats and Sheep – Joanna Cannon

On May 11, 2017May 7, 2017 By bookskepticIn Reviews1 Comment

I read many raving reviews of this book, so obviously I decided to give it a go. The book is narrated by ten year old Grace, it's set in the extremely summer of 1976, the action revolves around The Avenue, where one day Mrs Creasy disappears. Grace and her friend Tilly decide to find her, …

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April round-up

On May 1, 2017June 4, 2017 By bookskepticIn ThoughtsLeave a comment

April didn't necessarily bring spring to London, but it certainly did to Madrid, where I spent a wonderful weekend. Reading-wise the month started so well that in the last week I decided to finally tackle It by Stephen King, at almost 1400 pages it is a bit intimidating book. Luckily I have it on my Kindle, …

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