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FICTION . SHORT STORIES . reviews
Ten sorry tales by Mick Jackson ; illustrated by David Roberts
London : Faber and Faber, c2005
Call No.: JAC -[SH]
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OK, so this book isn’t exactly new, but it did arrive in the library fairly recently. Of course the term “recently” is highly subjective! Anyway, Ten Sorry […]

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WHO’S READING WHAT . reader’s recommendations

London : Flamingo, 1999.
Call No.: LAH
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First published in 1999, this book has been awarded the 2000 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Jhumpa Lahiri is a powerful writer of short stories (granted that its her debut short story attempt). The beauty of her craft is in […]

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FICTION . Romance

Guilford: Lyons Press, 2005
Call No.: GRE -[RO]
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‘You told me that love was a pine torch,’ said Phoebe to Eros, ‘kindled in a second. There is another kind, I think. A field set afire by the slow accumulating rays of a summer sun. Sudden wings or slow – either is […]

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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets
Click here for a Christmas short story by Jeanette Winterson.
Well, in the meantime, have a great Christmas!
Contributed by Lim Lee Ping, Librarian, Adult and Young People Services
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HB Squad ALERT! . gossip + snippets
Check out this short story by Alexander McCall Smith - ‘The Unfortunate Fate of Kitty da Silva‘. Alexander McCall Smith is a great favourite amongst HB editors.
Check out some of his other titles at our library:
44 Scotland Street
In The Company of Cheerful Ladies
The Kalahari Typing School for Men
Contributed […]

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FRESH INK . selected new arrivals

New York: Melcher Media, 2005
Call No.: BEA
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Why does the beach seem to promise nothing short of paradise on earth?
The Beach Book is not only completely waterproof, it has been titled so because it contains a collection of original works by notable authors such as Gabriel Garcia […]

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