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Our Bookshelf - Once There Were Wolves
Charlotte McConaghy takes us deep into the Scottish wilderness in a novel that combines natural beauty, murder mystery, and healing.
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Our Bookshelf - The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Winner of the 2014 Man Booker Prize, this week our pick is a heart-wrenching tale of human suffering and forbidden love.
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Literature Quiz
Literature Trivia #5 - From Harry Potter to Jabberwocky
Do you know your J.K Rowling from your Tolkien? What about your romantic fiction from your fantasy? We are about to find out......
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Our Bookshelf - The Silence of the Girls
Another side to a famous tale, this week we sit down with a cuppa and Pat Barker's The Silence of the Girls.
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Literature Quiz
Literature Trivia #4
A new edition of our quiz questions! Use them for your next pub quiz, to catch out family members at Sunday dinner, or to test your own knowledge.
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The Last Cross Book Club - There are Rivers in the Sky
The Last Cross Book Club digs into Elif Shafak's 'There are Rivers in the Sky', an ambitious novel that blends historical fiction, modern tragedy, and a single drop of water.
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Our Bookshelf - L'Assommoir
Journalist and bibliophile Rose Jones sits down with one of her favourite titles, inviting us into 19th century Paris and the efforts of one woman to build herself a better life.
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Literature Trivia #3
Test your literature knowledge with these 10 questions inspired by modern classics and old favourites!
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Our Bookshelf - The Cardinal
A look into England's most well-known holy man - This week our Bookshelf pick is Alison Weir's The Cardinal.
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Our Bookshelf - A Gentleman in Moscow
In 1922, a Russian aristocrat is condemned to spend his life inside a Moscow hotel. We take a closer look at Amor Towles' A Gentleman in Moscow.
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Literature Quiz
Literature Trivia #2
Test your literature knowledge with these 10 questions inspired by modern classics and old favourites!
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Literature Quiz
Literature Trivia #1
Test your knowledge of classic and contemporary literature with 10 questions covering famous novels, authors, characters and literary works.
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