Category Archives: Macmillan Publishers

Embassytown – China Mieville

A while back I was asking you all about your thoughts on genre fiction and said that I would try some books that were out of my normal reading ‘comfort zone’. The first book that I chose was ‘Embassytown’ by … Continue reading

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Just William – Richmal Crompton

I have ‘The Bookboy’ to thank for breaking my troubled time with reading when he kindly lent me ‘Just William’ by Richmal Crompton after we had seen a trailer for the new TV series/movie that is going to be showing … Continue reading

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks – Rebecca Skloot

I wasn’t sure how I would react to the very real non fiction of ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’ by Rebecca Skloot as firstly I have been very close to someone dying of cancer when I went and looked … Continue reading

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