Synopsis (from the book cover):
Set against the tumultuous backdrop of southern France, Sepulchre is the stunning new novel of obsession and revenge from the number one bestselling author of Labyrinth.
OCTOBER 1891: Seventeen-year-old Leonie Vernier and her brother Anatole abandon the gas-lit streets of Paris for the sanctuary of the Domaine de la Cade, some miles [...]
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Sepulchre by Kate Mosse
2 Comments CherryPie on Jan 29th 2011
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The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Synopsis from book cover:
How would the world change if human beings vanished from the earth right now, for good? What would the planet be like in a day, a week, a month… a millennium? Just how long will our greatest achievements and our biggest mistakes last after we are gone?
To discover the answers, [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 18th 2011
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The Marks of Cain by Tom Knox
Synopsis (from the book cover):
What happens when a dark secret comes to light?
In America a young man inherits a million dollars – from a grandfather he thought was poor. Across Europe men and women are being killed, in the most barbaric and elaborate of ways. And a brilliant scientist has disappeared from his laboratory in [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 2nd 2010
Synopsis from book cover:
Bess of Hardwick, born into the most brutal and turbulent period of England’s history, did not have an auspicious start in life. Widowed for the first time at sixteen, she nonetheless outlived four monarchs, married three more times, and died one of the wealthiest and most powerful women the country has ever [...]
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 21st 2010
…100 species that changed the world…
Synopsis (from book cover):
Why have creatures evolved as they are? which species have had the biggest impact on the world we live in? Where does humanity fit in?
Christopher Lloyd leads us on an exhilarating journey, from the birth of life on the early Earth to the present day, as [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Aug 18th 2010
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The Piano Teacher by Janice Y.K. Lee
Although I have been reading plenty of books and have several on the go it has been a long time since I did a book review. I thought it was about time I changed that.
Synopsis (from the book cover):
Two beautiful women. One mysterious man. Separated by culture, class and war.
In the heat and bustle of [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Jul 6th 2010
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Flodden: A Scottish Tragedy by Peter Reese
Synopsys (from book cover):
In the breadth of bitter-sweet Scottish history there is not more poignant, nor more important, battle than Flodden. Before Flodden a proud country under its dynamic Stewart king James IV was emerging as a distinct and flourishing nation within Europe. With defeat the inevitability of Scotland’s reformation and union with England is [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jan 16th 2010
