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Category: Books

Tunnel 29, Helen Merriman

Book review: Tunnel 29, Helena Merriman

24 August 2025 Pat Hindley Books

Tunnel 29 is a story that’s packed with fascinating characters and page-turning action that will have you gripped. But the[…]

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Four Seasons in Japan, Nick Bradley

Book review: Four Seasons in Japan, Nick Bradley

16 July 2025 Pat Hindley Books, Japan

Four Seasons in Japan is one of the most moving, beautifully written books I’ve read in a long time. Author[…]

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Book review: Taste: My Life Through Food, Stanley Tucci

4 July 2025 Pat Hindley Books, Food

If you enjoy reading about mouth-watering food with a generous sprinkling of celebrity gossip and recipes, then Taste: My Life[…]

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Book review: Piglet, Lottie Hazell

12 June 2025 Pat Hindley Books

Piglet is an ideal read for a book club because it provokes a range of views, which leads to a[…]

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How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, Cherie Jones

Book review: How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House, Cherie Jones

19 May 2025 Pat Hindley Books

I think the best way to describe How the One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House is with words like unflinching, gritty[…]

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The Hero of This Book, Elizabeth McCracken

Book review: The Hero of This Book, Elizabeth McCracken

7 April 2025 Pat Hindley Books, Homepage slider

In The Hero of This Book, author Elizabeth McCracken uses words to paint two vivid portraits. One is of the[…]

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Matrix, Lauren Groff

Book review: Matrix, Lauren Groff

19 March 2025 Pat Hindley Books

Matrix is one of those books that makes me happy to be in a book club. It’s unlikely I’d have[…]

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10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, Elif Shafak

Book review: 10 minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World, Elif Shafak

7 March 2025 Pat Hindley Books, Uncategorized

10 minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World is an extraordinary book. But that’s no real surprise as I think[…]

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