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Birkenhead BookChats March 2010

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List created by Birkenhead Library on 23 March 2010
These titles have been discussed at the monthly BookChats at Birkenhead Library. We meet on the first Monday of the month at 10:30 am. Everyone is welcome to join us.
Black diamonds : the rise and fall of an English dynasty / Catherine Bailey.

Black diamonds : the rise and fall of an English dynasty / Catherine Bailey. by Bailey, Catherine.

Wentworth is in Yorkshire and was surrounded by seventy collieries employing tens of thousands of men. It is the finest and largest Georgian…
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Black seconds / Karin Fossum ; translated from the Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund.

Black seconds / Karin Fossum ; translated from the Norwegian by Charlotte Barslund. by Fossum, Karin,1954-

When nine year old Ida Joner does not return from her shopping trip her mother contacts the police. Inspector Sejer is calm and reassuring…
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Catch-22 / Joseph Heller.

Catch-22 / Joseph Heller. by Heller, Joseph.

At the heart of Joseph Heller's bestselling novel, first published in 1961, is a satirical indictment of military madness and stupidity, and…
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Cleo : how an uppity cat helped heal a family / Helen Brown.

Cleo : how an uppity cat helped heal a family / Helen Brown. by Brown, Helen,1954-

Helen Brown Gentry wasn't a cat person, but her nine-year-old son Sam was. Helen's heart melted as Sam held one of the kittens in his and…
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Gentlemen and players : a novel / Joanne Harris.

Gentlemen and players : a novel / Joanne Harris. by Harris, Joanne,1964-

The place is St Oswald's, an old and long-established boys' grammar school in the north of England. A new year has just begun, and for the…
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The library of shadows / Mikkel Birkegaard ; translated from the Danish by Tiina Nunnally.

The library of shadows / Mikkel Birkegaard ; translated from the Danish by Tiina Nunnally. by Birkegaard, Mikkel.

"Imagine that some people have the power to affect your thoughts and feelings through books. They can seduce you with amazing stories…
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Stealing water : a secret life in an African city / Tim Ecott.

Stealing water : a secret life in an African city / Tim Ecott. by Ecott, Tim.

When Tim Ecott's family uprooted from Northern Ireland in 1977, they thought they were leaving behind their troubled lives, including the…
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The lollipop shoes / Joanne Harris.

The lollipop shoes / Joanne Harris. by Harris, Joanne,1964-

Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not…
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Water for elephants : a novel / Sara Gruen.

Water for elephants : a novel / Sara Gruen. by Gruen, Sara.

Set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, orphaned and adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks…
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Wild swans : three daughters of China / Jung Chang.

Wild swans : three daughters of China / Jung Chang. by Chang, Jung,1952-

The story of three generations in twentieth-century China, this is an engrossing record of Mao's impact on China, an unusual window on the…
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