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January 10, 2012

The Devil and Miss Prym by Paulo Coelho

Filed under: Book Reviews,General Fiction — The Writer @ 12:55 pm

Title: The Devil and Miss Prym Author: Paulo Coelho Genre: General Fiction Publisher: HarperCollins UK Release Date: 2002-03 Pages: 201

Paulo Coelho doesn’t just write – he crafts his magnificent tales. One of the most widely read authors in the world, his success is due the fact that he speaks to his readers’ very souls, examining what it is to be human and what it is that makes us human, warts and all.

In ‘The Devil and Miss Prym’ Coelho takes as his

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Remember Me by Lesley Pearse

Filed under: Book Reviews,Historical Fiction — The Techie @ 12:55 pm

Title: Remember Me Author: Lesley Pearse Genre: Australia Publisher: Michael Joseph Release Date: 2010 Pages: 560

In 1798 a young woman from Cornwall, Mary Broad, is caught stealing a bonnet in a market; as the market is on a main street this is deemed as Highway Robbery and the sentence at the time is hanging. The sentence is commuted however and reduced to 7 years transportation.

Though at the time this sentence seems preferable to death, Mary spends many moments

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PS, I Love You by Cecelia Ahern

Filed under: Book Reviews,Chick-Lit,Irish — The Artist @ 12:55 pm

Title: PS, I Love You Author: Cecelia Ahern Genre: Chick-Lit, Irish Publisher: HarperCollins UK Release Date: Jan 1 2007 Pages: 512

Not all books have the same target audience or aspire to literary greatness. PS, I Love You is not great literature, it is, I suppose, something to wipe the sand off with.

However, for a book of this category its main topic is that of grief, the grief of a young widow and her life in the year following her husband’s death; this encapsulating

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Pursuit by Brian Gallagher

Filed under: Book Reviews,Irish,Thriller — The Techie @ 12:55 pm

Title: Pursuit Author: Brian Gallagher Genre: Thriller Publisher: Poolbeg Press Release Date: Jan 1 2004 Pages: 593

Former Irish solder Conn Lynch made a deathbed confession and when journalist Laura Kennedy heard about it, her investigative instincts kicked in. Convinced that there is a story hidden somewhere within Conn’s life, Laura is determined to uncover it.

Steve Johnson, millionaire and new owner of the newspaper where Laura works, decides to help

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The Quiet Quarter, anthology of New Irish Writing, edited by Eoin Brady

Filed under: Book Reviews,Irish — The Writer @ 12:55 pm

Title: The Quiet Quarter Author: edited by Eoin Brady Genre: Irish Publisher: New Island Books

For my money, radio is at its most effective when it is telling stories. Stories on radio take many forms: a caller to a chat show, a news item, an interview with a famous person, an observation from the man on the street. A good one has the power to keep you in the car, hand on the dial, listening to hear how it ends, even though you had parked

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Rage by Jonathan Kellerman

Filed under: Book Reviews,Thriller — The Techie @ 12:55 pm

Title: Rage Author: Jonathan Kellerman Genre: Thriller Publisher: Ballantine Books Release Date: 2006 Pages: 391

I am a long time fan of Jonathan Kellerman. Therefore, when I saw Rage parked in amongst the new releases it was a given that I would buy it.

Much to the relief of die-hard Kellerman fans, Rage features Kellerman’s most infamous character psychologist Dr Alex Delaware. Once again Delaware finds himself caught up in a murder investigation, though

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Where Rainbows End by Cecelia Ahern

Filed under: Book Reviews,Chick-Lit,Irish — The Techie @ 12:55 pm

Title: Where Rainbows End Author: Cecelia Ahern Genre: Chick-Lit, Irish Publisher: HarperCollins

Cecelia Ahern’s first book PS, I Love You was published in January of this year. I read it and, having done so, it was with some trepidation that I approached Where Rainbows End, her second novel.

The story is based around two childhood friends: Rosie and Alex. Neighbours from the age of five they grow up together and have stuck beside each

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Rape: A Love Story by Joyce Carol Oates

Filed under: Book Reviews,Biography — The DJ @ 12:55 pm

Title: Rape Author: Joyce Carol Oates Genre: Biography Release Date: 2006 Pages: 154

With a title as provocative, and contradictory, as Rape: A Love Story, Joyce Carol Oates sets herself a difficult task. How do you write about the experience of rape, and how, in any sense, can it be about love? It’s worth pointing out that although the novel is fiction, for thousands of women there will be nothing unreal about it.

Determined

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Red Dog by Louis de Berniéres

Filed under: Book Reviews,Classics — The Artist @ 12:55 pm

Title: Red Dog Author: Louis De Berni'res Genre: Classics Publisher: Random House Release Date: 2002 Pages: 119

“In early 1998 I went to Perth in Western Australia in order to attend the literature festival, and part of the arrangement was that I should go to Karratha to do their first ever literary dinner. Karratha is a mining town a long way further north. I went exploring and discovered the bronze statue to Red Dog outside the town of Dampier. I felt

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Redeeming Hope by Anna O’Malley

Filed under: Book Reviews,Chick-Lit,Irish — The Techie @ 12:55 pm

Title: Redeeming Hope Author: Anna O'Malley Genre: Chick-Lit, Irish Release Date: Jan 1 2005 Pages: 456

Anna O’Malley is the pseudonym for popular thriller writer Maggie Gibson who decided to try her hand at women’s fiction. Redeeming Hope is her debut and I think I can safely say that Gibson’s future as a popular fiction author is well and truly secure. If you’re looking for an easy read – with a little bit more &#8211

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