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Statistics | Reviews: 20 | Agreements: 12 | Disagreements: 0

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Watership Down Richard Adams £5.24 £6.99 You save £1.75 (25%) Fiver could sense danger. Something terrible was going to happen to the warren - he felt sure of it. So did his brother Hazel, for Fiver's sixth sense was never wrong. They had to leave immediately, and they had to persuade the other rabbits to join them. And so begins a perilous journey of a small band of rabbits in search of a safe home.	14:04, 04 Apr 2008 Watership Down Richard Adams (0 agreements, disagreements) I am sure you have heard of this book, it is one of my favourites which I return to often. A story which can be read on many levels. For older children, the tale of a band of rabbits leaving for a new home with lots of trials on the way and good triumphing over evil. For adults, a chance to question the way we treat our fellow mammals. So much more than a story about cuddly bunnies, with a ... Read complete review
The Tale of Murasaki Liza Crihfield Dalby £6.39 £7.99 You save £1.60 (20%) Arguably the world's first novelist, Murasaki Shikibu wrote The Tale of Genji in the 11th century. Liza Dalby's novel is based on existing fragments of Murasaki's diary and poems and is a fictional account of Japan's most famous female writer.	14:04, 04 Apr 2008 The Tale of Murasaki Liza Crihfield Dalby (0 agreements, disagreements) Mesmerising. I was completely submerged in the beauty of this book and it inspired me to try my hand at Chinese painting. Murasaki is a story teller, who becomes a favourite at the Japanese court. She has to endure many ordeals, and gradually becomes disenchanted with the pettiness of court life. The descriptive work and detail in this book are breathtaking, encapsulating Japanese art, culture ... Read complete review
Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier £5.99 £7.99 You save £2.00 (25%) A sumptuous new look for Tracy Chevalier's bestselling novel.	14:04, 04 Apr 2008 Girl With a Pearl Earring Tracy Chevalier (0 agreements, disagreements) A slice of history evoking Delft, the home town of Vermeer, in a story of art, passion and repression, set against a captivating backdrop. An innocent girl is thrust into a new world where hierarchy and rules keep her in her place. She ultimately becomes "the girl" and this is a story behind the picture. Beautiful in its simplicity, this is a lovely book to read. Read complete review
The Lollipop Shoes Joanne Harris £14.39 £17.99 You save £3.60 (20%) Seeking refuge and anonymity in the cobbled streets of Montmartre, Yanne and her daughters, Rosette and Annie, live peacefully, if not happily, above their little chocolate shop. Nothing unusual marks them out. Then into their lives blows Zozie de l'Alba, the lady with the lollipop shoes, and everything begins to change....	14:04, 04 Apr 2008 The Lollipop Shoes Joanne Harris (0 agreements, disagreements) The sequel to Chocolat. Vianne and Anouk are in Paris, with a new chocolaterie, but a very different life - trying to be ordinary people which never works. You have to be who you are and it takes a fabulously nasty person to make them come to their senses. I found this to be edgier than its predecessor and less subtle. Filled with lots of magic, its a very exciting story. Read complete review