Wendy Kirk
No Human Involved
Despite the seamy side of life portrayed, there’s also hope and humanity. Sometimes I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
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Bad Attitudes
Agnes Owens’ writing is sparse, simple and down-to-earth, but with so much going on beneath the surface. She is great at portraying characters whose realities are slightly skewed, but who could quite easily be the people who live next door
The Singer
The story and the characters reflect the passion, energy, aggression and rawness of punk, as well as the deprivation, social unrest and alienation of the times.
A Darker Domain
Intelligent and tightly plotted with twists upon twists and turns upon turns. An excellent read which kept me up.
Cuckoo
Very clever, creepy and chilling. Makes you wonder who your friends are. Excellent stuff.
Naming the Bones
Despite its length and seemingly leisurely pace, Naming the bones is a fast read. It’s atmospheric with a great sense of place and a very gothic tone.
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The Twilight Time
I would recommend this book to anyone who watches or reads crime thrillers as it feels so real.
Reading makes you feel good!
Last week we had a lovely event in the library to celebrate books that make you feel good. Over the last year, staff and volunteers in the library have been gathering their ‘recommended reads’ to share with other women, and this event gave us the chance to show off these wonderful novels and books of [...]
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Book of the Month – Not a passing phase: reclaiming lesbians in history 1840-1985
To celebrate LGBT History Month, we highlight a fascinating book from the library collection which tackles the difficulties of writing lesbian history. Have lesbians been expunged from history by academics and biographers who wish to deny their existence? The authors of Not a passing phase certainly believe so. Written in 1989 by the Lesbian [...]
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Tagged lesbian history, Lesbian History Group
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Absolution
would recommend this book to read as the author has made the characters so real and the crimes so dark and horrifying that it sent shivers down my spine. It is a great thriller, I just couldn’t put it down.
