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Review: Dear Wife by Kimberly Belle

Tamason.gamble — Mon, 20 Apr 2020 13:43:22 +0000

Beth Murphy is on the run, trying to leave an abusive relationship behind. She has been planning this for at least the last ten months, if not longer, but is still worried he will find her, somehow. We haven’t yet been introduced to this husband of hers but it sounds...

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Review: You Will Be Safe Here by Damian Barr

Tamason.gamble — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 18:03:18 +0000

It’s October 2010 and Willem Brandt is being dropped off at New Dawn Training Camp with a backpack full of expensive items to help him survive his time there. From khaki trousers and boots, to mess tins and a hunting knife, the list was comprehensive, suggesting to the recipient that...

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Review: A Prison in the Sun by Isobel Blackthorn

Tamason.gamble — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:52:48 +0000

Before we even explore the story Isobel Blackthorn highlights to the reader that this novel has been written to honour and remember those individuals imprisoned in Agricola Penitenciaria in Tefia under General Franco’s regime. Located on the island of Fuerteventura this prison was brutal, likened to the conditions one would...

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Review: The Authenticity Project by Clare Pooley

Tamason.gamble — Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:10:47 +0000

Imagine finding a notebook left in a cafe which contains the saddest thoughts of another within its pages. This is exactly what happens to Monica, a former lawyer-cum-cafe owner in Fulham, London. One day, while clearing a table she stumbles upon a green notebook, just like the ones she used...

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