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Harold Fry has retired and is living a beige existence co-existing with his wife. When he receives a letter from an old colleague, telling him she’s dying, he writes back immediately. When he misses the mailman, he resolves to walk to the next village where there’s a post office - and he just keeps... read more...

The construct is a little formulaic - six mothers, six very different women, drawn together only because they are first time mothers – and, on occasion, you have to suspend belief, but this is nonetheless a very readable story about the first year of a mother’s life and how once that baby arrives,... read more...

Russell Ammiano is rushing out to work on September 11 when he gets a call telling him his mother has died. That call saves his life because, moments after he receives the call, his advertising agency is wiped out when terrorists fly planes into the Twin Towers. He hitchhikes home to the hick town... read more...

I loved this. Set in Jazz Age America, this is the story of Cora, who is asked to chaperone a beautiful young fifteen year old from her home town in Kansas to the bright lights of New York. Louise is destined for stardom and Cora has her work cut out to protect the girl - especially as Louise is... read more...