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Sunday, 21 September 2025

The Paris Express, by Emma Donoghue

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In late 19th century France a train travels from the Brittany coast to Montparnasse. It is crowded with a diverse passenger list across firs...
Monday, 15 September 2025

The Mars Contingency, by Mary Robinette Kowal

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It is 1970, 18 years after the meteor hit the earth and triggered ecological disaster, in this third tale of Lady Astronaut Elma York. She a...
Saturday, 6 September 2025

Rise and Shine, by Kimberley Allsopp

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Noah and August have been together for 17 years, but their marriage has reached its natural end. They barely communicate; the small things t...
Monday, 1 September 2025

Mr Burton (2025), directed by Marc Evans

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Son of an alcoholic miner in working class south Wales, Richie Jenkins was destined for an ordinary life. Thanks to the interest, encouragem...
Tuesday, 26 August 2025

Fourth Wing, by Rebecca Yarros

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The dragon-riding nation of Navarre has been at war with its gryphon-riding neighbour Poromiel for centuries. Violet Sorrengail has been lon...
Thursday, 21 August 2025

The Oasis, by Anne Buist and Graeme Simsion

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Trainee psychiatrist Hannah Wright is working in the outpatient clinic of Menzies Hospital, in this sequel to The Glass House, with a whole ...
Sunday, 17 August 2025

Lee (2023), directed by Ellen Kuras

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A young journalist interviews former model and war correspondent Lee Miller in the 1970s at the end of her life. This takes us back in exten...
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