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Great Reads
Book Reviews
Books: Thrillers, Classics, Autobiographies, Biographies, Novels and more
The Queen's Vow
by CW Gortner
Historical
Isabella was the notorious warrior-queen who, along with her husband Ferdinand, transformed Spain forever. Popular belief has her as a religious fanatic persuaded into the horrific excesses of the Inquisition by her confessor, Torquemada; but C W Gortner paints a picture of her early life, showing us a headstrong, passionate girl who grew into the most powerful queen Spain ever knew and whose vision and imagination allowed Columbus to discover America.
Head On
By Ian Botham
Autobiographies
Born with a natural genius for cricket, Botham began breaking records with bat and ball from a young age and soon became the man English cricket expected most from. After a troubled period as England's captain, Botham rose once again to become a national hero with his display in the Miracle Ashes of 1981. But, with his confrontational nature and wild streak, he began regularly making the wrong kind of headlines.
The Body Reset Diet
by Harley Pasternack
Mind, Body & Spirit
With so many crazy diets on the market, it's hard to know how to lose weight safely. The Body Rest Diet by celebrity fitness trainer Harley Pasternak puts an end to extreme dieting behaviours and tells you exactly how to achieve your best physique. In just 15 days you will lose weight and see real results. Celebrities such as Rhianna and Kim Kardashian have followed Harley's advice to get themselves in peak condition. Harley's Body Reset Diet is comprised of three phases, each lasting five days. Weight loss begins on day one of 'Phase I' and, in all three phases, you will eat five times daily - thus igniting your metabolism to run more efficiently.
Life
by Keith Richards
Autobiographies
With the Rolling Stones, Keith Richards created the riffs, the lyrics and the songs that roused the world, and over four decades he lived the original rock and roll life: taking the chances he wanted, speaking his mind, and making it all work in a way that no one before him had ever done. Now, at last, the man himself tells us the story of life in the crossfire hurricane. And what a life. Listening obsessively to Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters records as a child in post-war Kent. Learning guitar and forming a band with Mick Jagger and Brian Jones. The Rolling Stones' first fame and success as a bad-boy band.
The Book of Sight
by Deborah Dunlevy
Novels
A book can be a wonderful gift. When Alex received an unexpected package, she never dreamed the book it contained would change her life forever. After all, the words inside were gibberish. She had no idea the places that book would take her, the friends that book would help her make or the wonders that book would reveal. She had no clue the trouble that book would bring, either. A book can be a dangerous gift.
The Mogul
by Thomas Hoover
Historical
THE MOGHUL begins in a rip-roaring sea battle north of Bombay in which the vastly out-gunned adventurer, Brian Hawksworth, ship's captain and emissary of King James, blows away a flotilla of Portuguese galleons to gain access to an Indian port. He's come to open trade for “barbaric” England and squeeze out the Portuguese, who try to kill him at every turn. But once on land, he’s captive: the beauty and romance of the exquisite Moghul Empire seduce him from his material goals to a new quest – of supreme sensuality in music, visions, and sacred lovemaking.
Oh My Giddy Aunt!
by Jay Cassie
Short Stories
Who could drown a goldfish or talk directly to God? Use a jigsaw as a template for china restoration? End up in the village millpond? Who planned for future blindness with military precision and switched from one religion to the next with alarming regularity? The answer to all these questions was GIDDY AUNT LILLIAN. Oh My Giddy Aunt! is the perfect antidote to modern life. A charming collection of stories from a gentler time, written with love by GiddyLimits editor Jay Cassie. A perfect gift for a milestone birthday, or for those moments where you need a good chuckle.
Stones of Fire
by CM Palov
Novels
Eight hundred years ago a Crusader in the Holy Land discovered a gold box. Under a veil of secrecy it was transported to England and hidden, the clues to its whereabouts embedded in sixteen cryptic lines of verse. For centuries it has been rumoured the treasure was none other than the Ark of the Covenant . . . And now, after a brutal murder in Washington and the theft of an ancient relic known as the Stones of Fire, there's a desperate need to find out whether the rumours are true.
Bones Under the Beach Hut
By Simon Brett
Crime Novels
The affluent seaside resort of Smalting is unaccustomed to crime. So when human remains are found beneath the floorboards of one of its beach huts, the community is awash with suspicion and fear. Amateur sleuths Carole Seddon and best friend Jude are drawn into the mystery, and their suspicion quickly falls on attractive Philly Rose, a young Londoner newly arrived in the area, whose boyfriend has recently vanished in mysterious circumstances.
The Cull
by L.S. Caton
Thrillers
In 25 years there will be two people of working age for every pensioner. Biomedical advances, especially in stem cell research, will lead to a dramatic increase in life expectancy. The social consequences of these demographic changes are momentous, with the potential for major conflict between the generations. On the night of Friday, April 22nd 2005 three residents were murdered at the Elmview Nursing Home in the Cambridgeshire village of Kellingham. Iris I was expecting death in Kellingham, but not for another two weeks. And one death, not three.
