The true story of how Richard Beard's younger brother drowned in Cornwall in 1978. He was 9 years old. Richard and the rest of his family were there at the time. The book tells how the family never really discussed the incident in the years afterwards. His journey back to the past is very moving, honest, painful yet something he has to do.Parts will make you angry, others baflle you. Some will make you laugh and particular paragraphs make you cry. Very highly recommended

The first in a series of crime novels set in England in the 1880's. They feature private detective Sidney Grice and his young ward March Middleton. Mrs.Middleton is the narrator of the novel. If you like period crime series with authentic detail these are for you. But what really sets this series apart is the character of Sidney Grice. He is a true original creation. Bad tempered, arrogant and full of acerbic wit- his ward is frequently the butt of his comments. The novels are full of humour and the crimes are quirky and off beat. To date there have been 5 novels in the series.

A beautifully written novel about an ambitious young woman who tries to defy her destiny as a subservient wife to become an Arctic Explorer. Penney creates a wonderfully authentic and courageous protagonist in Flora Mackie, who grew up on her father's whaling ship in the last years of the nineteenth century. As you accompany Flora on her adventures to Greenland and beyond, you will realise that you're desperate for her to fulfill her ambitions and be happy.

It's a shame that the movie deviated from the book, I wasn't bothered reading it after I saw the movie, but I was encouraged by a friend to do so, and I was not disappointed! The attention to detail and the vivid imagination of the author oozes from the pages.

The book is set ten years after the initial outbreak of the zombie apocalypse, mankind has been devastated, victory has come at a dreadful cost over many years. The narrator is an agent of the UN Post-War Commission as he travels all over the world to find out definitively what happened in the different countries. He learns of the extreme

Simsion's protagonist is the refreshingly honest, intelligent and unusual Professor Don Tillman. Don decides that the time in his life has come to meet someone and settle down, but he's not sure how to do this as he is somewhat socially awkward. With the help of his friend Gene, Don designs a questionnaire to choose a wife: naming it the Wife Project. We follow him on a hilarious journey to self-discovery and surprisingly, true love. Simsion's novel is a breath of fresh air; you'll find yourself laughing out loud at his sharp honesty and insight into human nature.

This ‘regenerated edition’ of the 2013 Who-ology will answer any question you might care to pose about the long history of this television series. As the blurb on the back cover asks, ‘Can you name the Doctor’s favourite Gallifreyan bedtime stories?’ Well if you can’t do that now, you will be able to after perusing this comprehensive data base of Doctor Who’s life and times. If you were wondering why some Daleks are different colours from others, then look no further than this very helpful volume. Of course, if you aren’t a fully paid up Doctor Who fan, then all of this knowledge will be of

Having enjoyed watching Peter Weir's "Picnic at Hanging Rock" years ago I was intrigued to see that it has been remade in to a new mini series which is currently being shown on BBC. Having watched one episode of the new series I can say that it is completely different to the film which could be described as weird, mysterious, ethereal, haunting and atmospheric on many levels. Set in Victoria, Australia on St. Valentine's Day 1900 and based on the novel by Joan Lindsay, the film has incredible cinematography and this alone is worth watching for along with the haunting musical soundtrack

For thirty years, shadowy government organisation ‘The Southern Reach’ has sent eleven expeditions into the mysterious Area X- a vast patch of wilderness whose invisible borders materialised suddenly, impenetrable with the exception of one small entrance. Every expedition has ended with few survivors- most lost to gunfire, madness or terminal post-expedition cancer. Four women make up the twelfth expedition into Area X- one a biologist determined to find out why her husband, who disappeared on the eleventh expedition, reappeared a year later in their kitchen with no memory. Recently adapted

In case anyone was wondering why I’ve done no reviews recently (I’m sure it’s kept you up at night) this is the reason: NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service, to you), which seemed to appear fully formed on my telly from the US, already on its 15th season, sometime in the last year. But maybe it was there all along and I was put off by the American military connotations or bored by the thought of yet another police procedural.

However, intrigued by the quirky trailers on Fox, I approached an episode with some trepidation and was hooked from the very first Gibbsian utterance of “Let’s go

This is a very timely book, offering as it does, realistic ways that we can all do our bit to reduce the plastic accumulating in our seas. The author is the founder of the #2minutebeachclean; spending two minutes picking and bagging beach litter is all it takes to make a difference. It all started when Dorey moved to Devon in 2009 and saw how much litter ended up on the beaches, forming the Beach Clean Network as a result. After Atlantic storms during 2013 deposited huge amounts of rubbish, the #2minutebeachclean was born.

This book builds on the idea, introducing the#2minutesolution, seemingly