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Lullaby Beach by Stella Duffy

4 February 2021 By Editor

When Lucy discovers the body of her great aunt Kitty, with a puzzling note and empty pill bottles by her bed, she can’t believe that the formidable woman who held her family together is gone, or understand why she has taken her own life. Lucy is determined to decipher Kitty’s final message. What she finds […]

History by the River June 2017

23 May 2017 By Editor

Second of a New Series of Events in West London History by the River is new a monthly panel event with a social buzz for lovers of books, history and good beer. It’s a chance to get together with fellow readers and authors to hear about the best new historical writing, then discuss it all […]

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