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Meet the Author - where each week you can see a different author introducing one of their books:
This week we're featuring
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman. Fat Charlie Nancy is not actually fat. He was fat once but he is definitely not fat now. No, right now Fat Charlie Nancy is angry, confused and more than a little scared - right now his life is spinning out of control, and it is all his dad's fault. 'Gaiman juggles several intersecting narratives expertly! Blithely echoing numerous creation myths and folklore motifs, Terry Southern's antic farces, Evelyn Waugh's comic contes cruel, and even - here and there - Muriel Spark's whimsical supernaturalism! Enormously entertaining throughout'
Kick back and relax this summer with Richard and Judy's Summer Reads for 2009
Whether you're a fan of romance, intrigue or comedy there's something for everyone in this fabulous collection. Eight titles have made this years list, including some virtually unknown authors.
Richard and Judy's Summer Reads will be reviewed each week on their TV show, where they'll be joined by celebrity guests to discuss each of the titles, including the superbly stylish
Past Imperfect by Julian Fellowes, the blackly funny and gripping novel
Mystery Man by Colin Bateman and Sue Miller's complex and haunting tale
The Senator's Wife.
Our books of the day
Information Officer by Mark Mills
The much-anticipated and compelling new thriller from the No. 1 Richard and Judy bestselling author of 'The Savage Garden' "You want to know who I am? I'm the last living soul you'll ever set eyes on" Summer, 1942. For the people of Malta, suffering daily bombing raids, the British are the last line of defence against the Nazis. And it is Max Chadwick's job as the information officer to ensure the news the islanders receive maintains morale.
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Havoc, in Its Third Year by Ronan Bennett
England in the 1630s - a difficult country in turbulent times, with fears of foreign invasion and Catholic conspiracies rife. John Brigge is a governor, a man who has kept away from intrigues to work on his farm and be with his wife, now expecting their first child. When he is called to settle the murder of a new-born child, Brigge finds himself drawn into matters he wants to avoid.
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Scarpetta by Patricia Cornwell
Leaving behind her forensic pathology practice in South Carolina, Kay Scarpetta takes up an assignment in New York City, where the NYPD has asked her to examine an injured patient in a psychiatric ward. The handcuffed and chained patient, Oscar Bane, has specifically asked for her, and the story he has to tell turns out to be one of the most bizarre she has ever heard.
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