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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Cathy Cole

Tags: crime australian

2006-02-21

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Kathy Helpinstall

Description: Odd, but appealing. Set in post WW2 Louisiana the title is literal, referring to a retreatOdd, but appealing. Set in post WW2 Louisiana the title is literal, referring to a retreat where men who have sinned can stay and do penance by befriending damaged women who come to visit. Dancing, talking, cuddling, every intimate interchange short of intercourse is permitted. The men live in the house; the women arrive in the evening and often spend the night. One of these damaged women is Charlotte, who was raped by a group of soldiers and has not spoken a word since. One of the men is Justn, her rapist so filled with remorse that he tries to tke his own life. ...

2005-12-16

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Type: fiction

Status: disliked

Author: Patricia Cornwell

Tags: crime

Description: Another in the long line of Scarpetta novels. It doesn't differ from the formula much,Another in the long line of Scarpetta novels. It doesn't differ from the formula much, but when you've had so much success with that formula, why would you? Still a good, sometimes creepy read, but I don't think there is enough build up to a crucial moment, and then when that moments occurs the book ends half a page later. The earlier Scarpetta novels do it better. ...

2005-12-13

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Alice Walker

Tags: feminism

2005-09-16

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Authors: Hanan Al_Shaykh Catherine Cobham

Tags: feminism

2005-09-16

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Type: fiction

Status: disliked

Author: Douglas Adams

Tags: scifi humour

2005-09-16

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Type: fiction

Status: favorite

Author: Douglas Adams

Tags: scifi humour

2005-09-13

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Type: fiction

Status: I recommend

Author: Douglas Adams

Tags: scifi humour

2005-09-12

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Type: fiction

Status: favorite

Author: Harper Lee

Description: Classic tale that opens yours eyes to the prejudice and hate of the adult world, and the innocenceClassic tale that opens yours eyes to the prejudice and hate of the adult world, and the innocence and open hearts of children. A must read....

2005-09-12