M. W. Craven ‘Fearless’ Book Launch
Thursday 29th June 2023, 730pm THe Old Fire Station, Carlisle Tickets: £18 99 (includes a copy of the book) OR £8 (includes £3 off the book on...
Read MoreChildren’s Storytime
EVERY SATURDAY! Every Saturday morning at 11 am our storyteller Lee will read a couple of children's books at Bookends From classic tales to the...
Read MoreHelen’s Reads
We are very pleased to introduce Helen Towers to all our website friends We will feature lots of reviews by Helen, mainly contemporary fiction If...
Read MoreThe Saint of Lost Things by Tish Delaney
A Helen’s Reads Review Lindy Morris lives with Auntie Bell on the edge of Donegal, in a bungalow on Granda Morris's land, although...
Read MoreCrossroads by Jonathan Franzen
A Helen’s Reads Review Meet the Hildebrandt family: firstly there is Russ, assistant pastor of the First Reformed church in New...
Read MoreBournville by Jonathan Coe
A Helen's Reads Review Bournville follows four generations of one family, whose lives are shaped and influenced by the Birmingham suburb where they...
Read MoreBurntcoat by Sarah Hall
A Helen's Reads Review In the bedroom above her immense studio at Burntcoat, the celebrated sculptor Edith Harkness is making her final...
Read MoreHer Majesty’s Royal Coven
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson Hidden among us is a secret government department of witches known as Her Majesty’s Royal Coven...
Read MoreMagpie
A Helen's Reads Review Marisa has only known Jake a few months, but she has completely fallen for him When he asks her to move in with him and...
Read MoreThe Magician
Reviewed by Helen's Reads The Magician is a fictionalised biography of the German-born, Nobel award winning writer Thomas Mann Prior to reading...
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