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I have had a recommendation from somebody who is not in greaders. I am putting it here so that it can go into the vote as it might appeal to some people. This is not my recommendation, mine are already on here.


I would highly recommend Shadow by Michael Morpergo. It is in its essence a children's book and has recently been voted by children around the country and made No 1 in the red house book awards. Although, I do say it is a childrens book - adults will also enjoy reading for it's poignancy and readers of all ages can symathise and so to a degree show empathy. It storyline being up-to-date entices the reader in til they have a fuller understanding of its worth - knowing these things happen is one thing realising the reality of them is another. Morpego has a way of telling the story though the eyes of an animal. This book differs in the respect that the animal really IS the story.

The Distant Hours Kate Morton
It started with a letter
Edie Birchall and her mother have never been close, but when a long lost letter arrives one Sunday afternoon with the return address of Milderhurst Castle, Kent, printed on its envelope, Edie begins to suspect that her mother’s emotional distance masks an old secret.
Evacuated from London as a thirteen year old girl. Edie’s mother was chosen by the mysterious Juniper Blythe and taken to live at Milderhurst castle with the Blythe family.
50 years later Edie too is drawn to the castle and the eccentric sisters Blythe. Old ladies now, the three still live together, the twins nursing Juniper, whose abandonment by her fiancé in 1941 plunged her into madness.
Inside the decaying castle Edie begins to unravel her mother’s past. But there are other secrets hidden in the stones of Milderhurst castle and Edie is about to learn more than she expected. The truth of what happened in the distant hours has been waiting a long time for someone to find it.

Time’s Legacy Barbara Erskine
Ancient secrets buried deep in Glastonbury’s past. One woman’s quest finally
To set them free.

Cambridge, present day: Following the death of her mother Abi Rutherford receives a mysterious bequest – a misshapen crystal sphere known as the serpent’s stone, which seems to give her glimpses of concealed mysteries, long covered up by the church.
Western England 25AD: A stranger has come to the chilly Somerset wetlands, with a story of hope and reconciliation. But he is being followed by powerful forces, determined that he will not undermine Roman rule in Britain.
Abi questions what connects these ancient events and her gift. And why so many people seem desperate to hide the truth?

A strange shadow has fallen across the centuries and a woman is in fear of her life. But is it danger that awaits her, or the final truth so long whispered across the echoes of time.

Two books as usual. As it is not due to go up until tomorrow the vote will not be earlier than tomorrow PM.