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The Shetland Times Book Club http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog en-us Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:34:34 +0000 Main Page Blogware Administrator Planet Earth http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464776.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464776.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Planet Earth </span>By Alastair Fothergill BBC Books, £25</span><br><br>YOU'VE marvelled at the TV series, now you can buy the book.... Main Page Administrator The Ice Queen http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464778.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464778.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Ice Queen</span> By Alice Hoffman Vintage, £6.99</span><br><br>"Be careful what you wish for. I know that for a fact. ... Main Page Administrator Blue Water http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464782.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464782.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000 <span style="font-weight: bold;">Blue Water By Manette Ansay Headline Review, £6.99</span><br><br>MANETTE Ansay has a way of writing which grabs you right from ... Main Page Administrator In Cold Daylight http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464783.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464783.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">In Cold Daylight </span>By Pauline Rowson Fathom, £6.99</span><br><br>A  KEEN sailor Pauline Rowson launched her writing career earlier this year ... Main Page Administrator Tenacious http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464786.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464786.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Tenacious</span> By Julian Stockwin Hodder, £6.99</span><br><br>FANS of Julian Stockwin will love this latest in the series of novels which ... Main Page Administrator The End (Series of Unfortunate Events) http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464789.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/11/3/2464789.html Fri, 03 Nov 2006 06:00:00 +0000 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The End (Series of Unfortunate Events)</span> By Lemony Snicket Egmont, £6.99</span><br><br>"DEAR Reader, <br><br>"You are presumably looking at the back ... Main Page Administrator Minaret http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281453.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281453.html Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/minaret.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Minaret</span> By Leila Aboulela</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bloomsbury, £7.99</span><br><br>THIS book was shortlisted for the Orange Prize For Fiction 2006 and it's easy ... Main Page Administrator The Bullet Trick http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281458.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281458.html Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/bullettrick.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Bullet Trick </span>By Louise Welsh</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Canongate, £12.99</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>SUSPENSE in seedy Berlin and down-and-out Glasgow is the name of the ... Main Page Administrator A Map Of Glass http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281463.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281463.html Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/mapglass.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Map Of Glass</span> By Jane Urquhart</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bloomsbury, £7.99</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>A TENDER and haunting story of love, loss and memories set ... Main Page Administrator The Devil's Father http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281574.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281574.html Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/devilsfather.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Devil's Father</span> By Minette Walters</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pan, £6.99</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>IT'S a good month for gripping thrillers. As, just like Louise Welsh's ... Main Page Administrator Fur http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281586.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281586.html Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/fur.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Fur</span> By Meg Harper</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Usborne, £5.99</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>GIRLS aged 11 and upwards are the likely readership of this unusual children's novel.... Main Page Administrator It's Lovely When You Smile http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281591.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/9/1/2281591.html Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/smile.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">It's Lovely When You Smile</span> By Sam McBratney and Charles Fuge</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Penguin, £5.99</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>ROO is in a bad mood. He's ... Main Page Administrator Rosie's Hat http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/27/2268258.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/27/2268258.html Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:42:08 +0100 BEAUTIFULLY illustrated this book is a delight for young children. It's one of those books which parents will love to read out loud, with great sounds to repeat on each page. Main Page Administrator Love Over Scotland http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268307.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268307.html Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:49:58 +0100 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Love Over Scotland</span> By Alexander McCall Smith</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Polygon, £14.99</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>THE AUTHOR is best known for his <span style="font-style: italic;">The No 1 Ladies ... Main Page Administrator Lifeguard http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268297.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268297.html Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:48:38 +0100 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Lifeguard </span>By James Patterson and Andrew Goss</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Headline, £6.99</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><br>A FAST-paced thriller, punctuated with lots of short, sharp sentences, you ... Main Page Administrator The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268288.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268288.html Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:44:50 +0100 <b style="font-style: italic;" class="sans">The Call of the Weird: Travels in American Subcultures </b><span style="font-weight: bold;">By Louis Theroux</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pan, £7.99</span><br><br>FEW who saw it will ever ... Main Page Administrator The Possibility Of An Island http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268275.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268275.html Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:43:24 +0100 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Possibility Of An Island </span>By Michel Houellebecq</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Phoenix, £7.99<br></span><br>THIS book isn’t for the faint-hearted or the easily offended.... Main Page Administrator A Perfect Red http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268263.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/8/1/2268263.html Tue, 01 Aug 2006 09:42:57 +0100 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Perfect Red</span> By Amy Butler Greenfield</span><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Black Swan, £7.99<br></span><br style="font-weight: bold;">IF history books are your bag this could be one ... Main Page Administrator Titanic, A Night Remembered http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083770.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083770.html Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/Titanic.jpg">  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Titanic, A Night Remembered </span> By Stephanie Barczewski, <br>                             Hambledon Continuum, £12.99</span><br><br>INTEREST in The Titanic never wanes. <br><br>The tragedy ... Main Page Administrator In The Fold http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083773.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083773.html Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/InTheFold.jpg">  <span style="font-weight: bold;">In The Fold By Rachel Cusk,  Faber, £7.99</span><br><br>You can see why this novel would be popular with book ... Main Page Administrator A Wedding In December http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083786.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083786.html Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/AWeddinginDecember.jpg">A Wedding In December </span>By Anita Shreve,  Abacus, £6.99</span><br><br>I'VE lost count of the number of women I've seen reading ... Main Page Administrator Buried http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083748.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083748.html Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/Buried.jpg"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Buried </span>By Mark Billingham, Little Brown, £12.99</span><br><br>THERE'S not many authors better at getting to grips with crime than Mark ... Main Page Administrator The Moscow Vector http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083756.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083756.html Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/MoscowVector.jpg">  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Moscow Vector</span> By Robert Ludlum, Orion, £6.99</span><br><br>YOU know exactly where you are with a Robert Ludlum book ... Main Page Administrator Ingo http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083762.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/7/7/2083762.html Fri, 07 Jul 2006 04:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/Ingo.jpg">  <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ingo</span> By Helen Dunmore, Harper Collins, £5.99</span><br><br>INGO is enchanting right from the start. You dive into Dunmore's under-sea ... Main Page Administrator Gardens of Delight http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1994186.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1994186.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/GardensDelightsm.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Gardens of Delight</span>, Erica James, Orion, £6.99<br><br></span>Popular romantic novelist Erica James' tenth and latest tale is a gentle ... Main Page Administrator Lost in the Forest http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1994194.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1994194.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/LostForestsm.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Lost in the Forest</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> By Sue Miller, Bloomsbury £7.99</span><br> <br>When we first meet the Albemarle family they are deep ... Main Page Administrator A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1994148.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1994148.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/brookmyrejune2006sm.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A Tale Etched in Blood and Hard Black Pencil</span>, Christopher Brookmyre, Little Brown, £12.99<br><br></span>Christopher Brookmyre won many friends ... Main Page Administrator We Need To Talk About Kevin http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1996011.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1996011.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/TalkKevinsm.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">We Need To Talk About Kevin</span> by Lionel Shriver Published by Serpent's Tale, £7.99<br><br></span>A WOMAN is writing a letter ... Main Page Administrator Race Against Time http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1996018.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1996018.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/macarthursm.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Race Against Time</span> By Ellen MacArthur Published by Penguin, £8.99<br><br></span>From cover to cover this book captures what has to ... Main Page Administrator Desertion http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1994126.html http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/blog/_archives/2006/6/2/1994126.html Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:00:00 +0100 <img src="http://bookclub.shetlandtoday.co.uk/DesertionSM.jpg"><br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Desertion</span> By Abdulrazak Gurnah, Bloomsbury, £7.99<br><br></span>This is a novel which starts out as one thing and becomes quite another. ... 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