A pictorial history of mourning fashion.
Bonny's Big Day
Death is swallowed up in victory.
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Posted : November 28, 2020 4:18 pm
A children's novel, which details how many parties a December born girl called Bonny could cram into her end of year school prize giving day, for a stupendously marvellous time with her friends.
Farewell the trumpets
Posted : December 2, 2020 7:53 pm
A middle-grade book about attempts to save a local community band, which has been losing members (and whole instrument sections) for years and is planning its last season.
Rules of the Road
Death is swallowed up in victory.
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Posted : December 2, 2020 8:22 pm
The free standard government book issued to everyone even thinking of applying to get a driver's licence, including a list of the penalties applied for the least infraction of those rules. Read now or pay later. 
Heaven's command.
Posted : December 3, 2020 3:37 pm
A science-fiction book about an elite interstellar military force.
New Hope
Death is swallowed up in victory.
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Posted : December 5, 2020 3:29 pm
The journal of a lovelorn young guy as he embarks (or tries to) on his second serious relationship. His first girlfriend, who unceremoniously dumped him, was called Hope; by some strange coincidence, so is his new love interest... 
A Christmas Carol
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Posted : December 6, 2020 12:33 pm
A young girl who loves singing devises a special Christmas gift for her grandmother, after whom she is named. (yes, that's her name)
Fire and Hemlock
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : December 6, 2020 6:01 pm
A book about the effects of controlled burns and wildfires on the growth and propagation of poisonous plants.
Tales from Outer Suburbia
Death is swallowed up in victory.
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Posted : December 6, 2020 7:44 pm
A fascinating written compilation of the undelivered speeches of monthly guest speakers of our Outer Suburbia seniors' club, to keep it going for members during the 2020 lockdown, plus continuing reports of the progress of the roadworks, ensuring we stayed put at home . 
Return of the King
Posted : December 7, 2020 2:20 pm
Who else but Elvis Presley turns out to have been alive and well and living in another dimension all these years — and he's about to teleport himself back to Earth for the biggest comeback concert ever... 
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
"Now you are a lioness," said Aslan. "And now all Narnia will be renewed."
(Prince Caspian)
Posted : December 7, 2020 2:42 pm
An unmarried lady of a certain age discovers the delight in subscribing to online TV, after she chooses Amazon Prime as her first account.
The Queen's English
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : December 7, 2020 7:30 pm
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Professor Higgins' learned dissertation on all manner of English Dialects throughout UK, itself, whether Rhotic or Non-Rhotic, and across the entire Commonwealth of Nations, of which the Queen is Head, which therefore could still be called The Queen's English. With a supplement to discuss the Rhotic English used by the USA, & its varieties, plus Guyana, which is not part of the Commonwealth of Nations. 
The King's Speech
Posted : December 8, 2020 3:12 am
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An unpublished draft of an Accession speech to be given when Prince Charles finally becomes King of the United Kingdom and the British Commonwealth, when Queen Elizabeth dies.
The Man From Outside
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : December 9, 2020 12:09 pm
A biography of Polish-born Joseph Conrad, a very prominent writer in English literature.
Heart of Darkness
Posted : December 9, 2020 2:46 pm
A cardiologist's assessment of Sauron.
Jerusalem to Rome
There, shining in the sunrise, larger than they had seen him before, shaking his mane (for it had apparently grown again) stood Aslan himself.
"...when a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in a traitor's stead, the Table would crack and Death itself would start working backwards."
Posted : December 10, 2020 8:56 pm
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