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Sinéad (pronounced shi-naid) is an Irish author based in the historic English town of Windsor. Having trained as an economist, she first embarked on a career in finance. However, when it became evident that she secretly harboured a preference for words over numbers, she decided on a career change. Sinéad now writes for the bestselling ‘History In An Hour’ series, published by HarperPress in the UK. When she is not writing her own books, she spends her time reviewing both fiction and non-fiction for various online publications. She also contributes articles to various magazines and blogs; most notably, she has written about the Romantic poets’ involvement in revolutionary politics for The Wordsworth Trust.

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Submission
by Michel Houellebecq

(10/21/2015)

Despite the controversial subject matter, and Houellebecq's well-established reputation as an agent provocateur, there is no hysterical scaremongering to be found in this novel. It is a thoughtful, considered, well-informed imagining of an Islamic France. The religion itself and its leaders are, if anything, portrayed in a largely positive light. The reintroduction of religion into the everyday lives of the French people is an antidote to the widespread dissatisfaction, loneliness and lack of fu

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Undermajordomo Minor
by Patrick deWitt

(9/16/2015)

Undermajordomo Minor could be called a comedy of contradictions. Almost nothing about the novel is as it first appears, with the narrative confounding and controverting our expectations. This is a fantastical novel but isn't fantasy. It styles itself on Grimm's fables and fairy stories, but ultimately fails to provide any underlying moral lesson. This book is Patrick deWitt at his pitch-black noir best — this is an author who is fast making the dark comedy genre his own.

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Landfalls
by Naomi J. Williams

(9/2/2015)

For all that, however, this novel is much more than simply a recounting of the tale of two French ships lost at sea over two centuries ago. Landfalls is also a very human story. Revealing her innate understanding of the human condition, Williams ensures many of mankind's less attractive qualities and foibles jostle for space alongside our more noble traits – the pride, arrogance and recklessness of the men aboard ship are juxtaposed with acts of astonishing bravery, empathy, loyalty, friendship

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Stalin's Daughter: The Extraordinary and Tumultuous Life of Svetlana Alliluyeva
by Rosemary Sullivan

(7/8/2015)

Throughout this fascinating book, Sullivan paints an intriguing portrait of a woman lost in a sea of fear and confusion. The Svetlana we meet in the pages of this balanced and intuitive biography is a complex, mercurial woman, someone who was as much a victim of her own capriciousness as she was a victim of circumstances. Svetlana's life may well have been extraordinary and tumultuous, but it was also almost unbearably tragic. She "survived" it in the broadest sense of the word, but in many ways

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The Ingenious Mr. Pyke: Inventor, Fugitive, Spy
by Henry Hemming

(6/17/2015)

The Ingenious Mr Pyke is an incredible — and ultimately tragic — tale of a man whose astonishing mind proved to be both his greatest gift and his greatest burden. It is a tale that has to be read to be believed, a true life story that not only stretches the bounds of credulity but breaks the bounds of possibility - a true life story that is, in short, infinitely stranger than fiction.

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The Invention of Fire
by Bruce Holsinger

(5/13/2015)

The Invention of Fire is a richly resplendent and descriptive murder mystery which conjures up a vivid and wholly realistic depiction of medieval London in all its loud, vibrant, filthy glory.

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Girl in the Dark: A Memoir
by Anna Lyndsey

(4/15/2015)

By avoiding a chronological account and choosing instead to recount her tale in short, episodic chapters which focus on many of the incidents and people she has encountered on her journey, Lyndsey succeeds in portraying a life that is not completely defined by the terrible totality of her illness. While some of these anecdotes are inevitably heartbreakingly sad, others are unexpectedly funny.

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Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
by Yuval Noah Harari

(3/4/2015)

While Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind wouldn't be possible without the innovations and discoveries of our predecessors, it is also a book which proves that it is not beyond the abilities of one man to distill such a huge expanse of history into a single articulate and highly readable volume, even if such a process at times necessarily lends itself to sweeping generalization and a certain oversimplification of statement. Harahi's fierce, almost iconoclastic independence of mind is ve

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Outline: A Novel
by Rachel Cusk

(2/4/2015)

Outline bears all the hallmarks of Rachel Cusk at her best. The finely crafted prose reveals a virtuosity in her command of language which is rendered with an admirable lightness of touch. The nature of life, love, and loss are recurring themes throughout her work and in Outline they are as insightfully explored as ever. This is a fiercely intelligent, emotionally intuitive novel. While at times its sheer profundity can be overwhelming, if not a little intimidating, this book has s

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Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld
by Jake Halpern

(11/19/2014)

Bad Paper is smart reportage written in an engaging, fast-paced narrative style. Despite the mention of Wall Street in the title, it is mercifully free of confusing financial jargon. This is a well-told true-life tale. But with its kaleidoscopic cast of characters and a storyline that would be the envy of any Hollywood blockbuster, it is also an irresistibly thrilling read.

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