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Books Reviews
Review by Katie Fforde
Fforde fan and does stick to her unfailing
format,but none the less it is an easy and
most enjoyable read.
Love Letters
The book starts with Laura, who is
about to lose her very comfortable book
shop job and very soon, after introducing
an array of colourful characters including
gay friend Grant and soon-to-be mentor
T
here are some
Eleanora, we join Laura on a journey of
things you can rely
self discovery as she takes on new
on in life and a
challenges from travelling to Ireland, to
Katie Fforde novel is
running a literary festival.
After a Thelma and Louise style road
certainly one of them. trip we are finally introduced to the
With Fforde you can always
dishevelled Dermot Flynn, an Irish
guarantee that after 350 or so pages
novelist who has writers’ block, who turns
you will be left feeling all warm inside
into the hero of the piece, slowly taking
and positive about life.
Laura out of her comfort zone and
Fforde has a skill for drawing the
persuading her to fall in love for the first
reader in, getting you attached to
time.
sometimes even the most unlikeable of
The plot line is fairly predictable but
characters and eventually tying up all
this book is ideal for a rainy day or an
the loose ends nicely, leaving the
easy holiday read where no thinking is
reader happy and content.
required.
Love Letters, Fforde’s new romantic
yarn, doesn't disappoint any ardent
Review by Richard Pasco
Walks Around
Malmesbury and
North Wiltshire
/ Bike Rides
Around
Malmesbury and
North Wiltshire
by Judy Jones
M
almesbury
author Judy
Jones has
We feature one of the routes from the
the author.
recently self-published two
book as the guided walk in this issue of
Judy undertook all the walks and rides
Essence.
more than once, to see them at different
new books for the walkers The Bike Rides book covers some
times of the year, and also asked friends
and cyclists amongst us.
sixteen routes in increasing distance as
to road-test her directions to ensure
Walks Around Malmesbury and
you work through the book, starting at a
accuracy, clarity and safety before the
North Wiltshire features 25 walks
short 9 miles right up to one covering 31
books went to print.
ranging from 3 to 8 miles in length
miles.
Both books are available from
and covering a wide variety of terrain,
Both books feature clear and concise,
Waterstone’s and Gardners as well as
so there is bound to be something to
easy to follow directions with a wealth of
Malmesbury, Tetbury and Chippenham
suit every taste and weather condition.
local information accompanied by
tourist information centres. Walks is priced
photographs and hand-drawn maps by
at £12.95 and Rides at £9.95.
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