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believing it to be the start of her journey to become awar correspondent.MrsBird is her boss andmaintains tight editorial control over topics covered andwhich letters should be answered… a scene ripe for hijacking!Hugely funny, extremely endearing aswell as a real insight in to the plight of women during a very prominent period of history. I absolutely loved the characters and felt quite transported in time.


Lost LettersofWilliam WoolfbyHelenCullen HerewemeetWilliamWoolfwho is one of 30letter-writing detectives at the ‘Dead LetterDepot of East London’.Daily these detectives solve themysteries of illegible handwriting,missing postcodes, rain smudged ink,missing address labels, torn packages and seeminglymade up street names. WhenWilliamdiscovers one simply addressed to ‘MyGreat Love’, he sets off to solve his biggest ever mystery: that of the human heart. It willmake youwant to use some of


that posh stationary tucked away in your drawer!


AndSoItBeginsby RachelAbbott Rachel is renowned for her internationally best sellingDCI TomDouglas series but this book sees her branch outwith a whole newset of characters. She both expertly and effortlessly draws you in to themultiple narratives of the story.Atrue psychological thriller thatwill keep you engaged on the journey right to the endwith surprises and twists right up to the last page. I particularly love themasterfulway inwhich this author sets the scenes and dealswith complex relationships and the darkness they often hide.


TheVanity FairDiaries byTinaBrown The once infamous Editor inChief of the iconicVanity Fairmagazine, does a fast talkingwhistle stop tour of Hollywood, theManhattan elite and the pop lifestyle of the Eighties. This


book hadme laughing out loud from the off. It’s full to the brimwith gossip and news and there’s name- dropping a plenty. Thiswill definitely get you in themood for someNew Years’ resolution and party planning as it’s a definite feel good factor. …Oh and the photos are good too!


ByAndria Saxelby THECHELTONIAN NOVEMBER /DECEMBER 2018 45


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