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It's a strange situation.

An ex girlfriend sent me a Christmas card,

Bothing strange about that, you'd think.

But We haven't seen or spoken to each other in around forty years.

What does it mean
Does it mean anything?

December 16, 2025 at 10:23 PM

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The Dead Fathers Club
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Matt Haig

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The story of Hamlet is not usually thought of as one meant for laughter. But Matt Haig's able retelling of the tale in The Dead Fathers Club will make you laugh, though it might also evoke a tear.

October 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM

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The Ex Boyfriends Handbook
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Matt Dunn

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"It's not me - it's you. You've let yourself go, so I'm letting you go too."

September 29, 2025 at 4:55 PM

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My One True North
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Milly Johnson

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Laurie and Pete should never have met. But life has a different idea.

September 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM

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The Last Dance
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Mark Billingham

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A double murder in a seaside hotel sees grieving Detective Miller return to work to solve what appears to be a case of mistaken identity. Will this eccentric, offbeat sleuth find answers where more traditional police have found only a puzzle?

September 13, 2025 at 7:26 PM

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My Single Friend
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Jane Costello

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At 28, Lucy is doing well for herself. She's got a great job in PR, her boss loves her, and her best girlfriends Dominique and Erin think she's great. More important than anyone's opinion is that of her flatmate, and oldest friend in the world, Henry.

September 9, 2025 at 6:14 AM

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One Night Only
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Sue Walfare

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Funny, sharp and deeply poignant, One Night Only explore the pitfalls of fame, friendship and family secrets and gets under the skin of why looking back is not an easy thing to do…

September 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM

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The Keeper Of Lost Things
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Ruth Hogan

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A charming, clever, and quietly moving debut novel of endless possibilities and joyful discoveries that explores the promises we make and break, losing and finding ourselves, the objects that hold magic and meaning for our lives, and the surprising connections that bind us.

August 28, 2025 at 5:59 PM

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H.I.V.E The Overlord Protocol
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Mark Walden

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Otto Malpense and his friends thought their first year at the Higher Institute of Villainous Education was the most adventurous and exciting that they would ever encounter. They were dead wrong.

August 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM

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The Guests
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Nikki Smith

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The resort of their dreams.
A destination to die for...

WELCOME TO PARADISE!

Or so the staff say when they greet the Hamiltons at the idyllic Asana Fushi resort in the Maldives.

August 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM

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The Secrets Of Sunshine
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Phaedra Patrick

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Single dad Mitchell Fisher has said a firm goodbye to romance. He relishes his job cutting off the padlocks that couples fasten to his hometown’s famous ‘love story’ bridge. Only his young daughter Poppy knows that behind his prickly veneer, Mitchell is deeply lonely

August 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM

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Songs About Us
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Chris Russell

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A modern love story for the Zoella generation - for anyone who has ever dreamed of being 'with the band'.

July 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM

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Funny Girl
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Nick Hornby

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Barbara Parker is Miss Blackpool of 1964, but she doesn't want to be a beauty queen. She only wants to make people laugh. So she leaves her hometown behind, takes herself off to London, and lands a life-changing audition for a new BBC comedy series. Overnight she becomes Sophie Straw: charming, gorgeous, destined to win the nation's hearts.

July 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM

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Sirkkusaga
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Kyt Wright

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Several hundred years after a world-shattering war, two of the surviving nations, the Reignweald and the Dominion have fought themselves to a standstill, both remaining determined to control of what’s left of it.

July 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM

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The Wake-Up Call
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Beth O'Leary

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Two sworn enemies. A failing hotel. One chance to save the season...

June 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM

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One Of Us Is Dead
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Peter James

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When James Taylor arrives late for a funeral, he has to stand at the back of the small church. But, as the service progresses, Taylor notices a man six rows in front of him. At first he thinks he must be mistaken, but the more he looks at the man, the more convinced Taylor becomes that this is his old school friend Rufus Rorke.

June 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM

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This Is Your Life
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John O'Farrell

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It's a big night at the London Palladium. As Jimmy Conway steps out blinking into the spotlights live on national television, he can't help wondering whether he should have perhaps shared his little secret with someone by now.

June 19, 2025 at 9:13 AM

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Whatever Love Means
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David Baddiel

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Like most people, Vic Mullan can remember where he was and what he was doing on the day of Princess Diana's death. Yes, he can remember it particularly well: he was at home, beginning an affair with Emma, Joe's wife.

June 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM

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The Rosie Project
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Graeme Simsion

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Meet Don Tillman. Don is getting married. He just doesn't know who to yet. But he has designed a very detailed questionnaire to help him find the perfect woman. One thing he already knows, though, is that it's not Rosie.

June 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM

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The Girl On The Train
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Paula Hawkins

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Rachel catches the same commuter train every morning. She knows it will wait at the same signal each time overlooking a row of back gardens.

June 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM

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I'm A Believer
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Jessica Adams

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Mark Buckle thinks he's an ordinary bloke. He teaches science in south London. He'd rather read Steven Hawking than his horoscope. He's highly suspicious of Uri Geller, mystic meg and Feng Shui, and he wouldn't be seen dead at a séance. Most importantly he doesn't believe in life after death. then, one terrible night. Mark's girlfriend Catherine dies in a car accident and even worse starts communicating with him in the middle of her own funeral.

June 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM

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An Abundance Of Katherines
By
John Green

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When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact.

May 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM

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Arminia Bielefeld line up for the DFB Pokal Final

DSC Arminia Bielefeld @arminia.de · May 24

Das ist unsere Mannschaft für das Spiel der Spiele! 👊

Felix Hagmann rückt in die Startelf, ansonsten bleibt alles zu den Vorwochen unverändert.

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