Book-A-Like: Harry Potter & Northern Lights
Lose yourself in the magic of these children’s fantasy classics! Both have been box-office hits, but we think the books are so much better! His Dark Materials 01: Northern Lights by Philip Pullman: Lyra Belacqua and her animal daemon live half-wild and carefree among scholars of Jordan College, Oxford. The destiny that awaits her will […]
Book-A-LIke: The Dressmaker & Chocolat
This week’s book-a-like features fiery women, defying communities that spurn them! If you love a bit of drama, then you’ll love these titles. Chocolat by Joanne Harris: When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a […]
Book-A-Like: Pretty Baby & Girl on the Train
Gripping thrillers with a twist in the tail feature in this week’s QBD Book-a-like. She sees the teenage girl on the train platform, standing in the pouring rain, clutching an infant in her arms. She boards a train and is whisked away. But she can’t get the girl out of her head… Heidi Wood has […]
Book-A-Like: The Bourne Identity & Solomon Creed
Two men with no names – men of action and purpose- feature in our QBD Book-A-Like this week. He was dragged from the sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues: a frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the skin of his hip; evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face; strange […]
