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Dissolution by C J Sansom
Set in England at the time of King Henry VIII and his dissolution of the monasteries, this murder mystery starts with the sending of lawyer and reformist Matthew Shardlake to a Benedictine monastery where the previous commissioner had been found...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via 
on 25 Aug 2008.
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Compulsion by Jonathan Kellerman
Usual murder mystery fiction featuring psychologist Alex Delaware partnered with LAPD detective Milo Sturgis. Grand easy holiday read that raced along but the plot I shall probably have forgotten by vacation's end. #book #fiction
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 20 Aug 2008.
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The Ghost by Robert Harris
I really enjoyed this novel, a total page turner that raced along. It's narrated by the ghost writer of the former British prime minister, who's brought in on the project after the sudden death of the first writer. The ex PM Adam Lang and his wife Ruth...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 03 Aug 2008.
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Double Fault by Lionel Shriver
So Wimbledon was in progress, I was in my local bookshop and this novel caught my eye. Its the story of Willy, a low ranking tennis professional on the way up when we first encounter her. She's been playing tennis since aged four and is now...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via 
on 18 Jul 2008.
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Make me a Supermodel US
New reality series on Living Tv. Similiar format to America's Next Top Model but this time it's boys and girls. Presented by Tyson Beckford and Niki Taylor, each week weakest 3 photo shoots-model challenges are up for US public vote to see who stays....
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 15 Jul 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult
Easy to read, page turner of a novel whose main character is Peter, a bullied teenager, who heads into high school one morning armed and kills ten people. I found many of the characters to be cliched and a bit one dimensional. But despite that the...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 03 Jul 2008.
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Michael Clayton
This movie started well, George Clooney and Tilda Swinton were great. Felt it fizzled out into a "seen that done that" legal genre film which was a pity as it could have been so much more.
Reviewed by Catherine O'Neill via 
on 22 Jun 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Weeds, Season 4
The first episode of this new series was disappointing. Having enjoyed the previous seasons of this American TV comedy, this opening episode dragged along and wasn't as funny or entertaining as usual.
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 21 Jun 2008.
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Mad Men Series 1
Just 3 episodes in and I'm really looking forward to the next instalment of this drama series . Set in an advertising world of New York in 1960, it centres on Don Draper, the creative director of the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency. ...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 09 Jun 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Top Chef Season 4
As the contestants get whittled down, the competition is getting tougher, patience is wearing thin and the tension is rising. This is my favourite reality tv cookery based series and I've enjoyed the 3 preceding series.
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 02 Jun 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
