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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.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Dunbrody Cookery School
A brilliant gift of a cookery course in Dunbrody by my fabulous sister-in-law Paula led to one of the best day's out I've had in ages. Interesting and enjoyable in every way without a dull moment in a gorgeous location. We did our annual...
Reviewed by Conor O'Neill via 
on 11 Aug 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
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.
2 of 2 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.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
www.schoolbooksonline.ie
T photo credit: houseoftext My 3 primary school going kids got their book lists for next September a week or so ago and having learnt my lesson from previous years of leaving their purchase till August, I decided to get it all done and dusted...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 25 Jun 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
Son of Rambow (2007)
google_ad_section_start “Son of Rambow” is a British comedy/drama written and directed by Garth Jennings, the man behind the underappreciated The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (2005) . The plot : Summer of 1982 (we know that...
Reviewed by Maxim via 
on 25 May 2008.
0 of 0 people found this useful.
My Favourite Wife by Tony Parsons
Having read and enjoyed “Man and Boy” and “One for my baby”, I was looking forward to reading this latest novel from Tony Parsons. Alas it was a major disappointment. Having just finished it, I am left with a sense of...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 30 Mar 2008.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
In the Woods by Tana French
My mother in law lent me this book a few weeks ago and it was a good read up to a point. My main gripe is its very disappointing ending which then tarred the whole novel as I wondered “why the hell did I bother reading that?” Its set in...
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 06 Mar 2008.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
The Sculptress by Minette Walters
Well written, gripping crime novel, that keeps you guessing.
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 31 Dec 2007.
2 of 2 people found this useful.
www.easons.ie
Disappointing website that looks amateurish and is frustrating to use.
Reviewed by ManicMammy via on 18 Dec 2007.
1 of 1 people found this useful.
