Summer Read 2007!
From Wednesday 4th July Richard & Judy will be reviewing a book a week in this year’s Summer Read. Each week a holidaying celebrity will be summing up the book for us followed by a discussion with Richard & Judy and two celebrity reviewers in studio.
We very much hope you’ll read along with us and let us know what you think.
Our featured books are available from all good bookshops or you can buy online at The Richard & Judy Book Club
Wednesday 4th July 2007
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
Kim Edwards' debut novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter is an exquisitely written tale of how one man's decision to send away his daughter, born with Down Syndrome, affects the rest of his and his family's life.
Buy this book online here>
Wednesday 11th July 2007
Relentless by Simon Kernick
Relentless by Simon Kernick is a thriller which does exactly what it says on the tin, as I.T. Consultant Tom Meron's world is turned upside down following a phone call from an old friend, and it’s a non-stop chase from start to finish.
Wednesday 18th July 2007
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton
The House at Riverton by Kate Morton is an old-fashioned upstairs-downstairs saga set in the first half of the twentieth century, but with a mystery at its heart, that will keep you guessing to the end.
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Wednesday 25th July 2007
Salmon Fishing In The Yemen by Paul Torday
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is about, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen. It follows fishery scientist Dr Alfred Jones's humorous journey as he attempts to realise the dreams of a Yemeni Shiekh to bring salmon fishing to the Yemen.
Wednesday 1st August 2007
Getting Rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon
Helen, the heroine of Getting Rid of Matthew by Jane Fallon finally gets what she wants when, after four years her boyfriend, Matthew leaves his wife, only to find she no longer wants him and so goes to ridiculous and often very funny lengths to get him back with his wife.
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Wednesday 8th August 2007
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills
The Savage Garden by Mark Mills is set in 1958 and follows a brilliant but lazy Cambridge student, Adam Strickland as he uncovers the mysteries of an Italian garden and the murderous secrets it hides.
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Wednesday 15th August 2007
How to talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper
How to Talk to a Widower by Jonathan Tropper sees 30-something Doug Parker reclaim his life after the death of his wife. As well as being very moving it is also laugh-out-loud funny.
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Wednesday 22nd August 2007
The Other Side of The Bridge by Mary Lawson
The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson is a story set in rural Canada, dealing with war, families, love and dark secrets.
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Relax, take time out, rebalance… read.
Relax, take time out, rebalance… read.
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