January Newsletter
January Read
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
This is the first in a series of mystery novels featuring 11-year-old Flavia de Luce. Flavia is no ordinary child, though. A brilliant chemistry enthusiast with an encyclopedic knowledge of poison, Flavia lives with her family in a decaying mansion. In the summer of 1950, Flavia is spending her time looking for excitement, spying on the neighbours and plotting against her sisters in their never-ending war.
When dead bird turns up on the family’s doorstep, a postage stamp pinned to its beak Flavia’s philatelist father is horrified but her interest is piqued. Her father’s argument with a red-headed stanger is also noteworthy, particularly when Flavia later stumbles upon the man dying in the family’s cucumber patch. After her father confesses to murdering the man, Flavia decides to investigate.
Also available in these formats:
• Audiobook
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• eBook
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Upcoming Reads:
February
February by Lisa Moore
• eBook
March
The Submission by Amy Waldman
• eAudiobook
April
One Book
–title to be announced in February.
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