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The cover of The Offing by Benjamin Myers
33. The Offing by Benjamin Myers
Just beautiful 5/5
The cover of Dare to lead by Brene Brown
32. Dare to Lead by Brent Brown
A good and timely reminder of the importance of honesty and vulnerability in leadership 4/5
I’ve lost my ursine companion.
I’m beareft.
The cover of yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
31. Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke
Thought this would be over-hyped but I loved it. The differences between social media and reality were hilarious and devastatingly true 5/5
The cover of pictures of him but Clare Leslie Hall
30. Pictures of Him by Clare Leslie Hall
A love story told through different narrators over key periods of their life. I couldn't warm to the characters at all 2/5
The cover of runner 13 by Amy McCulloch
29. Runner 13 by Amy McCulloch
Set during an ultra-marathon in the desert with a killer on the loose and characters full of lies and secrets. A good page turner 3.5/5
The cover of it's not what you think by Clare Mackintosh
28. It's Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh
Great thriller with twists I didn't see coming 4.5/5
The cover of ordinary time by Cathy Rentzenbrink
27. Ordinary Time by Cathy Rentzenbrink
Loved this nicely focused on the wife of a vicar and reflecting on love, loss and what ordinary time means 4.5/5
The cover of train dreams by Denis Johnson
26. Train Dreams by Denis Johnson
Beautiful novella focusing on one man in America's old west 4/5
There's something lovely about the first Sunday evening of the holidays.
The cover of Heart the Lover by Lily King
25. Heart the Lover by Lily King
I liked the individual chapters about the effects of past loves - some of the characters were hard to like 3.5/5
The cover of how to disappear by Gillian McAllister
24. How to Disappear by Gillian McAllister
Great thriller about a family separated through witness protection 4/5
The cover of the Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill
23. The Irish Goodbye by Heather Aimee O'Neill
Easy to read story of three sisters and a tragedy in the past told over a family weekend. 3.5/5
Cover of checklist by Atul Gawande
22. Checklist by Atul Gawande
Proves the power of a checklist. Easy to read and great examples 4.5/5
The cover of Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
21. Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt
Loved this book - heartwarming and beautiful. I'll never think about an octopus in the same way! 5/5
20. My Friends by Fredrik Backman
I thought this would be over-hyped and disappointing but I loved the characters and the storytelling 4.5/5
The cover of the book That Night by Gillian McAllister
19. That Night by Gillian McAllister
A decent page turner but not as good as her others. 2/5
All the wrong people have imposter syndrome.
The cover of the favourites by Layne Fargo
18. The Favourites by Layne Fargo
Part Wuthering Heights, part Daisy Jones and the Six but focused on ice dancing. I read this really quickly but there were a lot of holes in the plot 3/5
The cover of the island child by Molly Aitken
17. The Island Child by Molly Aitken
Beautifully written and full of heartache, nostalgia and lyricism 4/5
When I first became a Head, I wanted someone to call about stupid little things. Also, someone completely objective and nonjudgmental to visit my school and tell me what they saw. No agenda, no personal bias, but helpful suggestions. I'm thinking of starting something like this.
I have rarely agreed more with a post! I think most new heads would welcome this kind of thing.
I think it's the legal backing that parents feel they need - the sense that the school *has* to do X or Y because it's in the EHCP - even if they would have been doing it anyway and/or it might not be that useful.
The cover of the days I loved you most by Amy Neff
16. The Days I Loved You Most by Amy Neff
Trigger warning - starts with a couple deciding to end their lives so they don't have to live without each other and then recounts their love story from teenage sweethearts to old age. A bit too saccharine for me 3/5
The cover of warning signs by Tracy Sierra
15. Warning Signs by Tracy Sierra
A claustrophobic page turner - I really enjoyed this thriller set in the snowy mountains 4.5/5
The cover of miracle Creek by Angie Kim
14. Miracle Creek by Angie Kim
A page-turner courtroom drama that's also about families, disability and what is really important. 4.5/5
The cover of the country of others
13. The Country of Others by Leila Slimani
Fantastic writing and very interesting tale of a couple in Morocco after WW2. I wasn't aware of the tensions in the country at the time and this was a real insight into the period and the idea of loneliness and being an outsider. 4.5/5
The front cover of nobody's girl by Virginia Giuffre
12. Nobody's Girl by Virginia Giuffre
Harrowing. What a tragic life and loss of life. Particularly interesting to read whilst the revelations are still ongoing and perpetrators still free and victims still awaiting justice.
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