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• On the Edge by Jane Jesmond 1 year ago About the Book Title: On the EdgeAuthor: Jane JesmondPublisher: Verve Books (October, 2021)Summary (taken from the back cover): Jen Shaw has climbed all her life: daring ascents of sheer rock faces, crumbling buildings, cranes - the riskier the better. Both her work and personal life revolved...
• The Affair by Hilary Boyd 2 years ago About the Book Title: The AffairAuthor: Hilary BoydPublisher: Penguin Books (August, 2021)Summary (taken from the back cover): On the glamorous shores of Lake Como, Connie meets Jared.She's married. He's young. But that doesn't stop the heat rising between them.And so begins a long, hot,...
• Foregone by Russel Banks 2 years ago About the Book Title: ForegoneAuthor: Russell BanksPublisher: No Exit Press (June, 2021)Summary (taken from the back cover): At the center of Foregone is famed Canadian American leftist documentary filmmaker Leonard Fife, one of sixty thousand draft evaders and deserters who fled to Canada to...
• An Act of Love by Carol Drinkwater 2 years ago About the Book Title: An Act of Love Author: Carol DrinkwaterPublisher: Penguin (2021)Summary (taken from the back cover): France, 1943.Forced to flee war ravaged Poland, Sara and her parents are offered refuge in a beautiful but dilapidated house in the French Alps. It seems the perfect...
• Until Next Weekend by Rachel Marks 2 years ago  About the BookTitle: Until Next weekendAuthor: Rachel MarksPublisher: Penguin Random House (2021)Summary (taken from the back cover): NOAH AND KATE WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER FOREVER.Married with two gorgeous sons, it looked like they'd got their happy ever after.But marriage isn't easy. And one...

• Hong Kong: 10 Things NOT to do! Writing Contest March 2013 Hong Kong is the perfect blend of ‘East meets West’. There’s vibrancy, colour, noise and lots and lots of people. There are also colonial buildings, you can go for afternoon tea and you can buy anything you want in the supermarkets. Hong...
• It's a Hard Life - International Schools in Hong Kong Education and International Schools If you think you had a hard time at school (and maybe you didn’t), you should give going to school in Hong Kong a try. A child’s first interview could be at the age of two-and-a-half to get into K1 (Kindergarten 1). If they fail to get into the...
• Show Me the Money - Working in Hong Kong Working Abroad There is a lot of money in Hong Kong. And there plenty of poverty too. The opulence is everywhere; malls are filled with designer brands; big cars are driven; people are constantly eating out and drinking. But there are also people in tatty clothes...

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