June 2025
The Calcutta Chromosome / The Whirlpool Rapids
[Railway danger & Niagara raft ride]
Reading extract redacted.
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November 2024
The Bonfire of the Vanities / Heroes and Villains
[Sherman & Marianne held captive]
June 2024
Paradise / The Devil’s Edge
[Yusuf’s dogs & Cooper at the cliff]
Reading extract redacted.
November 2023
The Cruel Sea / Where the Crawdads Sing
[Ferraby & Kya steering boats]
June 2023
Enigma / A Crossing
[Jericho & Brian’s bicycle rides]
November 2022
The Green Rock / Holiday Memory
[Susan & David at the seaside]
June 2022
The Birds / I’m the King of the Castle
[Nat & Kingshaw attacked by birds]
November 2021
Wideacre / Sleep, Pale Sister
[Beatrice’s ride & Effie’s recovery]
November 2020
Cat’s Eye / Empire of the Sun
[Elaine & Jim playing during wartime]
Reading extract redacted.
November 2019
Going Solo / Jamrach’s Menagerie
[Dahl & Jaffy at sea]
June 2019
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner / The Ingenious Edgar Jones
[Smith’s run & William’s walk to work]
November 2018
Jamaica Inn / The Woman in Black
[Mary explores & Spider hears a noise]
Reading extract redacted.
June 2018
A Moment of War / All That Matters
[Hungry soldiers & a family feast]
Reading extract redacted.
November 2017
The Thirty-Nine Steps / The Hound of the Baskervilles
[Hannay hides & Watson searches]
June 2017
Cider with Rosie / A Child’s Christmas in Wales
[Winter games & childhood]
Specimen
Unreliable Memoirs / The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
[School days & teachers]