http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/ The Northern Echo /leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/ en-gb Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:17 +0000 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:38:17 +0000 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/rssterms/ M6 nvincent@newsquest.co.uk (Nigel Vincent) webmaster@digitalmedia.newsquest.co.uk (Tim Joy) http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/resources/images/1096816/?type=rsslogo http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/ http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5045777.Darwin_____God___s_Ambassador_by_George_Di_Palma__Troubador_Publishing___9_95_/?ref=rss Darwin – God’s Ambassador by George Di Palma (Troubador Publishing £9.95) IN view of the consternation caused by Darwin’s Origin of the Species, it is remarkable to find that the great man was so unsure of his theory that he considered it a “rag of a hypothesis” and was troubled by his “accursed book” until the end of his days. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:02:09 +0000 cac90447b0a62180ccd8e26043ae16ee http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5045781.The_First_Five_Pages_by_Noah_Lukeman__OUP___8_99_/?ref=rss EVERYBODY seems to think they have a book inside them, but how can they be certain they won’t finish up among the also-rans? Sat, 06 Mar 2010 11:07:58 +0000 5397ddb78df9b421eb2a3a1ae64b0a34 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5032625.The_Long_Song_by_Andrea_Levy__Headline____18_99_/?ref=rss BY rights, this should be a deeply depressing book. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:04:04 +0000 e2f85d92e205143ec7f6ee06231c33b0 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5032627.Blindman___s_Bluff_by_Faye_Kellerman__Harper_Collins____6_99_/?ref=rss WHEN the family of a multi-millionaire is gunned down on their ranch, Lieutenant Peter Decker, of the LAPD, has a case and a half on his hands. Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:06:00 +0000 4d71db18e6c9c3b5ea1143da0a27173c http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5021075.Love_in_Vane_by_Vane_Women__Vane_Women_Press____9_50_/?ref=rss NO ONE can accuse the Vane Women of, er, vanity. The dozen or so members of this poetry-writing collective, named after the Vane Terrace location of their Darlington Arts Centre base, are so self-effacing they have done their best to hide their individual talents in this hardback collection, their most ambitious venture to date. Their names don’t appear with their poems, which are also not flagged up with their brief biographies. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:49:15 +0000 b9200b9da6a7755930b43b85520b17af http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5021083.Sticky_by_Andy_Croft__Flambard_Press__Newcastle__NE1_1SG____8_/?ref=rss FIRMLY established as a major North-East poet, Andy Croft enjoys the distinction of having lines from one of his poems emblazoned on street signs in Middlesbrough, where he lives. Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:52:10 +0000 0fa7cb4433219a8de07b0e510f721b50 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5019640.Ford_County_Stories_by_John_Grisham__Century____18_99_/?ref=rss HE is best known as the master of the legal thriller, but John Grisham can also turn his hand to a country tale or two. Take his best-seller, A Painted House, for example. It was very different from Grisham’s normal fare, and actually had more in common with Huckleberry Finn than Boston Legal. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:54:50 +0000 dc9b959fcc4cceff701629d2494d2375 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5019643.The_Football_Book__Dorling_Kindersley____20_/?ref=rss READY for the World Cup? Got all the facts and figures at your fingertips? Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:00:53 +0000 fa8dea485c475b3a27757a21ea656837 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5019645.The_King___s_Smuggler_by_John_Fox__The_History_Press____20_/?ref=rss THE political intrigues, sectarian hatreds and bloodshed of the Stuart period in England, especially during the Civil War, are vividly portrayed in this book. Sat, 20 Feb 2010 12:03:27 +0000 fd39f06d06fca6e77f88711bdd76ddc0 http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/leisure/entertainment/books/reviews/5019642.Village_Teacher_by_Jack_Sheffield__Bantam_Press____10_99_/?ref=rss IT’S 1980, and as recession bites, Ragley- on-the-Forest School is facing the axe. Headteacher Jack Sheffield is worried about the future... will his beloved school survive the latest round of closures? And when will fiancee Beth agree to a date for their wedding? Sat, 20 Feb 2010 11:57:32 +0000 3c08c2dc58774bcea7fb73b8e6c095c4