Pocket Bear EaswaranMeet Pocket, created as a good luck charm for soldiers going into battle, whose bravery and loyalty lives on long after the war. Thimble born from tip to toe, Pocket Bear remembers every moment of his becoming: the glimmering needle, the silken thread, the tender hands as each careful stitch brought him closer to himself. Born during the throes of WWI, he was designed to fit into the pocket of a soldiers jacket, eyes sewn a bit higher than normal so
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Brimming with excruciating insights into life in the late sixties and early seventies
This is a deeply satisfying read at exactly the right time
the women swap stories about the silent bargains they've made to keep the peace in their relationships
Charlie Mackesy's The Boy
It's a place of funny clothing and food that was appalling
and Danny finds another path - one in which a man can be wise and gentle
they find themselves playing a strange game of hide and seek
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but nothing has prepared her for the late-night knock on her door and the news of her husband's fatal crash
Soraya Matas believes she has found the ideal job as a personal maid to the eccentric Mrs Hattingh
