Selwyn College

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  • Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

    By J K Rowling
    5 stars

    They just get better ...

  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

    By J K Rowling
    5 stars

    A jolly jigsaw of an adventure

  • Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    By J K Rowling
    5 stars

    They keep getting better ...

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    By J K Rowling
    5 stars

    Such a great series!

  • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

    By J K Rowling
    5 stars

    Worth re-reading or listening to Stephen Fry reading ... so many historical threads, gentle humour and hope.

  • Mountains of the Mind

    By Robert McFarlane
    4 stars

    Well-researched, balanced and thorough discussion of the relationship between the highest places in the world and those who travel there.

  • Frightful's Mountain

    By Jean Craighead George
    4 stars

    I loved "My Side of the Mountain" when I was a child - so this was a lovely next chapter for the characters.

  • Did I Ever Tell You This?

    By Sam Neill
    4 stars

    Delightful

  • The Quiet Girl

    By Peter Hoeg
    5 stars

    Highly recommended - this book lived up to expectations after loving "Miss Smilla's Feeling for Snow"

  • Geneva

    By Richard Armitage
    3 stars

    Amusing psychological thriller

  • Everest Mountain Guide

    By Guy Cotter
    4 stars

    Thoroughly engaging - collecting together the experiences on Everest from his father Ed's time through the many expeditions run by Adventure Consultants

  • The Porpoise

    By Mark Haddon
    4 stars

    Clever and haunting

  • The Manifesto on How to be Interesting

    By Holly Bourne
    3 stars

    YA diary/blog with witty take on the traumatic teenage years; addresses the delicate issues of self-harm and self-worth

  • Oystercatcher

    By Greg Billington
    4 stars

    Mokau is torn by a murder which tears at many of the relationships between the local Maori, pakeha and recent arrivals ... all with a different perspective to the land & sea.

  • Aurora

    By Kim Stanley Robinson
    4 stars

    Great sci-fi plot

  • The Running Grave

    By Robert Galbraith
    5 stars

    Love the Cormoran Strike novels

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