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BOOK OF THE WEEK with Charlie Richards
Girl Online: Going Solo, Zoe Sugg, ISBN 978-0141372174 (Penguin) BD6.300 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
As Penny starts the school year she’s ready to face the world - alone. Noah has gone off the radar after ending his world tour early and no one, including Penny, knows where he is.
So when she accepts Megan’s invitation to visit her performing arts school it seems like an opportunity to make some new friends. Helping everyone else seems to be the right remedy.
Elliot needs her friendship more than ever, and she meets Posey - struggling with stage fright and in need of support. But is charming Scottish boy Callum the right kind of distraction? And can Penny truly move on when Noah’s shadow seems to haunt her round every corner?
READ IT NOW IN PAPERBACK
The Light Between Oceans, M. L. Stedman, ISBN 978-1784161064 (Black Swan) BD3.900 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members. A BOAT washes up on the shore of a remote lighthouse keeper’s island. It holds a dead man and a crying baby.
The only two islanders, Tom and his wife Izzy, are about to make a devastating decision. They break the rules and follow their hearts. What happens next will break yours. The film version starring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Bryan Brown and Jack Thompson is set to be a box office smash.
MY FAVOURITE READ OF THE WEEK
Ripley’s Believe it or Not! 2017, ISBN 978-1847947888 (RANDOM HOUSE) BD9.800 for Gulf Weekly Book Club members
The Ripley’s Believe It or Not! annual has now firmly established itself as a Christmas must-have, with an ever-growing army of loyal fans. Following hot on the heels of last year’s Top 10 bestseller, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2017 offers a completely new compendium of strange but true facts and amazing stories, ranging from the Polar Bear robot, to the edible human
skull, to the woman who still suffers from sea-sickness three years after her last boat trip, to the Swiss daredevil who soars over famous landmarks in his custom-made jet pack.
Packed with amazing photographs and jaw-dropping facts, and with an outof-this-world 3D-effect cover, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 2017 offers a feast of information and entertainment.
Prepare yourself for this year’s collection of eyepopping oddities!
