The history of the famous diamond
Springcleaning Book 22 – “Koh-i-noor” by Anita Anand and William Dalrymple
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Springcleaning Book 21 – “A Traveller in Time” by Alison Uttley
A girl travels through time and becomes embroiled in a plot to save a doomed queen.
Springcleaning Book 20 – “Underworld” by Robert Macfarlane
An exploration of the spaces beneath our feet
Springcleaning Book 19 – “Breakfast with the Nikolides” by Rumer Godden
A family is reunited in India but tensions arise
Springcleaning Book 18 – “Irena’s Gift” by Karen Kirstin
The author explores the past of her family during the war in Poland to explain family tensions and discovers a huge secret.
Springcleaning Book 17 – “Brighton Rock” by Graham Greene
A death on teh August Bank Holiday and its consequences for three young people
Springcleaning Book 16 – “Nathaniel’s Nutmeg” by Giles Milton
A history of the spice trade.
What we learn from the collections of the past
Collections of poetry show us much about our ciltural and social history
Springcleaning – Book 15 “The Regional Office is Under Attack” by Manuel Gonzales
A super secret agency which aims to save the world is attacked.
Our world through the eyes of the man from Mars
A man born on Mars visits Earth for the first time
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