Tag Archives: Terry Pratchett

The Witch’s Vacuum Cleaner by Terry Pratchett

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Andrea Pryke

Published by Doubleday’s Children’s 25th August 2016 Synopsis Poor Mr Swimble is having a bad day. Rabbits are bouncing out of his hat, pigeons are flying out of his jacket and every time he points his finger, something magically appears … Continue reading →

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A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected non-fiction by Terry Pratchett

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Andrea Pryke

Synopsis Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series – but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer’s … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Authors

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Andrea Pryke

Every book lover has a favourite author or 10, I love to see who other readers love and why, this gives me the incentive to go out and read books by those authors, books that I might never have picked … Continue reading →

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The Amazing Maurice and his educated rodents by Terry Pratchett

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Andrea Pryke

Synopsis Every town on Discworld knows the stories about rats and pipers, and Maurice – a streetwise tomcat – leads a band of educated ratty friends (and a stupid kid) on a nice little earner. Piper plus rats equals lots … Continue reading →

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