Not Just Books Competition

It has been so nice to see everyone coming back through our doors and being able to browse all the wonderful new titles we have on the shelves. Thank you for your ongoing support, it means so much to us! Hopefully, the roadmap will continue to schedule and we are looking forward to opening up for physical book clubs when we can.

As always, we like to share with you the Indie Books of the Month. This month’s Fiction title is China Room by Sanjeev Sahota which has been described as an intense drama of classic themes - love, family, survival, and betrayal - told with passion and precision in Sahota’s economical, lyrical prose. China Room twines together the stories of a woman and a man separated by more than half a century but united by blood. Mehar, a young bride in rural 1929 Punjab, is trying to discover the identity of her new husband. She and her sisters-in-law, married to three brothers in a single ceremony, spend their days hard at work in the family’s china room, sequestered from contact with the men. When Mehar develops a theory as to which of them is hers, a passion is ignited that will put more than one life at risk. Spiralling around Mehar’s story is that of a young man who in 1999 travels from England to the now-deserted farm, its china room; locked and barred. In enforced flight from the traumas of his adolescence, his experiences of addiction, racism, and estrangement from the culture of his birth; he spends a summer in painful contemplation and recovery, finally gathering the strength to return home. The Children’s title for May is By Ash, Oak and Thorn by Melissa Harrison: Three tiny, ancient beings, Moss, Burnet and Cumulus, once revered as Guardians of the Wild World, wake from winter hibernation in their beloved ash tree home. When it is destroyed, they set off on an adventure to find more of their kind, a journey which takes them first into the deep countryside and then the heart of a city. Helped along the way by birds and animals, the trio search for a way to survive and thrive in a precious yet disappearing world. Inspired by 1942 classic The Little Grey Men by BB, with shades of The Borrowers. A tale of disappearing wilderness that couldn’t be more relevant in today’s environmental crisis, brought to life for children by three tiny, funny, eternal beings - the hidden folk. Happy Reading!

We have another competition for you all, this time it’s for a children’s title: The Boys by Lauren Ace and Jenny Lovlie. It is a gorgeous story of four boys as they grow up, forming bonds of friendship to last a lifetime. Just drop us an email to j.james@notjustbooks.co.uk, with The Boys competition in the subject line and your name in the message. We will draw the winner at the close of business Friday 14th May.

COMPETITION TIME!

Maid2Clean 1/8 AD 06.20.qxp_Layout 1 03/06/2020 11:

Would you like a maid to clean your home?

Could you use some help with your cleaning, ironing or both from as little as £13.90 per hour? You even get to meet your cleaner first! To book a cleaner call: 0800 878 6388 0330 010 6388

Are you looking for part time work? Call our recruitment hotline on 0843 289 6858 www.maid2cleansuffolk.co.uk

NotJustBooks

Independent Bookshop

23 Riverside Walk Thetford. IP24 2BB 01842 753660

Follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram