Books by Bella Pollen
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English
review 1: Initially found this book too whimsical and nearly abandoned it after a few pages. Then had another stab at it and enjoyed it. The bear did not really come alive for me but I enjoyed both being in the Outer Hebrides and the Bonn, Berlin, London interludes.The structure of the boo...
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English
review 1: A lovely, bittersweet tale of a family's struggle to come to terms with the loss of their husband/father, and the fact it is unknown whether it was suicide, murder or an accident. The story is particularly tragic for Jamie, who fails to understand the various euphemisms used inst...
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English
review 1: (3.5 stars) This book involves a British diplomatic family in the 1980's. They are stationed in Bonn where the father has died of an apparent suicide from the roof of the embassy. Notes found in his desk lead the authorities to believe that he may have been a spy. Reeling from th...