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Lucie Dess

Lucie Dess is the marketing and events coordinator at Readings.

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Slags
by Emma Jane Unsworth

Reviewed by
Lucie Dess, Apr 2025

Sarah, 41, and her younger sister Juliette set out on a campervan road trip from Manchester to Scotland to celebrate Juliette’s 40th birthday. Juliette is married to a boring man, or at least that’s what Sarah thinks, and has two…

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Australian fiction
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Young adult
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Enchanting young adult reads

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New middle grade fiction for any reader

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Young adult
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New books in your favourite YA series

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Australian fiction
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Thick books to (finally!) read on your holidays

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International fiction
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Beach reads to pack for your holiday

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