A fascinating, although I must admit, rather dense read about female spies in the mid 1600's. Clearly they existed, but seem to have been excluded in much of the literature that's been written about this time, which focuses about the shenanigans that the men got up to, chasing chambermaids and plotting behind each other's backs!... Continue Reading →
Happy publication day Suzanne Goldring! Burning Island is the most beautiful, richly layered story of tragedy and pain, challenge and hope, told through a dual timeline that is smoothly interwoven against the lush backdrop of the island of Corfu. Corfu 1944 - the Jews who have, for many years, lived peacefully alongside their Greek neighbours,... Continue Reading →
Happy publication day Catherine Hokin! Your deeply emotional WWII story only goes to prove how many unique stories there are to still be created about one of the bleakest eras of human history. Although this is a work of fiction, all of the literature based during these years finds its source in fact. Felix falls... Continue Reading →
The stories behind the building of one of the finest paediatric facilities on the African continent told for the first time in a new book. ______________________________________________ The Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital was a project that seemed impossible when it was merely an idea. The seed took root when 10 people sat around a table discussing... Continue Reading →
I'm thrilled to be here on the first day of the blog tour for this funny and uplifting book by Mink Elliot! Annie Beaton is turning 50 - it's a momentous day! She doesn't realise just how significant it's going to be, because by the end of it, she's been fired from her job and... Continue Reading →
I was initially a bit nervous about reading No, We Can't Be Friends, after I'd read and loved Out With the Ex, In With the New, which features many of the same characters. But I thoroughly enjoyed this one, perhaps even more! So no worries here. This story focused on Sloane, the very together boss-babe... Continue Reading →
Happy publication day to Beth Miller! It's really an honour to be touring with you today, on publication day for the wonderful book that is The Missing Letters of Mrs Bright. This book is an absolute delight! From the bright, eye-catching cover (I've told you before, I do judge books by their covers), to every... Continue Reading →
Every one of us should have someone we can call to help bury a body (figuratively, you understand). Bella, Chrissy, Sky, Electra and Jen are a rather unlikely group of friends, but they have each other. They've stayed together despite not having very much in common: entirely different personalities, living and financial conditions and parenting... Continue Reading →
Amy is the Queen Bee in the perfect life she's created for herself. She's got the perfect hard-working, successful, handsome husband and two gorgeous, popular young daughters. Her circle of friends clearly see her as the centre of their little group, and the school moms all look to her for inspiration for all things required... Continue Reading →
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