I sometimes think it might be nice to live in a small little village, where everyone knows each other, and there's no hustle and bustle; where there's a sense of comfort and kinship; where everyone looks out for their neighbour. But then again, at the same time as looking out for you, they might also... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Ellie Midwood on publication day for The Violinist of Auschwitz, and Day 1 of the Blog Tour! I know that many are of the opinion that if you've read one Holocaust novel, then surely you don't need to read more - they must all be so similar? Well, I've read quite a few... Continue Reading →
This book absolutely devastated and shattered me ... into about a million pieces. In fact at one point I couldn't even read it with my family around. I went out and sat in a coffee shop and read it there. I needed some anonymity around me to ground me and to remind me to breathe... Continue Reading →
It's Day One of the Blog Tour for The First Time We Met by Jo Lovett! Yay! What happens if you meet 'The One', only to discover that it's actually his wedding day?! That's what happens to Izzy when she first lays eyes on the lovely Sam. He walks into the horrible greasy spoon where... Continue Reading →
I love this series about a Jewish mobster, told from his early beginnings on arrival in New York from Europe in the early 1900's and continuing to tell his story through each decade thereafter. And this, the fourth in the series is the best so far (in my very humble opinion)! Alex walks out of... Continue Reading →
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