Happy publication to Ruby Hummingbird for this gem of a book! If ever there was a story to remind us not to wait to tell the people in our lives that we love them but to do it right now, then this is most definitely the book! It's a book about missed opportunities, 'what if's',... Continue Reading →
It's a fact one cannot even fathom: babies were born in Auschwitz! How many actually survived the brutal, inhumane conditions of a death camp - a place where lives were intended to end, not begin - if they weren't murdered immediately after birth, is literally a handful! The Child of Auschwitz is a historical novel;... Continue Reading →
All proceeds from the sale of this book go towards the Bhopal Medical appeal - which provides free treatment for victims of both the Bhopal gas leak in 1984 and the toxic water left by the Union Carbide Corporation (now owned by DowDuPont). More on this later, and more information is available on the author's... Continue Reading →
Can we please all first just take a moment to admire the stunning cover of this book? Right ... done? We can move on then ... Born into Russian royalty, Tatiana Vytenis and her family are forced to flee their homeland. Together with her mother, sister, brother-in-law and young niece she has made a life... Continue Reading →
There are some books for which a 5-star rating just isn't sufficient - A View Across the Rooftops is one of those books! It's not 'just another war book'; not 'just another Holocaust story'. No story about war is ever entirely one of fiction and in that respect, this book too draws heavily on fact,... Continue Reading →
Thrilled to be on the blog tour today on what is PUBLICATION DAY for Cathy Kelly's 20th novel! Yes!! Can you believe it? This fabulous author has hit this incredible milestone and here's hoping that it's only onwards and upwards from here. I've been reading and enjoying her books for as long as I can... Continue Reading →
I had the privilege of reading this little gem when it was initially published in February this year. But today it's out in PAPERBACK!!! So, congratulations to Alex Khan for PB #PublicationDay!! And I'm thrilled to be able to Re-Blog my review for another blog tour. Wishing you much success, may your books - with... Continue Reading →
I couldn't put this one down! What a delicious read, filled with secrets and suspicion! It's a known fact that when you marry, you don't just marry your partner, but their entire family too. With Ria, that's certainly the case when she marries into the eminent Parker family. Having grown up in the foster system,... Continue Reading →
This is so reminiscent of an Agatha Christie thriller; one with a gothic setting! The story is told from different points of view, with the chapters alternating between characters, although they're not voiced in first person, but in third person. So, the scene is set ... at remote Blackwater abbey, inhabited by Lord and Lady... Continue Reading →
Can we first please just mention the absolutely stunning cover!? Isn't it just beautiful and so very eye-catching? I love it! And then ... the name of the main character: Fleetwood Shuttleworth!! I adore that too! It just oozes with a sense of depth and underlying richness (I don't mean wealth, I'm talking about a... Continue Reading →
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