A chilling look into what it means to be a part of a family with a child who is 'different'. Lapena gets it spot on, and adds her own personal touch of drama to the mix, making this a page-turning thriller that will leave you literally open-mouthed once you've read those final words! Dr William... Continue Reading →
Can shoes really make a difference to how you feel? Well Sam and Nisha are about to find out! In a mixed up, rush of a morning, Sam grabs the wrong bag on her way out of the gym. She's running late for a meeting and to her horror, when she looks inside the bag... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Shauna on publication day today! We've been having a really fun readalong this week, so thank you to One More Chapter Books for sharing an advance copy of the book with us so that we could be early readers of what I think will be a great addition to loads of bookshelves out... Continue Reading →
My Thirty-Minute Bar Mitzvah by Denis Hirson is a must-read memoir. Its nostalgic without being sentimental, whimsical without lapsing into silliness, and aptly depicts the sense of detachment and alienation felt by a boy grasping for adulthood, while surrounded by a blanket of secrets and withheld information about his own heritage. Don't assume to know... Continue Reading →
Cassie is a successful lawyer and her husband Theo is a musician. Once the much-adored frontman for a popular band that won a reality show, he's put the years of fame and adulation behind him to be a stay-at-home dad to their daughter Abby, in a joint decision that has seen Cassie becoming partner (the... Continue Reading →
Well this is certainly a vast departure for Nina Manning from the previous books that she's written, and it just goes to show what a versatile author she is! Sophy, Mel and Aisha couldn't be more different, but they all have one thing in common: they're new moms! They meet by chance one day when... Continue Reading →
Stella Douglas's editor calls her to come and see her in London. And so Stella ventures from the safety of Yorkshire where she is esconced with her recently widowed father, in fear and trepidation, knowing that the biography that she proudly wrote about an 18th century cook, has not been the success she had hoped.... Continue Reading →
Every year, elderly sisters Dolly and Greta head to the 'lost luggage auction'. They each bid on a piece of luggage which then becomes their Christmas gift to each other. But this year, Dolly is at the auction on her own. Greta has passed away and in recent months Dolly hasn't really felt much like... Continue Reading →
The picturesque holiday town of Morannez is about to get busy for the holiday season. Mila is living there temporarily while looking after her niece, Ani, whose parents were tragically killed in a boating accident. Ani's mother Simone was Mila's step-sister and they had been extremely close. While Mila bides her time in Morannez, waiting... Continue Reading →
Katie and Sophie become close friends at university, and during their time there they start a regular true-crime podcast called "Small Town" which covers cold cases of murders in small towns that have never been solved. But after they leave university, Sophie's life is on a different trajectory. She starts gaining popularity as a fashion... Continue Reading →
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