It truly fascinates me (if you read my reviews, you'll know I've said this before) that no matter how many Holocaust stories are written (many of them based on fact - yes, all of them find their basis in the facts of the Holocaust, but I mean that many are based on actual stories that... Continue Reading →
Finally ... here's my rather belated post ... delayed with compliments of that delightful South African concept known as 'load-shedding', where our power goes off in scheduled blocks of 4.5 hours at a time (in Joburg - for some reason, other cities only get 2 hours at a time), which leads to various other technical... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Kate Sidley and Gail Schimmel on the publication of The Kensington Kidnap - first in a series of cosy mysteries featuring Epiphany (Pip) Bloom! So off she goes to a job interview at a detective agency, but by mistake (because this is the type of thing that always happens to Pip), it's assumed... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
If there's one thing that Susie Lynes does really well, it's domestic noir, and with her latest offering, The Housewarming, she just proves that she's getting better and better at it! The morning that Ava Atkins straps two-year-old Abi into her stroller, parking her at the bottom of the stairs before running upstairs to gather... Continue Reading →
When 5-year-old Maya Duncan disappeared 15 years ago, she was never found. She became the most famous British missing child case in history, leaving mystery and speculation in her wake, and many pointed fingers at her mother, Kay Duncan. Phoebe grew up in Botswana, raised by her single mother Roz, who she knows is not... Continue Reading →
Ooooh ... a small town that's more or less run by an influential family, who are all shiny and squeaky clean. That's lovely, picturesque Alma, not too far from New York City. And the family in question are the Dewars who own Alma Boots, one of the most successful companies in the country. It's always... Continue Reading →
Happy publication day to Emma Davies! And it's day 1 of the blog tour for The Wife's Choice. Alys is at that point in her life where she realises that her dreams will probably remain forever unfulfilled, and she's wondering where, in fact, her life disappeared to? Married to second husband, Hugh and with her... Continue Reading →
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