Ooooooh ... a new Samantha Hayes book! And it's as much of a roller-coaster ride as you'd expect from the Thriller Queen! Leah is finally free of her manipulative, controlling husband Craig. She's moved into her new home with her two children, Zoey and Harry (Sprat), and her priority now is to keep them secure,... Continue Reading →
When a story opens with a body in the pool and everyone clustered around in various degrees of hysteria, speculation, panic and anxiety, you know you'd better strap in for a wild ride! I was not disappointed. Holly is getting married to lovely Aaron. Although she's spent most of the past two decades mourning the... Continue Reading →
Our main character (who is incidentally, never named) is left living alone in her magnificent clifftop home (aptly named Cliffside), when her husband Juan is killed in a tragic accident not long after they'd moved in. The house is a stunning glass structure, built far away from its closest neighbours and the nearest stores. Anyone... Continue Reading →
If only we could bottle the feeling that you get from reading this book - now THAT would be a bestseller! This book is pure liquid sunshine! Alice Clark is engaged to the gorgeous and generous Max. She's happy and content, if not a little bit flustered at the way the wedding plans seem to... Continue Reading →
What a perfect way to describe the way Doris feels after her husband John (she calls him something else!) leaves her for her best friend Lisa (she too, is re-named!). Her entire world shifts on its axis and it's as if her view of life, in general, is blurred, hazy ... distorted. This state of... Continue Reading →
The next instalment of Lisa and AJ's love story follows on where the first book, Intimate Strangers, ended. With her hallmark characterisation and thoroughly likeable characters Ms McMaster navigates the complexities of this highly unusual relationship. We learn more about Lisa in this book as it delves deeper into who she truly is and what... Continue Reading →
Enter into January Scallar's magical world! One that will wrap itself around you and envelope you in its heady fantasies. And admit it ... once you see this cover, it just beckons to be opened! January grows up in the care of the eccentric and arrogant Mr Locke at the beginning of the 19th century.... Continue Reading →
Child Psychologist, Dr Anna Fox hasn’t left her apartment in 10 months. She manages surprisingly well without setting foot into the outside world. She stays connected through her online chat groups, where she’s able to help other ‘Agoraphobes’. She can order all her groceries online and they get delivered. She can also order all her... Continue Reading →
It was extremely fitting that I read The Art of Hiding while on a flight to join a women's tour-group for a week that was to be a life-changing experience. It was trip that was all about sisterhood, finding strength from the power within us and discovering that we are each unique, beautiful souls with... Continue Reading →
This is the poignant story of Maisie who is suddenly left widowed after the death of her husband Clifford, in what can only be described as a freak accident. Throughout their marriage Maisie and her children have been surrounded by Clifford’s hoarding obsession, and I must admit I started to see this as a type... Continue Reading →
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