This is the 30th title from Sheila O'Flanagan, well-known, bestselling author of heartwarming stories that have, to date, sold over 9 million copies worldwide. This story revolves around Eden, a young woman who tragically lost her husband Andy, a firefighter, 5 years previously. Newly pregnant at the time, she hadn't even had the opportunity to... Continue Reading →
What a true joy and privilege it is to be blog touring today, not only for the fantastic Jane Green, but also for a book that I feel has taken her into a completely new realm in her writing journey. I've enjoyed all of Jane Green's previous books, but I really didn't want Sister Stardust... Continue Reading →
Linda Hammett lives an unassuming life with her husband Terry. They live on a middle-class estate, where they've been for quite a few years now, only they've recently moved into a different house on the estate. It's similar to their old house in many ways; maybe a tad larger, with one or two tweaks, but... Continue Reading →
Nadia Hashimi's books are all deeply evocative, without becoming over-emotional. Her powerful storytelling transports readers into the very heart of her characters so that we're able to truly experience their reality: every challenge, triumph and heartbreak that they go through ... in glorious technicolour! Sparks Like Stars tells the 2-part story of Sitara who spends... Continue Reading →
It's the first day of the blog tour for Say Goodbye, which is being published by Headline on 5 August. So ... I started reading this and was a few chapters in and floundering a bit. I loved the premise - I don't know what it is about cults, but there's just something about them... Continue Reading →
Book festivals are their own little universes - and we all know that battles are won and lost over who rules the universe! Does that sound a bit extreme? When you attend a book festival, it's as if you've entered a type of bubble where only the events and people within it are of any... Continue Reading →
If only we all had a fearless team of feisty old biddies to cheer us on and to have our best interests at heart, then I think we'd all be doing just fine! Lucky for Tessa Archer, she's 'adopted' by the elderly Winnie while on a weekend away in Cornwall, but that's only the start... Continue Reading →
I fell in love with this book on the first page. There's something about the way that Sue Monk Kidd writes that lulls and soothes you. Her writing flows in a lyrical, magical, poetic dance as she weaves a magical spell around the reader with a story created from a Biblical, historical, factual past, intertwined... Continue Reading →
When Ada Howell is 13 years old, her father dies and her mother wastes no time selling the crumbling family home in Wales and moves them into far less salubrious lodgings in Brockley with little care as to how Ada feels about it. Upon leaving school it's assumed that Ada will move on to study... Continue Reading →
This is storytelling at its best, something that Patricia Scanlan excels at! Taking readers through 70 years of Irish history and giving a fascinating look at the emancipation of women in the Catholic faith, I thoroughly enjoyed and was intrigued by facts and issues that were dealt with here that I knew nothing about, especially... Continue Reading →
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