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 →
I'm not sure that any review could do true justice to this book, but I'll do my best! The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot is one of those special books that comes around every once in a while that you just know is a little piece of magic; one of those life-changing stories... Continue Reading →
Blake Nelson is dead. Well, isn't it obvious that his wife killed him? The question is ... which one? You see, Blake was a Mormom - or a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. Apparently there is differentiation between the two though, as there is a division between those who believe in... Continue Reading →
For those who grew up with parents and/or other family members who were Holocaust survivors, they have lived their entire lives accompanied by the Holocaust as if it were an additional living, breathing family member; a shadow cousin perhaps, always lurking in the background, ready to pounce at any given moment. Ask me, I know... Continue Reading →
This one goes on my 'Must Read' list for 2020!! It's not an easy read, in fact, quite the opposite. It's heartbreaking and will shatter more sensitive readers into a million pieces. I can't even promise that it will put you back together. Even those less sensitive will surely not be able to help themselves... Continue Reading →
Beautiful and atmospheric, Spirited takes the reader back to the Victorian era: a time where your class defined who and what you were, females were less than inferior beings, and if you made one minor mistake, you were done for. Viola is the daughter of a clergyman, and after the death of her beloved father,... Continue Reading →
It's quite surreal to read a book that before this year would have simply been another futuristic thriller set in a post-modern world filled with drug-resistant viruses and elderly people being denied life-saving medication. Reading this now, in the times we're currently living in made it all seem just that bit scarier and a whole lot... Continue Reading →
Before I talk about the actual book, I just need to mention the beautiful, eye-catching cover because I do love gorgeous book covers, and I'm a firm believer that regardless of what 'they' say ... books are most certainly judged by their covers! Robert and Phoebe are siblings who are both in their early sixties.... Continue Reading →
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