Described as 'unforgettable', 'unputdownable' and 'based on a true story', this kept me up at night, anxiously turning (ok, swiping) pages to see what was about to occur! Paul is moving home with his 10-year-old daughter, Hope. During the move he unearths an old menu and a couple of photos from a trip he took... Continue Reading →
I absolutely adored this book! Once in a while a book comes along that is completely refreshing and that leaves you smiling! This is such a book. Touted to be 'the feel-good book of the year', I can honestly say that this lived up to all expectations. But what is 'The Authenticity Project'? The book... Continue Reading →
It's the early 1960's and teenager Erica Hart has just lost her mother, her anchor. Discovering that she has been left a small nest egg, and surprisingly also a car, she is keen to leave her home and her abusive, aggressive father. Soon after her mother's passing, a parcel arrives at the house addressed to... Continue Reading →
How would you feel if you got caught up in a secret so vast it threatened everything the world had come to believe? That’s what happened to John Milburn, computer science lecturer, orphan, husband and father, who lived an ordinary life in Haverhill, Suffolk, England. That is, until the dreams started… From the idyllic calm... Continue Reading →
A fascinating, although I must admit, rather dense read about female spies in the mid 1600's. Clearly they existed, but seem to have been excluded in much of the literature that's been written about this time, which focuses about the shenanigans that the men got up to, chasing chambermaids and plotting behind each other's backs!... Continue Reading →
John Docherty is a school-teacher. He's just been made head of his department, and he's struggling to commit to his long-time (extremely patient) girlfriend Angela. But his mother's recently suffered a massive stroke and is currently in a care facility and she's going to have to remain there as she's unable to continue living on... Continue Reading →
With its rather unusual title and an eye-catching cover, this is one of those books that begs to be picked up and read. Told from varying points of view - even that of adored dog Stuart - this is a poignant story about loneliness, loss, melancholy, and a reminder that those who have left us... Continue Reading →
A masterful plot, together with a nervous and at times unreliable narrator, combine to give readers a thrilling page-turner! Meredith Vincent lives a quiet, unassuming life as the manager of the gift shop on the grounds of Minstead House, a stately home that welcomes the public on a daily basis. She has worked there for... Continue Reading →
This nanny is no Mary Poppins - she's pure evil behind a facade of calm control! Based in the late 1800's this is a slow-burner of a crime thriller with a dark edge and a feeling of unease throughout. It opens with the gruesome discovery of a suitcase containing the bodies of twin babies, buried... Continue Reading →
There are strong undertones of Liane Moriarty and Desperate Housewives in this neighbourhood noir (I don't know if that's a thing - if not, let's just say it is) about a close-knit (somewhat incestuous) gated Cheshire community called Severn Oaks. It's been a year since Erica Spencer tragically fell out of a treehouse and died... Continue Reading →
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