Outside a remote manor house in an idyllic wood, a baby girl is found. The Harrington family takes her in and disbelief quickly turns to joy. They’re grieving a terrible tragedy of their own and the beautiful baby fills them with hope, lighting up the house’s dark, dusty corners. Desperate not to lose her to… Continue reading The Glass House by Eve Chase #bookreview
Homeward Bound by Richard Smith #bookreview
George is a recently widowed seventy-nine-year-old. He nearly made it as a rock star in the 1960s and he’s not happy. Tara is his teenage granddaughter and she’s taken refuge from her bickering parents by living with George. Toby is George’s son-in-law and he wants George in a care home. George has two secrets. 1)… Continue reading Homeward Bound by Richard Smith #bookreview
The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery #bookreview
1945, Hiroshima: Ichiro is a teenage boy relaxing at home with his friend Hiro. Moments later there is a blinding fl ash as the horrific nuclear bomb is dropped. With great bravery the two boys find Hiro’s five year-old sister Keiko in the devastated and blasted landscape. With Hiro succumbing to his wounds, Ichiro is… Continue reading The Last Paper Crane by Kerry Drewery #bookreview
Book Review for The Little Bookshop of Love Stories by Jaimie Admans
Publisher comments: Today is the Mondayest Monday ever. Hallie Winstone has been fired – and it wasn’t even her fault! Having lost her job and humiliated herself in front of a whole restaurant full of diners, this is absolutely, one hundred percent, the worst day of her life. That is until she receives an email… Continue reading Book Review for The Little Bookshop of Love Stories by Jaimie Admans
BookReview Sing Me a Secret by Julie Houston
Publisher comments: The four Sutherland sisters have all had very different paths in life, but one secret and a slighty tense production of Jesus Christ Superstar are about to bring them all back together again… When the news that pop-superstar Lexia Sutherland is returning to Westenbury, not everyone is thrilled by the news – including… Continue reading BookReview Sing Me a Secret by Julie Houston
Book review for How to Marry Your Husband by Jacqueline Rohen
Currently 99p on the Kindle, I decided to treat myself to this book and I’m glad I did. Publisher comments: He broke her heart. Now it’s her turn. Rachel has just seen her husband David kissing another woman and she knows her marriage is over. To make matters worse, she has just discovered that her romantic… Continue reading Book review for How to Marry Your Husband by Jacqueline Rohen
#BookReview The Forgotten Sister by Nicola Cornick
One woman’s secret will shape another’s destiny… 1560: Amy Robsart is trapped in a loveless marriage to Robert Dudley, a member of the court of Queen Elizabeth I. Surrounded by enemies and with nowhere left to turn, Amy hatches a desperate scheme to escape – one with devastating consequences that will echo through the centuries… Present… Continue reading #BookReview The Forgotten Sister by Nicola Cornick
#BookReview Summer on a Sunny Island by Sue Moorcroft
This summer, sparks are flying on the island of Malta… When Rosa Hammond splits up from her partner Marcus, her Mum Dora suggests a summer in Malta. Not one to sit back and watch her daughter be unhappy, Dora introduces Rosa to Zach, in the hope that romance will bloom under the summer sun. But… Continue reading #BookReview Summer on a Sunny Island by Sue Moorcroft
#BookReview Mum and Dad by Joanna Trollope
‘What a mess, she thought now . . . what a bloody, unholy mess the whole family has got itself into.’ It’s been twenty-five years since Gus and Monica left England to start a new life in Spain, building a vineyard and wine business from the ground up. However, when Gus suffers a stroke and… Continue reading #BookReview Mum and Dad by Joanna Trollope
#BookReview Only You by Kate Eberlen
One person is all it takes to change a lifetime . . . But how will you know if they’re the one? PresentLetty and Alf are the only English speakers at an Italian class in Rome, where they discover the language that really connects them is dance: Letty’s first love was ballet, while Alf was… Continue reading #BookReview Only You by Kate Eberlen
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