#bookdesign George Orwell’s 1984

This year, fake news and alternative facts have come to the forefront of our world. Yes people, newspeak is real. A resurgence in the popularity of George…

January 27, 2017 by venessa harris

The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry

  Photo courtesy of Waterstones Waterstones blurb: Set in the brooding marshes of late Victorian Essex, the recently-widowed Cora Seagrave relinquishes the staid predictability of the capital…

January 21, 2017January 21, 2017 by venessa harris

Madeleine Maxwell and the St Marys Institute of Historical Research

This is fast-paced, funny, time-travelling, historical fiction for the ultimate escapist who has ever wanted to be landed in the thick of it rather than reading about…

January 16, 2017January 16, 2017 by venessa harris

Talking as fast as I can ~ Lauren Graham narrates her book #audiobook

This is not my first audiobook! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ And … I have a hardcopy too … I did wonder if the audiobook would be flat and disappointing however,…

January 15, 2017January 15, 2017 by venessa harris

Book Design ~ Ethel and Ernest by Raymond Briggs

    From Goodreads: Poignant, funny, and utterly original, Ethel & Ernest is Raymond Briggs’s loving depiction of his parents’ lives from their first chance encounter in…

January 12, 2017 by venessa harris

Story gifts for early 2017

This is a summary of books I’ve already read and reviewed that are due to be published in 2017: Swimming Lessons by Claire Fuller Published on 7th…

January 9, 2017January 14, 2017 by venessa harris

Blog Tour #bookreview Out of Play by Joy Norstrum

  Out of Play By author: Joy Norstrom Release Date: October 14th, 2016 Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction Blurb: Gillian Campbell is out of patience. Her husband is…

January 8, 2017January 8, 2017 by venessa harris

Books about ~ Time loss

Time is a funny old bed fellow. It’s our most precious gift to another, it’s scary when it is taken away from us, we often hope for…

January 2, 2017January 2, 2017 by venessa harris