Bookseller synopsis: For centuries, the Owens family has been cursed in matters of love. When beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the sound of the deathwatch beetle, she… Read more “#bookreview The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman”
Month: March 2022
#bookreview The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris
Bookseller synopsis: Faith. Secret. Magic. Murder…? Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. With Rosette, her youngest… Read more “#bookreview The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris”
#bookreview The Beauty of Impossible Things by Rachel Donohue
Bookseller synopsis: Foresight is not always a gift… The summer Natasha Rothwell turns fifteen, strange dancing lights appear in the sky above her small town, lights that… Read more “#bookreview The Beauty of Impossible Things by Rachel Donohue”
#bookreview The Mad Womens Ball by Victoria Mas
Bookseller synopsis: The Salpêtrière asylum, 1885. All of Paris is in thrall to Doctor Charcot and his displays of hypnotism on women who have been deemed mad… Read more “#bookreview The Mad Womens Ball by Victoria Mas”
#bookreview The Binding by Bridget Collins published by The Borough Press
Bookseller synopsis: Imagine you could erase grief.Imagine you could remove pain.Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret.Forever. Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields… Read more “#bookreview The Binding by Bridget Collins published by The Borough Press”
#bookreview The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley published by HarperCollins
Synopsis: Welcome to No.12 Rue des Amants A beautiful old apartment block, far from the glittering lights of the Eiffel Tower and the bustling banks of the… Read more “#bookreview The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley published by HarperCollins”
#bookreview The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley
Bookseller synopsis: Zachary Cloudesley is gifted in a remarkable way, beyond even his own understanding. But not all gifts are a blessing…Leadenhall Street, London, 1754. Raised amongst… Read more “#bookreview The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley”
#bookreview The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page published by One More Chapter, HarperCollins
Bookseller synopsis: She can’t recall what started her collection. Maybe it was in a fragment of conversation overheard as she cleaned a sink? Before long (as she… Read more “#bookreview The Keeper of Stories by Sally Page published by One More Chapter, HarperCollins”
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