In a quiet village in Ireland, a mysterious local myth is about to change everything… One hundred years ago, Anna, a young farm girl, volunteers to help… Read more “#bookreview The Story Collector by Evie Woods published by One More Chapter”
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#bookreview The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley published by HarperCollins
Midsummer, the Dorset coast In the shadows of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor: a beautiful new countryside retreat. But under… Read more “#bookreview The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley published by HarperCollins”
#bookreview The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt
Bob Comet is a retired librarian passing his solitary days surrounded by books in a mint-colored house in Portland, Oregon. One morning on his daily walk he… Read more “#bookreview The Librarianist by Patrick deWitt”
#bookreview The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson
Synopsis: Jersey, 1943. Once a warm and neighbourly community, now German soldiers patrol the cobbled streets, imposing a harsh rule on the people of the island. Grace La… Read more “#bookreview The Wartime Book Club by Kate Thompson”
#bookreview Giving up the ghost by Hilary Mantel; a memoir
Giving Up the Ghost is the shocking and beautiful memoir, from the author of Wolf Hall, Bring Up the Bodies and The Mirror & the Light ‘Giving up the Ghost’ is award-winning… Read more “#bookreview Giving up the ghost by Hilary Mantel; a memoir”
#bookreview Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan
Synopsis: Welcome to Florence, 1517, a world of intrigue and opulence, murder and betrayal. Sharp-witted conwoman Rosa Cellini arrives in the city the same day that the Medici… Read more “#bookreview Medici Heist by Caitlin Schneiderhan”
#bookreview Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Synopsis: In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this… Read more “#bookreview Before the coffee gets cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi”
#bookreview The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood
Synopsis: A royal palace. A closed book. A betrayal that will echo through generations… Windsor, 1940: Secretly tasked with foiling a suspected plot, Sophie Klein is placed in… Read more “#bookreview The Royal Librarian by Daisy Wood”
January, Wintering and Walking
My feelings about January haven’t always been filled with dread. This is something that has crept up on me along with a general decline in my well-known… Read more “January, Wintering and Walking”
#bookreview The Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames
Synopsis: The first in a brand-new nostalgic and heart-warming WWII series, perfect for fans of Donna Douglas and Elaine Everest. Alice is nursing an injured hand and… Read more “#bookreview The Wartime Bookshop by Lesley Eames”