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”
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#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 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 Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver published by Head of Zeus
Bookseller synopsis: In Edwardian Suffolk, a manor house stands alone in a lost corner of the Fens: a glinting wilderness of water whose whispering reeds guard ancient secrets. Maud is a… Read more “#bookreview Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver published by Head of Zeus”
#bookreview I Am Dust by Louise Beech published by Orenda Books
Amazon: A haunted theatreA murdered actressThree cursed teenagersA secret that devastates them all… The Dean Wilson Theatre is believed to be haunted by a long-dead actress, singing… Read more “#bookreview I Am Dust by Louise Beech published by Orenda Books”
#bookreview Three Things About Elsie by Joanne Cannon published by HarperCollins UK
Amazon blurb: There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she’s my best friend. The second is that she always knows… Read more “#bookreview Three Things About Elsie by Joanne Cannon published by HarperCollins UK”
#bookreview Bone China by Laura Purcell published by Bloomsbury Plc
Amazon: Consumption has ravaged Louise Pinecroft’s family, leaving her and her father alone and heartbroken. But Dr Pinecroft has plans for a revolutionary experiment: convinced that sea… Read more “#bookreview Bone China by Laura Purcell published by Bloomsbury Plc”
#bookreview The phonebox at the edge of the world by Laura Imai Messina published by Bonnier Zaffre
Amazon: We all have something to tell those we have lost . . . When Yui loses her mother and daughter in the tsunami, she wonders how… Read more “#bookreview The phonebox at the edge of the world by Laura Imai Messina published by Bonnier Zaffre”
#bookreview Night Theatre by Vikram Paralkar published by Serpent’s Tail
Amazon: As dusk approaches, a former surgeon goes about closing up his dilapidated clinic in rural India. His day, like all his days, has been long and… Read more “#bookreview Night Theatre by Vikram Paralkar published by Serpent’s Tail”
#bookreview The Guest List by Lucy Foley published by Harper Fiction
Amazon: On a remote island, guests gather for the wedding of the year – the marriage of Jules Keegan and Will Slater. Old friends. Past grudges.… Read more “#bookreview The Guest List by Lucy Foley published by Harper Fiction”
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