Bookseller synopsis: One extraordinary woman.One hundred years of history.One unforgettable story. Violeta comes into the world on a stormy day in 1920, the first daughter in a… Read more “#bookreview Violetta by Isabel Allende”
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#bookreview The Book of Magic by Alice Hoffman
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”
#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 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 Lamplighters by Emma Stonex published by Picador
Bookseller synopsis: They say we’ll never know what happened to those men. They say the sea keeps its secrets . . . ‘A mystery, a love story and… Read more “#bookreview The Lamplighters by Emma Stonex published by Picador”
#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 The Midnight Library by Matt Haig published by Canongate
Amazon: Between life and death there is a library. When Nora Seed finds herself in the Midnight Library, she has a chance to make things right. Up… Read more “#bookreview The Midnight Library by Matt Haig published by Canongate”
#bookreview Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell published by Random House UK
Amazon: LONDON: On a fine avenue of grand houses, big cars and electronic gates, lies a neglected urban wasteland. It is nearly midnight, and very cold. Yet in… Read more “#bookreview Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewell published by Random House UK”