The author was inspired to write about the wild island of the New Hebrides after having spent happy times there in her childhood. She loved […]
Fiction
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New York Times Bestseller Sarah J Maas returns to the world of Prythian with the second book in her Court of Roses series, A Court […]
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Black British
Congratulations must go to the author on her first novel. It is a wonderful read. It tells the story of her family life set in […]
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The author of this story is a curator at Hampton Court, looking after the building and collections. For a long time, there had been a […]
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Murder, whether accidental, planned or just mismanaged is the taking of a person’s life, and needs to be punished. This fast paced story shows how […]
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Will Rhodes is on assignment at a luxury Argentinian Resort, wine flowing free and food of the finest quality served, which was relatively normal for […]
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Following on from Pull of the Moon, Maddie and Rhydian’s secret is out, which has placed Shannon and Tom in the same danger as them […]
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Maddie Smith has a secret that is so secret that if it gets out it will change her life forever. Her family are a family […]
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This Chinese Historical Fiction tale is wonderfully encapsulated by language that immediately brings the reader into the time, place and mind of the main character […]
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This Australian family story is set in NSW, near Byron Bay, and reflects the surrounding country and lifestyle beautifully. Initially in 2015 we are taken […]
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The title of the book is actually the name of a book café, run by the main character in this story, Diane. She comes from […]
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In this stand-alone novel McCall Smith once again introduces us to the wonderful fluidity of life as we live it as he takes a journey […]
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Leah Fleming has written a narrative saga that follows the fortunes of several families over generations, also delving into the pearling industry in Scotland and […]
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The story commences with Miss Matilda Gregory looking to hire a new maid. Ida Garfield, longing for a chance to escape her go nowhere life […]
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A Window Opens
If someone claimed this story as an autobiography, or a piece of non-fiction writing, I’m sure most readers would believe it. The characters are so […]
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‘It’s amazing, when you close your eyes, what you can really see. Initially nothing. Darkness. But if you really try hard, searching into the darkness, […]
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We usually associate bucket lists with Seniors, wishing to see and do it all while they still can. This story is a romantic comedy with […]
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The Summer Before the War
Set in East Sussex in 1914, this story tells of a wonderful summer in a small village where so many aspects of life have not […]
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This historical, romantic novel, is set in Regency England and Venice, during 1816 with the author capturing the period accurately, giving us the sights, sounds […]
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This is a wonderful ‘Who Dunn-it’ written in the best of the tradition bringing the world of 1930’s New York, the years of prohibition, the […]
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In 1988 Harper Richardson is twelve years old. Her Mum and Dad are divorced and she lives with her Mum. This is her story about […]
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Yuki Chan in Bronte Country
What an intriguing title! What an unusual story. Yuki is on a mission to make sense of her mother’s death. We all deal with grief […]
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Pandora’s Gift
We meet up with Pandora for the third phase of her journey, with as always, something happening in her more or less permanent relationship with […]