November The countdown to Christmas is on! Despite the festivity of Zeus, his behaviour of late has us thinking he's doing his best to get onto the naughty list. There have been some 'accidents' inside that were not really accidents but seemed more like points being made, and he launched himself onto my bed in … Continue reading The Month That Was…
Month: Nov 2023
Book Review: Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose
About the Book: Born on the island of Tasmania, Heather Rose falls in love with nature, but a family tragedy at age twelve sets her on a course to explore life and all its mysteries. Here is a wild barefoot girl keen for adventure, a seeker of truth initiated in ancient rituals, a fledgling writer … Continue reading Book Review: Nothing Bad Ever Happens Here by Heather Rose
Pre-Release Book Review: Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly
About the Book: As the waves crash on to a wild Atlantic beach, Lou is at a crossroads. For the first time ever, just giving up seems like an option. In just one night, at her own 50th birthday, her world has imploded. Her mother has kept a secret hidden all her life. And it … Continue reading Pre-Release Book Review: Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly
Book Review: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
About the Book: Maggie’s marriage has ended just 608 days after it started, but she’s fine – she’s doing really good, actually. Sure, she’s alone for the first time in her life, can’t afford her rent and her obscure PhD is going nowhere . . . but at the age of twenty-nine, Maggie is determined … Continue reading Book Review: Really Good, Actually by Monica Heisey
Book Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
About the Book: ALICIAAlicia Berenson writes a diary as a release, an outlet - and to prove to her beloved husband that everything is fine. She can't bear the thought of worrying Gabriel, or causing him pain.Until, late one evening, Alicia shoots Gabriel five times and then never speaks another word.THEOForensic psychotherapist Theo Faber is … Continue reading Book Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
Book Review: An Unexpected Ally by Sophia Kouidou-Giles
About the Book: Powerful Circe, daughter of the sun-god Helios, is sad to see Odysseus, King of Ithaca, depart from her island, Aeaea—but her heartbreak is eased after dolphins take her to Delos, where she explores a new love relationship. Circe has a strained relationship with her mother, Perse, but when she finally listens to … Continue reading Book Review: An Unexpected Ally by Sophia Kouidou-Giles
Short Story Review: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
About the Story: After an uneventful Friday at the Dublin office, Cathal faces into the long weekend and takes the bus home. There, his mind agitates over a woman named Sabine with whom he could have spent his life, had he acted differently. All evening, with only the television and a bottle of champagne for … Continue reading Short Story Review: So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
Book Review: The House that Joy Built by Holly Ringland
About the Book: The House that Joy Built is about the transformative power of finding joy through creativity, and offers a jump-start for anyone whose desire to create is flattened by fear. Fear of feeling vulnerable, of criticism and judgement from others, of not being good enough, of having 'bad' ideas, of being 'too much'. This … Continue reading Book Review: The House that Joy Built by Holly Ringland
Book Review: Beatrix and Fred by Emily Spurr
About the Book: Beatrix is a loner. She has a love-hate relationship with her one friend, Ray, a hate-hate relationship with everyone else in her office and a genuine attachment to a stuffed canary named Horatio. She drinks alone far too much. Lately she’s been finding the edge of the railway platform dangerously seductive. Her … Continue reading Book Review: Beatrix and Fred by Emily Spurr
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