Love and Other Battles… About the Book: Three generations of women. Three heartbreaking choices. One unforgettable story. 1969: Free-spirited hippie Jess James has no intention of falling for a soldier ... but perhaps some things are not in our power to stop. 1989: Jess's daughter, Jamie, dreams of a simple life - marriage, children, stability … Continue reading Book Review: Love and Other Battles by Tess Woods
Literary Fiction
Book Review: The Fragments by Toni Jordan
The Fragments... About the Book: From the award-winning, bestselling author of Addition and Nine Days, a superbly crafted and captivating literary mystery about a lost book and a secret love. Inga Karlson died in a fire in New York in the 1930s, leaving behind three things: a phenomenally successful first novel, the scorched fragments of … Continue reading Book Review: The Fragments by Toni Jordan
New Release Book Review: We Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet
We Must Be Brave… About the Book: A novel about courage and kindness, hardship and friendship – and the astonishing power of love. December, 1940. As German bombs fall on Southampton, the city's residents flee to the surrounding villages. In Upton village, amid the chaos, newly-married Ellen Parr finds a girl sleeping, unclaimed at the … Continue reading New Release Book Review: We Must Be Brave by Frances Liardet
Behind the Pen with Karen Viggers
Today I am delighted to welcome Karen Viggers to Behind the Pen. Her latest release, The Orchardist's Daughter, is a beautiful story about the intersection between nature and humanity. I loved it and I'm so pleased to be able to feature it again through this interview. What provided the initial inspiration for The Orchardist’s Daughter? … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Karen Viggers
New Release Book Review: The Orchardist’s Daughter by Karen Viggers
The Orchardist’s Daughter... About the Book: A story of freedom, forgiveness and finding the strength to break free. International bestselling writer Karen Viggers returns to remote Tasmania, the setting of her most popular novel The Lightkeeper's Wife. Sixteen-year-old Mikaela has grown up isolated and home-schooled on an apple orchard in south-eastern Tasmania, until an unexpected … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Orchardist’s Daughter by Karen Viggers
Behind the Pen with Isobel Blackthorn
Welcome back to Behind the Pen. Today I am joined by fellow reviewer and esteemed author, Isobel Blackthorn, here to talk about her novel, A Perfect Square. When did you start writing and what was the catalyst? I started writing creatively in 2010. The catalyst was actually two years earlier when I worked as a … Continue reading Behind the Pen with Isobel Blackthorn
New Release Book Review: States of Passion by Nihad Sirees
States of Passion… Translated from the Arabic by Max Weiss About the Book: A hapless Aleppo bureaucrat is stranded in the middle of the deserted countryside as a violent storm sets in. When he seeks refuge in an isolated old mansion, inhabited by an aged gentleman and his sinister servant, he begins to uncover a … Continue reading New Release Book Review: States of Passion by Nihad Sirees
New Release Book Review: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
Ghost Wall… About the Book: A masterclass in the art of the short, unnerving novel; a story of forbidden borders, haunted landscapes and bodies in danger. 'This book ratcheted the breath out of me so skilfully, that as soon as I'd finished, the only thing I wanted was to read it again.' - Jessie Burton … Continue reading New Release Book Review: Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss
New Release Book Review: The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan
The Second Cure… About the Book: Control the brain and you control the world. In a fractured nation, two women are left with a choice – risk all to bring humanity together or let it fall apart. A pandemic is racing through our world, changing people subtly but irrevocably. The first sign for some is … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Second Cure by Margaret Morgan
New Release Book Review: The Children’s House by Alice Nelson
The Children's House... About the Book: A love song to the idea of families in all their mysteries and complexities, their different configurations and the hope that creates them. Marina and her husband, Jacob, were each born on a kibbutz in Israel. They meet years later at a university in California, when Jacob is a … Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Children’s House by Alice Nelson
