Hamnet... About the Book: On a summer’s day in 1596, a young girl in Stratford-upon-Avon takes to her bed with a fever. Her twin brother, Hamnet, searches everywhere for help. Why is nobody at home? Their mother, Agnes, is over a mile away, in the garden where she grows medicinal herbs. Their father is working … Continue reading Book Review: Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
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Book Review: The Museum of Forgotten Memories by Anstey Harris
The Museum of Forgotten Memories... About the Book: From the bestselling author of The Truths and Triumphs of Grace Atherton. Hatters Museum of the Wide Wide World, a dilapidated, once-whimsical museum, offers unexpected solace to a grieving widow, and exposes secrets that will alter the course of her life. When Cate and Richard met at … Continue reading Book Review: The Museum of Forgotten Memories by Anstey Harris
#BlogTour #BookReview: The Minute I Saw You by Paige Toon
The Minute I Saw You... About the Book: When Hannah meets Sonny, she’s irresistibly drawn to him: he’s sexy and confident, but only in town on holiday. That’s fine with Hannah – she doesn’t do long-term relationships. And luckily for her, neither does Sonny. But as summer hots up and their chemistry shows no signs … Continue reading #BlogTour #BookReview: The Minute I Saw You by Paige Toon
#BookBingo2020 – Round 4: Friendship, Family and Love
An Almost Perfect Holiday by Lucy Diamond An Almost Perfect Holiday truly hit all the right notes for me. It’s an absolutely perfect read if you’re looking for a novel that has a little bit of everything: humour, romance, drama, family issues, personal growth, mystery, friendship, grief, and love. Visit my full review on this … Continue reading #BookBingo2020 – Round 4: Friendship, Family and Love
Book Review: House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild
House of Trelawney... About the Book: The seat of the Trelawney family for over 800 years, Trelawney Castle was once the jewel of the Cornish coast. Each successive Earl spent with abandon, turning the house and grounds into a sprawling, extravagant palimpsest of wings, turrets and follies. But recent generations have been better at spending … Continue reading Book Review: House of Trelawney by Hannah Rothschild
Book Review: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
The Two Lives of Lydia Bird... About the Book: The much anticipated and utterly captivating new novel from the author of the 2018 runaway sensation, One Day in December. Lydia and Freddie. Freddie and Lydia. They've been together for almost a decade, and Lydia thinks their love is indestructible. But she's wrong. Because on her … Continue reading Book Review: The Two Lives of Lydia Bird by Josie Silver
Book Review: The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
The Animals at Lockwood Manor... About the Book: Some secrets are unspoken. Others are unspeakable . . . August 1939. Thirty-year-old Hetty Cartwright is tasked with the evacuation and safekeeping of the natural history museum's collection of mammals. Once she and her exhibits arrive at Lockwood Manor, however, where they are to stay for the … Continue reading Book Review: The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
Book Review: The Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry
The Art of Dying... About the Book: The second gripping historical crime novel set in 19th century Edinburgh, co-written by bestselling author Chris Brookmyre and consultant anaesthetist Dr Marisa Haetzman. Edinburgh, 1850. Despite being at the forefront of modern medicine, hordes of patients are dying all across the city, with doctors finding their remedies powerless. … Continue reading Book Review: The Art of Dying by Ambrose Parry
Book Review: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
The Mercies... About the Book: On Christmas Eve, 1617, the sea around the remote Norwegian island of Vardø is thrown into a reckless storm. As Maren Magnusdatter watches, forty fishermen, including her father and brother, are lost to the waves, the menfolk of Vardø wiped out in an instant. Now the women must fend for … Continue reading Book Review: The Mercies by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
Book Review: The Foundling by Stacey Halls
The Foundling... About the Book: From the bestselling author of The Familiars, and set against the vibrant backdrop of Georgian London, The Foundling explores families, secrets, class, equality, power and the meaning of motherhood. London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the child … Continue reading Book Review: The Foundling by Stacey Halls
