Month March 2021

6. I like to end my Q&As with the same question so here we go. During all the Q&As and interviews you’ve done what question have you not been asked that you wish had been asked – and what’s the…

I was so impressed that the author could convey so much emotion in such few, well chosen words. I think that there is a common experience that many people will recognise in her words and that readers will identify with…

This is a great example of the skill of showing and not telling. The clues are all there, slowly introduced by fact or omission, even the street name takes on a different tone when the final page is turned. The…

‘Always on the letters page,’ I heard her cry as I got out and patted Hector. He cringed and took up position behind me, very much staying outside for this one. ‘Which he knows is my favourite page. And then…

I wanted to use something symbolic that reflected particular aspects of the story. I remembered that as a child we had a cherry tree in our garden and slowly the idea floated into being in the book. It is salient…

Based on a real-life voyage, Dangerous Women is a sweeping tale of confinement, hope and the terrible things we do to survive. Related Until the murder. It’s my stop on the blog tour for Dangerous Women by Hope Adams and I’m delighted…

Source – review copy The overall feeling I had when I was reading this book was how much fun it was. There’s a hint of amusement, of stifled laughter by Agnes and Andrew, enjoying their amateur detecting. The fact that…

Followers of this blog, and anyone who knows me well, will be well aware of the fact that after books, one of my favourite things to do is to strike up conversations with new people – particularly if they have…

Five minutes pass.Ten. The plot on occasions seemed rather complicated and for me the biggest question was WHY? There were other plot strands and I couldn’t work out how they were connected. There was a point when I became too…