This is one of those stories that focuses on what we should be grateful for in life and this riches to rags tale certainly brings the Parkers down to earth with a bump. I didn’t always find it easy to…
Now Reena’s parents have found her yet another potential Good Muslim Husband. He’s the perfect, mouth-watering temptation . . . and completely ruined by the unwelcome side dish of parental interference. When it comes to bread, Reena Manji knows exactly…
For Bristol is a hotbed of Catholic spies, and where better for the lone conspirator who evaded arrest, one Spero Pettingar, to gather allies than in the chaos of a drowned city? Daniel journeys there to investigate FitzAlan’s lead, but…
The post Only Mostly Devastated Book Review appeared first on Amy's Bookshelf. Title: Only Mostly DevastatedAuthor: Sophie GonzalesType: FictionPublished: 2020Pages: 278TW: Homophobia, Forced Outing, Cancer, Death, Eating Disorders, Fatphobia “It’ll get easier. That’s the beautiful thing about the universe. It…
This Easter weekend sees the 6th anniversary of Portobello Book Blog – or as I like to call it, the 6th Blogiversary! To celebrate and to say thank you to everyone who visits and reads my bookish ramblings, I’m holding…
CAN YOU FIND THE FAMOUS PERSON HIDDEN IN EVERY STORY? Simon now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with his wife, labradoodle and two tyrannical children. Dreamers, singers, heroes and killers, they can dazzle with their beauty or their talent or their…
When Clémentine and Édouard’s last child leaves home, the cracks in their marriage become impossible to ignore. Clémentine’s work as an artisan perfumer is no longer rewarding and her sense of self is withering. Life tilts irreversibly when, decades after…
About the author This is one of these books that it’s hard to review without giving too much away and I do want everyone to discover everything about it for themselves as they read. It’s publication day today for Last…
Although some characters return from the previous book, this can easily be read on its own. In fact I enjoyed this so much, I now want to fit in Wedding Bells as soon as I can. Camilla is a hugely…
Probably the biggest inspiration for Mirrorland comes from my memories of my grandparents’ 200 year-old Georgian house in Leith, Edinburgh. My sister and I spent almost every holiday there growing up in the 80s and 90s. It was such an…
