The author of many books of fiction and nonfiction, including the novel To Die For (in which she also plays the role of Nicole Kidman’s attorney) and the bestselling memoir, At Home in the World, Maynard makes her home in…
The starter book this month is The Lottery and other Stories by Shirley Jackson, a collection of chilling short stories. Her other novels include the well known We Have Always Lived in the Castle, The Haunting of Hill House and…
I’m delighted to be joined by Beverley from the blog Beverley Has Read. It’s been a bit of a week of featuring each other as yesterday I was taking part in her Desert Island Books feature! You can read that…
Haunted by her sister’s ghost, Hester sets out to uncover the truth, when the official story reported by the workhouse master proves to be untrue. Mercy was pregnant – both her and the baby are said to be dead of…
I plan, plan, plan so that the words can take me to the places that make sense. To be honest, I’m still experimenting with how much to plan before diving in. With Asking, I didn’t plan enough so had a…
I am thrilled to welcome Joanne from Portobello Book Blog to Beverley Has Read today to discuss her Desert Island Books. Hello I’m Joanne and my blog is Portobello Book Blog In my spare time, I like to go for…
This is the first Barbara Erskine book I have read/listened to and I thought it was brilliant. For such a long book, it kept my attention all the way through. I’ll definitely be reading more of her work in the…
mybook.to/CosyCottageEB The first book in the seven strong series, The Little Café in Copenhagen, was shortlisted for a Romantic Novel of the Year Award. Nestled amongst rolling green hills and breath-taking countryside, the cookery school throws Hannah and Conor…
Links: Personally I wouldn’t read books from this author again as for me it didn’t prove to be the light easy read I expected. If you like romantic comedies with a mix between funny and serious topics then you will…
The launch for Kindle and paperback was yesterday and I celebrated by announcing two giveaways – one on Twitter and the other for my email subscribers. The giveaways are open internationally and close on 7th October at 18:00 GMT. What…
