Month December 2021

7. 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…

Rory Walters hates December. Whilst it looks like his life is together, he’s still reeling from a winter’s night five years ago when his life changed forever. Now back at home, he’s certain that this will be yet another Christmas to…

My thanks to Katrina Power for the review e-copy of this book. It’s available in ebook (just 99p at the time of writing) and paperback. You’ll find buying options on the Canelo website here: A Country Village Christmas About the…

Even though there was a war on, the Woolworths girls brought Christmas cheer to their customers Elaine Everest, author of bestselling novels The Woolworths Girls, The Butlins Girls, Christmas at Woolworths and The Teashop Girls, was born and brought up in North-West Kent, where many…

6. If you could only read one book for the rest of your life which book would it be? Four things: The dialling up of right-wing populism across the globe made me want to explore racism, from the point of…

Every Christmas Eve, everyone is allowed to open one gift. I have a hunch that’s a fairly common tradition. “We Need a Little Christmas” gets me dancing in my seat. And finally, what’s the best Christmas present you ever received?…

Last week I shared eleven titles which made my Top Reads list from January to March this year.It was a very good start to my reading year! This week I have chosen eight books I readduring April to June which…

Eight short stories on the power of the human spirit.Layers is a debut collection of imaginative short stories celebrating life and the human spirit despite the ever-present spectre of melancholy in our lives today. With their distinctive blend of wit and…

EXTRACT Buy Links:Margaret bent to the crumpled form, lifting the hat to give the woman more air and smiling so that she’d see a friendly face when she returned to consciousness. But the woman’s eyes were already open and no…

With Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of tales perfect for every book-lover and armchair sleuth, featuring much-loved Golden Age detectives such as Nigel Strange ways, Philip Trent and Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn. But…