Everything seemed possible in the summer of 1951. Back then Betty Stern was an eighteen-year-old knockout working at her grandparents’ lakeside resort. The “Catskills of the Midwest” was the perfect place for Betty to prepare for bigger things. She’d head…
Although originally published in 2002, the book has been brought fully up to date in this 2021 edition so it mentions (but does not dwell on) recent events in the Royal Family. It’s a comprehensive study of a woman who…
In no particular order, my favourite 4 are: I haven’t reviewed this one, but it is well reviewed on Goodreads and Amazon. A very twisty thriller based on the main character Louise receiving a Friend Request from a former high…
As I’ve already mentioned, each poison has it’s own dedicated sections. There are comparisons with other poisons, how each one works in a similar or different way. Some counteract each other and there is discussion as to how some are…
The lives of the families are shattered and the rifts between them are felt throughout the small town. Connor is one of the survivors. But staying among the angry and the mourning is almost as hard as living with the…
Although this is essentially a mystery tale, it’s also a sad and moving consideration of the effects of the First World War and some of the things that happen to Nan were sadly common but completely tragic. Whilst this book…
Sometimes I wish I was a plan plan plan writer but I’m very much the latter. I do have vague cast and a few secrets I want to slowly unravel but the characters grab me by the throat and take…
Only with the help of others will she finally be able to answer the question: where on earth is Jim? It will take the help of a young journalist called Alice, and a journey across the country, for Mary to…
Fields of Grace is an expansive read taking in London in the 1930s and Sydney in the 2000s. Grace Fieldergill, a Devon girl determined to be a fine actress, moves to London and bags a place in John Gielgud’s theatre…
I’ve been fancying this series for a while but couldn’t quite fit any in up till now. I’m delighted that I finally could add one of the Cornish Midwife books to my reading schedule and to be able to share…
