Month May 2022

When her friend Isobel suggested she take on a new job in their tiny rural community, she didn’t expect to fall in love. About the Book Two marriages, a bucket full of dreams and a pile of broken hearts. 7.…

The Cocoa Girls is Annie Doyle’s debut novel. The story is based on her nana’s life and was inspired by long-hidden family secrets, uncovered when Annie undertook some family history research. Annie lives in Gateshead and is currently working on…

No-one is quite who they say they are and who do you believe?! Each of the four main characters has a face they want to present but lots they want to hide. The story moves between the past and the…

People disappear. My Dearest T, Whatever you hear, do not believe it for a moment… An unforgettable and spellbinding story of secrets, war, love and sacrifice, perfect for readers of Kate Morton, Eve Chase and Louise Douglas. Houses disappear. 1940: In south-west…

A book that is ironically, more about life and human connection than any memoir I’ve read, this is painful and tough, but full of so much joy too. I’m sure many people have read this and felt a personal connection…

My thanks to Midas PR for the tour invitation and extract for Kate Ruby’s debut novel, Tell Me Your Lies. Does Amber really have Rachel’s best interests at heart or is there something darker going on? Only one thing is…

Laura, an impoverished Cornish girl, meets her husband when they are both in service in Teignmouth in 1916. They have a baby, Charles, but Laura’s husband returns home from the trenches a damaged man, already ill with the tuberculosis that…

5. Duckling by Eve Ainsworth, sent for review by Penguin. Because I’m a mood reader I can virtually guarantee that whatever books I selected would no doubt end up still being unread at the end of the 3 months. If…

I tend to read stand alone novels, rather than series, so I can’t point to a hero character. I would like to say Atticus Finch, from To Kill a Mockingbird. He’s so balanced and understanding, and fair and honest. He…

Hannah Davidson has a dementia-stricken father, an estranged TV star brother, and a mother whose death opened up hidden fault lines beneath the surface of their ordinary family life. This domestic noir feels a bit different to all the others…