Life has rather got in the way recently and reading and blogging has had to take a back seat. I’m playing catch up with a couple of short reviews of recent reads. Both hugely enjoyable.The latest, Mothers and Daughters I…
Having loved Sharon Gosling’s first book, The House Beneath the Cliffs, The Lighthouse Bookshop was high on my list of books I was looking forward to. I wasn’t disappointed and found myself enjoying another gorgeous story of a tight-knit community,…
Could you rekindle a relationship with the mother you left behind over thirty years ago? I thought the setting of the holiday cottages was inspired, the impermanence of it for Sylvia against the constancy of it for her mother immediately…
A detective duo who work well together, an intriguing storyline and an evocative setting. I loved every minute of it. There are a multitude of suspects, more emerging as the duo dig deeper into the case. The clues are there…
Title: The Housekeeper and the ProfessorAuthor: Yōko OgawaType: FictionPublished: 2003Pages: 180TW: Memory Loss, Mention of Blood At just 180 pages, this book will take you by surprise and capture both your heart and your mind. I adored my time reading…
A book about a book – bliss! A book about a dysfunctional family dealing with the skeletons in their closet – perfection! A dark and intense story that had my eyes glued to the page – magnificent! The Skeleton Key…
The first way I want to describe this book is by saying it’s painfully relatable, but actually I don’t think that’s true. Martha is clearly struggling with her mental health throughout the book and I don’t imagine that’s something everyone…
An interesting mystery in a fabulously evocative setting. Published by MacLehose Press Burnt-out from policework, Detective Sergeant George Manolis flies from Australia to Greece for a holiday. Recently divorced and mourning the death of his father, who emigrated from the…
Malibu Rising follows the Riva family: it’s 1983 and the day of the famous end-of-summer party at Nina Riva’s house. By invitation only, Nina and her siblings Jay, Hud, and Kit are preparing for the evening. But by the end…
Rachel has also written over twenty original afternoon plays and adaptations of the classics for BBC Radio 4, including all the Bronte novels. She lives with her family near Stroud. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the…
