I wanted to use something symbolic that reflected particular aspects of the story. I remembered that as a child we had a cherry tree in our garden and slowly the idea floated into being in the book. It is salient…
Based on a real-life voyage, Dangerous Women is a sweeping tale of confinement, hope and the terrible things we do to survive. Related Until the murder. It’s my stop on the blog tour for Dangerous Women by Hope Adams and I’m delighted…
Own It! by Iona Bain is a finance book targeted at younger generations attempting and remove the smokescreen shrouding… The post Own It! Book Review appeared first on Amy's Bookshelf.
Source – review copy The overall feeling I had when I was reading this book was how much fun it was. There’s a hint of amusement, of stifled laughter by Agnes and Andrew, enjoying their amateur detecting. The fact that…
Followers of this blog, and anyone who knows me well, will be well aware of the fact that after books, one of my favourite things to do is to strike up conversations with new people – particularly if they have…
Five minutes pass.Ten. The plot on occasions seemed rather complicated and for me the biggest question was WHY? There were other plot strands and I couldn’t work out how they were connected. There was a point when I became too…
“When things seem bleak, all you need is love; someone to shine some light through the darkness” Jessica Redland writes uplifting stories of love, friendship, family and community set in Yorkshire where she lives. Her Whitsborough Bay books transport readers to the…
As Gigi grieves for her brother and rages at the unspoken pain of motherhood, she realises she must somehow find a way back – not to the woman she was but to the woman she wants to be. Now she’s…
WHAT DOES ROBERT THINK? The final outcome of Brexit, and the pandemic have been a real challenge for this country and will be for the foreseeable future. As to what “Jeremy would have thought”, you might just need to read…
Robert Jones, Jr. is a writer from Brooklyn, N.Y. He earned both his B.F.A. in creative writing and M.F.A. in fiction from Brooklyn College. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Essence and The Paris Review. He is the creator of…
