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• Weekly Wrap Up (September 11)

  

  Well we’ve had some rain to remind us that it is now the autumn if the way the night falls so much earlier (seemingly) all of a sudden hadn’t already done so. Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Jeweller’s Wife – Judith Lennox

  

  Historical Fiction4*s In the best tradition of saga novels The Jeweller’s Wife has at its centre a complex couple, a fabulous house, sumptuous jewellery and... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• 3 Poisoners, 2 Doctors and a Nursery Maid – My #20booksofsummer Roundup

  

  Cathy at Cathy 746 has a yearly challenge to read twenty books over the summer months starting on 1 June 2015 and finishing on 5 September 2016. Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Ice Beneath Her – Camilla Grebe

  

  Psychological Thriller4*s Set in Sweden this psychological thriller is one that will chill you as much as thrill you. “You never know friend or foe, ’til the ic... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (September 7)

  

  Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words At the moment I am... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A Man With One of Those Faces – Caimh McDonnell

  

  Crime Fiction4*s Paul Muchrone is a ‘granny whisperer’ – a what? I hear you say? What he does is visit the elderly in hospital and sits with them as if he is a... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Being Very Brave – Author Post by Caimh McDonnell

  

  ‘You must be very brave.’ I’ve been a stand-up comedian now for about 15 years and I’ve long since lost track of how many times somebody has said that to me. Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Weekly Wrap Up (September 4)

  

  Well that’s the last of our Bank Holiday’s gone until Christmas time and with the nights beginning to draw in I’m setting myself up to an autumn full of... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Testament of Youth – Vera Brittain #20Booksofsummer

  

  Non-Fiction3*s An alternately moving and exasperating memoir written by a woman who moved from childhood to adulthood during the lead up to World War I, this... Read more

  Posted on 03 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Twins – Saskia Sarginson #20booksofsummer

  

  Contemporary Fiction3*s This is a tale spanning from the early 1970s to the late 1980s told through the eyes of identical twins Isolte and Viola. Their mother... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Before I Let You In – Jenny Blackhurst

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s When we first meet Karen she is in her office, carefully designed to both put her client’s at her psychiatric post at their ease and... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (August 31)

  

  Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words Wow the end of Augus... Read more

  Posted on 31 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (August 30)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile b... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Narrow Bed – Sophie Hannah #20booksofsummer

  

  Crime Thriller5*s The one thing that can’t be disputed about Sophie Hannah’s books is that they are all a unique reading experience; The Narrow Bed does not... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2016 BOOKS

• Weekly Wrap Up (August 28)

  

  Well greetings from the Mother-in-Law, my latest moniker! Since I last updated you we had a bride with a black-eye, a chief bridesmaid with a broken toe, a gues... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Perfect Girl – Gilly Macmillan

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s The Perfect Girl is the kind of book that you can get lost in, a totally compelling read that urges you to read just a few more pages... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Tea by the Nursery Fire – Noel Streatfeild #20booksofsummer

  

  Non-Fiction3*s Having read practically every children’s novel written by Noel Streatfeild as a child I then had mixed emotions last year on reading the... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• The Hidden Legacy by G.J. Minett – Paperback Publication Day

  

  Psychological Thriller5*s I first posted this review in November of last year when Graham’s debut novel was being published in eBook by Twenty7 books, an imprin... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• This Week in Books (August 17)

  

  Lypsyy Lost Found my Wednesday post gives you a taste of what I am reading this week. A similar meme is run by Taking on a World of Words I have just started... Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE

• First Chapter ~ First Paragraph (August 16)

  

  Welcome to another Tuesday celebrating bookish events, from Tuesday/First Chapter/Intros, hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea Every Tuesday, Diane at Bibliophile b... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2016 BOOKS, CULTURE