Blurb The year is 1955, the location picturesque Devon. In a house by the River Dart, schoolgirl Josephine Kennedy posts invitations to her twelfth birthday party – a party that never takes place. Horrific violence is committed that night in the family home, leaving all of its occupants dead. Based on a disturbing real-life crime, … Continue reading The Birthday House by Jill Treseder
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#Sonnets by Lucien Young
Blurb A Shakespearean take on such topics as Kim Kardashian, Tinder and Pikachu. 'I thought I could, with verses iambic, prySome sense from nonsense, and our modern sceneDepict and mock, whilst using "thee" and "thy"In pages fit to rest by thy latrine.' Shakespeare's sonnets are among the great achievements in world literature. Alas, the immortal … Continue reading #Sonnets by Lucien Young
Planet in Peril edited by Isabelle Kenyon (Fly on the Wall Press)
I'm delighted to host the blog tour today for Planet in Peril, an anthology of words and images I purchased myself at the pre-order stage. I shall save my review for a future date, however, as today I'm handing over to Fly on the Wall to share a couple of poems and entice you with … Continue reading Planet in Peril edited by Isabelle Kenyon (Fly on the Wall Press)
Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of Shapeshifting Women by Sharon Blackie
Blurb Charged with drama and beauty, this memorable collection by a master storyteller weaves a magical world of possibility and power from female myths of physical renewal, creation and change. It is an extraordinary immersion into the bodies and voices, mindscapes and landscapes, of the shape-shifting women of our native folklore. We meet the Water … Continue reading Foxfire, Wolfskin and other stories of Shapeshifting Women by Sharon Blackie
I Wanted You To Know by Laura Pearson
I don't really know where to start with this novel. I've seen everyone raving about it, and I was desperate to read it, but now I'm sat in front of my laptop struggling to think of the words to describe just how beautiful and affecting it actually is. The novel begins with a letter from … Continue reading I Wanted You To Know by Laura Pearson
The Flower Arranger by JJ Ellis
Blurb Holly Blain wants to cover real news. The entertainment beat - pop stars and teen trends - was not why she moved to Tokyo. When she meets Inspector Tetsu Tanaka, head of Tokyo's Metropolitan Police's Gaikoku-jin unit, it might just be her big break. Tanaka isn't so sure. Always one to do things by … Continue reading The Flower Arranger by JJ Ellis
Don’t Think a Single Thought by Diana Cambridge
Blurb 1960s New York and Emma Bowden seems to have it all - a glamorous Manhattan apartment, a loving husband, and a successful writing career. But while Emma and her husband Jonathan are on vacation at the Hamptons, a child drowns in the sea, and suspicion falls on Emma. As her picture-perfect life spirals out … Continue reading Don’t Think a Single Thought by Diana Cambridge
Jessie’s Little Bookshop by the Sea by Kirsty Ferry
I've become quite a fan of Kirsty Ferry over the last year or so, and my favourite has to be the Tempest Sisters series; I loved both Summer at Carrick Park and Spring at Taigh Fallon, which focuses on Jessie's sisters, Rosa and Angel respectively. The author has the ability to write with great heart … Continue reading Jessie’s Little Bookshop by the Sea by Kirsty Ferry
XX by Angela Chadwick
Another read to assist in research for my dissertation (thanks to all the lovely folk who recommended it to me over on Twitter earlier in the summer.) I went into this expecting something entirely different to what I got...... The core of the book is the relationship between Rosie and Jules, a same-sex couple who … Continue reading XX by Angela Chadwick
The School Run by Helen Whitaker
I love it when a book surprises me, and this one really did. I expected something along the lines of Bride Wars, a film which although I liked at the time, I now hate. The way in which two smart women are reduced to such ridiculous and hateful behaviour really grates on me. I expected … Continue reading The School Run by Helen Whitaker
