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The Black Dress by Deborah Moggach

My thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me to take part in this blog tour, and to the publisher, Tinder Press?Headline, for providing a proof copy. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Carer Deborah Moggach’s The Black Dress is a beautifully observed, darkly funny, tender and … Continue reading The Black Dress by Deborah Moggach →

emmar Book Reviews 1 Comment August 3, 2021August 2, 2021 3 Minutes

One Last Time by Helga Flatland

My thanks to Anne Cater and to the publisher, Orenda Books, for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. I received an ebook to read ahead of taking part, and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Anne’s diagnosis of terminal cancer shines a spotlight onto fractured relationships with her daughter and granddaughter, … Continue reading One Last Time by Helga Flatland →

emmar Book Reviews 1 Comment June 1, 2021May 28, 2021 3 Minutes

The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke

I received an ebook version of The Lost Love Song via Netgalley. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Arie and Diana were destined to be together. Arie falls for Diana in a heartbeat. Their love creates a life for them, a marriage and a home. Pianist Diana wants to capture this in a song … Continue reading The Lost Love Song by Minnie Darke →

emmar Book Reviews Leave a comment November 27, 2020November 26, 2020 2 Minutes

In The Sweep of The Bay by Cath Barton

I pre-ordered and bought this book direct from the publisher of my own choice. This review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Ted Marshall meets Rene in the dancehalls of Morecambe and they marry during the frail optimism of the 1950s. They adopt the roles expected of man and wife at the time: he the breadwinner … Continue reading In The Sweep of The Bay by Cath Barton →

emmar Book Reviews Leave a comment November 24, 2020November 23, 2020 3 Minutes

All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle

My thanks to Jenny Platt at Hodder & Stoughton for inviting me to take part in this blog tour. The decision to take part in my own and this review forms my honest opinion. Blurb Hubert Bird is not alone in being alone.He just needs to realise it. In weekly phone calls to his daughter … Continue reading All The Lonely People by Mike Gayle →

emmar Book Reviews 3 Comments July 13, 2020July 12, 2020 3 Minutes

Thank you, Lucy Ellman

Yesterday I read the Guardian interview with Lucy Ellman and quietly seethed as I read *that* paragraph. The one where she essentially assigns mothers to two decades of being vapid airheads after giving birth. I probably shouldn't be writing this post, particularly given the fact that I have another eighteen years to serve before I'm … Continue reading Thank you, Lucy Ellman →

emmar Uncategorized 7 Comments December 11, 2019 3 Minutes
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I love a good book about complex families, and This Family by @mskatesawyer was a wonderfully compelling read. If I could give it six stars, I would. As a woman and as a mum, We Need to Talk by Emily Hunt was a terrifying read. Had a lovely few days away with my husband’s family staying in #Yorkshire, just outside #Whitby. I had a brilliant time last night in #Leeds with @bonnierbooks_uk at a lovely dinner with three authors, @londonbessie @natashasolomonsauthor and @anyabergmanwriter How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu was our #bookclub read for May at The Rabbit Hole #brigg It’s @therabbithole.brigg #readinggroup on Monday and so I’ve started reading this month’s book, #howhighwegointhedark by @sequoia.n Out tomorrow, I read #fyneshade by @kateagriffin over Easter when I was struck down with the lurgey! It’s just me hanging out with @bonnie_garmus_author on the Supper at Six set at the #britishbookawards ☺️ Eeeek!!!

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