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Here you will find my own personal reviews of purchased books, gifted books, and advanced reader copies. I cover all genres of fiction books, plus non-fiction, classics and poetry.
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In One Brief Moment All Eternity – Elif Shafak
Published By: VikingPages: 608Released On: 15/10/2026 During a time of great turmoil, Gustave Flaubert created literature’s most scandalous heroine: Madame Bovary. He then poisoned her with arsenic. But what if, 175 years later, Emma – and the women history overlooked – could seize the quill from his hands and tell a different story? In One…
Stay Another Christmas – Phillipa Ashley
Published By: PenguinPages: 384Released On: 05/11/2026 After a life-changing accident, Katie’s plan for Christmas is simple: rent a spectacular island house in the Lake District, gather the people she loves, and enjoy snowy walks, crackling fires and the promise of a fresh start. What she doesn’t plan on? Her ex-boyfriend turning up. Still reeling from…
Lessons in Harmony – Jonathan Coe
Published By: VikingPages: 240Released On: 12/11/2026 The year is 1907 and Maurice Ravel is one of the most admired young composers in France. In Belle Epoque Paris he cuts a charismatic, dandyish figure, whose technically flawless music hides a deep emotional core, and whose unpredictable talent is as hard to pin down as his mysterious…
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