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None of This is True – Lisa Jewell

Published By: CenturyPages: 400Released On: 20/07/2023 Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summers crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th birthday. They are, in fact birthday twins.A few days later, Alix and Josie bump into each other again, this time outside Alix’s children’sContinue reading “None of This is True – Lisa Jewell”

Rosa Temple

Rosa Temple is the published pseudonym of Fran Clark, who lives in Herefordshire (as it turns out, that’s one of my favourite parts of the UK 😊). A self confessed lover of ‘early chick lit films’ like Sabrina, Barefoot in the Park, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Rosa honed her writing skills as a ghost-writer forContinue reading “Rosa Temple”

My Heart Was a Tree – Michael Morpurgo

Published By: Two HootsPages: 96Released On: 01/06/2023Illustrated By: Yuval Zommer Inspired by the woods around his home, the mighty forests that support our life on Earth, and the Ted Hughes poem which gives this book its title, My Heart Was a Tree is a celebration, and Sir Michael Morpurgo’s love letter to trees.There are stories from anContinue reading “My Heart Was a Tree – Michael Morpurgo”

Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Törzs

Published By: CenturyPages: 416Released On: 06/07/2023 Joanna Kalotay lives alone in the woods of Vermont, the sole protector of a collection of rare books; books that will allow someone to walk through walls or turn water into wine. Books of magic.Her estranged older sister Esther moves between countries and jobs, constantly changing, never staying anywhereContinue reading “Ink Blood Sister Scribe – Emma Törzs”

The Truth About the Accident – Nicole Trope

Published By: BookouturePages: 292Released On: 30/06/2023 I gaze at my husband’s once handsome face, so still and pale in the hospital bed. The doctors say I should keep talking. He might be able to hear me even after the terrible accident that left him fighting for his life. But all I have to whisper toContinue reading “The Truth About the Accident – Nicole Trope”

IMPUNITY- Ray Clark

Published By: The Book FolksPages: 266Released On: 16/05/2023 A young woman passes out in the streets of a quiet village…unfortunate, but surely not a serious incident. That’s until Yorkshire police discover the terrible truth. The victim has had her kidneys removed. Inevitably, she doesn’t survive the ordeal. Who could even think of doing such aContinue reading “IMPUNITY- Ray Clark”

The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell – Gail Aldwin

Published By: Bloodhound BooksPages: 310Released On: 03/07/2023 A true-crime podcaster investigates a decades-old suspected abduction, in this powerful psychological suspense novel.1979: Sixteen-year-old Carolyn Russell grows increasingly infatuated with her school mathematics teacher who is also giving her private lessons. Then she disappears.2014: Struggling journalist Stephanie Brett creates a true-crime podcast focused on the disappearance of CarolynContinue reading “The Secret Life of Carolyn Russell – Gail Aldwin”

The Fallout Family: Wasteland Woes – Isaac Cooke-Khan

Pages: 64Released On: 19/07/2023 You have heard of a nuclear family, but a fallout family? In a world where humanity has been brought to its knees by apocalyptic disaster, survival is the only thing on James’s mind. Determined to protect his sister Piper, James will stop at nothing to ensure her safety. But when aContinue reading “The Fallout Family: Wasteland Woes – Isaac Cooke-Khan”

Drowning – T.J Newman

Published By: Simon and SchusterPages: 320Released On: 08/06/2023 Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors—but it’s too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside.More than twoContinue reading “Drowning – T.J Newman”