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Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died – Ty Alexander

Published By: Mango PublishingPages: 154Released On: 29/09/2016 The grieving process. Ty Alexander of Gorgeous in Grey is one of the top bloggers today with a wonderful personal connection with her readers. This is never more apparent than when she speaks about her mother. The pain of loss for mourners is universal. Yet, we all grieve differently. For Alexander,Continue reading “Things I Wish I Knew Before My Mom Died – Ty Alexander”

The Family Upstairs – Lisa Jewell

Published By: PenguinPages: 480Released On: 12/12/2019 In a large house in London’s fashionable Chelsea, a baby is awake in her cot. Well-fed and cared for, she is happily waiting for someone to pick her up. In the kitchen lie three decomposing corpses. Close to them is a hastily scrawled note. They’ve been dead for severalContinue reading “The Family Upstairs – Lisa Jewell”

Daisy Darker – Alice Feeney

Published By: Pan MacmillanPages: 352Released On: 18/08/2022 After years of avoiding each other, Daisy Darker’s entire family is assembling for Nana’s 80th birthday party in Nana’s crumbling gothic house on a tiny tidal island. Finally back together one last time, when the tide comes in, they will be cut off from the rest of theContinue reading “Daisy Darker – Alice Feeney”

Urban Scarecrows – Jim Chambers

Published By: SilverwoodPages: 276Released On: 25/05/2022 The Labour Party election victory of 2019 ushers into power a radical socialist government which swiftly mutates to a British form of totalitarian Marxism in its quest for social justice and equality. Dominic Green, a Labour Party activist and celebrity chef, is caught up in the economic and socialContinue reading “Urban Scarecrows – Jim Chambers”

Elodie’s Library of Second Chances – Rebecca Raisin

Published By: HQPages: 304Released On: 04/08/2022 When Elodie applies for the job of librarian in peaceful Willow Grove, she’s looking forward to a new start. As the daughter of a media empire, her every move has been watched for years, and she longs to work with the thing she loves most: books. It’s a chanceContinue reading “Elodie’s Library of Second Chances – Rebecca Raisin”

The Book of Gothel – Mary McMyne

Published By: OrbitPages: 400Released On: 28/07/2022 Haelwise has always lived under the shadow of her mother, Hedda – a woman who will do anything to keep her daughter protected. For with her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, Haelwise is shunned by her village, and her only solace lies in the stories herContinue reading “The Book of Gothel – Mary McMyne”

Looking For Jane – Heather Marshall

Published By: Hodder and StoughtonPages: 390Released On: 11/08/2022 2017: When Angela discovers a mysterious letter containing a life-shattering confession in a stack of forgotten letters, she begins to look for the intended recipient. Her search takes her to the 1970s and 80s, when a group of daring women operated an illegal underground abortion network knownContinue reading “Looking For Jane – Heather Marshall”

The Highland Hens – Judy Leigh

Published By: BoldwoodPages: 356Released On: 04/08/2022 In the imposing Glen Carrick House overlooking Scotland’s famous Loch Ness, lives eighty-eight-year-old Mimi McKinlay, cared for by her three adult sons. Hamish has inherited his mother’s musical talents, Fin is the responsible brother, and Angus has the complicated and brooding personality to match his dashing good looks. ButContinue reading “The Highland Hens – Judy Leigh”

The Worst Girl Gang Ever – Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham

Published By: HQPages: 304Released On: 04/08/2022 Following pregnancy loss, it can feel like you’ve forgotten how to speak and need to learn a new language. You can tell your story to a room full of people but if no-one speaks this new language, they won’t understand. They will try but ultimately, they won’t fully graspContinue reading “The Worst Girl Gang Ever – Bex Gunn and Laura Buckingham”

That Bonesetter Woman – Frances Quinn

Published By: Simon and SchusterPages: 448Released On: 21/07/2022 It’s usual, they say, for a young person coming to London for the first time to arrive with a head full of dreams. Well, Endurance Proudfoot did not. When she stepped off the coach from Sussex, on a warm and sticky afternoon in the summer of 1757,Continue reading “That Bonesetter Woman – Frances Quinn”