Published By: HQPages: 361Released On: 11/03/2022 Elsie Martin may lead a quiet life, but working in her beloved local library is enough to make her happy. After all, books have always been her armour against the world. So, when the library is threatened with closure to make way for a new housing development, Elsie knowsContinue reading “The Little Library on Cherry Lane – Katie Ginger”
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The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital – Joanna Nell
Published By: Hodder and StoughtonPages: 352Released On: 03/03/2022 The Marjorie Marshall Memorial Cafeteria has been serving refreshments and raising money at the hospital for over fifty years, long after anybody can remember who Marjorie Marshall actually was. Staffed by successive generations of dedicated volunteers, the beloved cafeteria is known as much for offering a kindContinue reading “The Tea Ladies of St Jude’s Hospital – Joanna Nell”
The Summer That Changed Us – Cathy Bramley
Published By: OrionPages: 396Released On: 03/03/2022 The sparkling seaside village of Merle Bay, with its beautiful beach scattered with seaglass, is a place where anyone can have a fresh start. For Katie, it is the perfect hideout after a childhood trauma left her feeling exposed. For Robyn, the fresh sea air is helping to healContinue reading “The Summer That Changed Us – Cathy Bramley”
The Language of Food – Annabel Abbs
Published By: Simon and SchusterPages: 416Released On: 02/03/2022 England 1837. Eliza Acton is a poet who dreams of seeing her words in print. But when she takes her new manuscript to a publisher, she’s told that ”poetry is not the business of a lady”. Instead, they want her to write a cookery book. England isContinue reading “The Language of Food – Annabel Abbs”
The Last Supper – Rosemary Shrager
Published By: Little, BrownPages: 288Released On: 24/02/2022 When an old television rival, Deirdre Shaw, is found dead at the Cotswolds manor house where she was catering for a prestigious shooting weekend, Prudence is asked to step into the breach. Prudence is only too happy to take up the position and soon she is working inContinue reading “The Last Supper – Rosemary Shrager”
Sundial – Catriona Ward
Published By: ViperPages: 352Released On: 10/03/2022 You can’t escape what’s in your blood… All Rob wanted was a normal life. She almost got it too: a husband, two kids, a nice house in the suburbs. But Rob fears for her oldest daughter, Callie, who collects tiny bones and whispers to imaginary friends. Rob sees aContinue reading “Sundial – Catriona Ward”
One Night On The Island – Josie Silver
Published By: PenguinPages: 432Released On: 17/02/2022 Cleo writes about love stories every day. She just isn’t living one of her own. When the editor of her dating column asks her to marry herself on a remote Irish island – a sensational piece to mark Cleo’s thirtieth birthday – Cleo agrees. She’s alone but not lonely,Continue reading “One Night On The Island – Josie Silver”
New Animal – Ella Baxter
Published By: Pan MacmillanPages: 212Released On: 17/02/2022 It’s not easy getting close to people, Amelia’s meeting a lot of men but once she bets the sex she wants from them, that’s it for her; she can’t connect further. A terrible thing happened to Daniel last year and it’s stuck inside Amelia ever since, making herContinue reading “New Animal – Ella Baxter”
The Cartographers – Peng Shepherd
Published By: OrionPages: 400Released On: 17/03/2022 What is the purpose of a map? Nell Young’s whole life and greatest passion is cartography. Her father, Dr. Daniel Young, is a legend in the field, and Nell’s personal hero. But she hasn’t seen or spoken to him ever since he cruelly fired her snd destroyed her reputationContinue reading “The Cartographers – Peng Shepherd”
The Embroidered Book – Kate Heartfield
Published By: Harper CollinsPages: 672Released On: 17/02/2022 1768. Charlotte arrives in Naples to marry a man she has never met. Two years later, her sister Antoine is sent to France to marry another stranger. In the mirrored corridors of Versailles, they rename her Marie Antoinette. But the sisters are not powerless. When they were onlyContinue reading “The Embroidered Book – Kate Heartfield”