Published by: Pan Macmillan/MantlePages: 384Date published: 19/08/2021Date read: 11/08/2021 The case is unexceptional, that is what I know. A house full of stuff left behind by a dead woman, abandoned at the last . . . When trauma cleaner Essie Pound makes a gruesome discovery in the derelict Edinburgh boarding house she is sent toContinue reading “Emily Noble’s Disgrace – Mary Paulson-Ellis”
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The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman – Julietta Henderson
Published by: Bantam PressPages: 311Date released: 01/04/2021Date read: 31/05/2021 What do you get when you cross a painfully awkward son, lofty comedic ambition and a dead best friend? Norman. Norman and Jax were a legendary comedic duo in waiting. They had a plan to take them all the way to the Edinburgh Fringe in justContinue reading “The Funny Thing About Norman Foreman – Julietta Henderson”
A Narrow Door – Joanne Harris
Published by: OrionPages: 448Date published: 04/08/2021Date read: 06/08/2021 Now I’m in charge, the gates are my gates. The rules are my rules. It’s an incendiary moment for St Oswald’s school. For the first time in its history, a headmistress is in power, the gates opening to girls. Rebecca Buckfast has spilled blood to reach thisContinue reading “A Narrow Door – Joanne Harris”
The Cancer Ladies’ Running Club – Josie Lloyd
Published by: HQPages: 431Date released: 25/06/2020Date read: 26/05/2021 Sometimes we find friendship in the most unexpected of places… When Keira receives her breast cancer diagnosis, she doesn’t want to have to tell her children or her husband Tom, and she doesn’t want to step back from work. She doesn’t want to sit in a hospitalContinue reading “The Cancer Ladies’ Running Club – Josie Lloyd”
Snowflakes Over The Starfish Cafe – Jessica Redland
Published By: BoldwoodPages: 338Date Published: 31/08/2021Date Read: 01/08/2021 Two broken hearts. Since she inherited The Starfish Café, Hollie has poured her heart into the business, striving to keep her mother’s traditions and warm-hearted spirit alive. But behind closed doors Hollie is searching for true happiness as she grieves the tragic loss of her family whoContinue reading “Snowflakes Over The Starfish Cafe – Jessica Redland”
The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett
Published by: Williams CollinsPages: 256Date released: 01/06/2017Date read: 26/05/2020 The plot centers around Mary Lennox, a young English girl who returns to England from India, having suffered the immense trauma by losing both her parents in a cholera epidemic. However, her memories of her parents are not pleasant, as they were a selfish, neglectful andContinue reading “The Secret Garden – Frances Hodgson Burnett”
Studio of the South – Martin Bailey
Published By: Frances LincolnPages: 224Date Published: 06/07/2021Date Read: 25/07/2021 For Van Gogh, the south of France was an exciting new land, bursting with life. He walked into the hills inspired by the landscapes, and painted harvest scenes in the heat of summer. He visited a fishing village where he saw the Mediterranean for the firstContinue reading “Studio of the South – Martin Bailey”
The Girl in the Striped Dress – Ellie Midwood
Pages: 364Date Published: 09/08/2021Date Read: 23/07/2021 Germany, 1947. A strange case scheduled for the Denazification Court lands on the desk of an American psychiatrist currently serving in Germany, Dr. Hoffman. A former Auschwitz guard, Franz Dahler, is set to appear in court, and he has requested to bring the most unexpected witness to testify inContinue reading “The Girl in the Striped Dress – Ellie Midwood”
I Am The Sea – Matt Stanley
Published By: Legend PressPages: 272Date Published: 17/08/2021Date Read: 28/07/2021 1870. Apprentice lighthouseman James Meakes joins two others at the remote offshore rock of Ripshaw Reef – replacement for a keeper whose death there remains unexplained. Meakes’ suspicions grow as he accustoms himself to his new vertical world. He finds clues, obscure messages and signs thatContinue reading “I Am The Sea – Matt Stanley”
The Appeal – Janice Hallett
Published By: ViperPages: 464Date Published: 01/07/2021Date Read: 27/07/2021 Dear Reader,Enclosed are documents relating to the events surrounding the Fairway Players’ staging of All My Sons, and the tragic death of one of its members. Another member is currently in prison for the crime. We have reason to suspect that they are innocent, and that thereContinue reading “The Appeal – Janice Hallett”
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