Published: Bonnier ZaffrePages: 400Date published: 14/10/2021Date read: 14/07/2021 When they are girls, Cibi, Magda and Livia make a promise to their father – that they will stay together, no matter what. Years later, at just 15 years old, Livia is ordered to Auschwitz by the Nazis. Cibi, only 19 herself, remembers their promise and followsContinue reading “Three Sisters – Heather Morris”
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Shakespeare’s Stories by Samantha Newman
Published: ArcturusPages: 128Date published: 01/08/2021Date read: 10/07/2021 This beautifully illustrated compendium brings the Bard’s timeless tales to life for a younger generation, with wit and panache. Sam Newman’s cleverly reworked text retains many of Shakespeare’s own inimitable turns of phrase, while simplifying and clarifying the language to make stories accessible to children. Khoa Le’s opulentContinue reading “Shakespeare’s Stories by Samantha Newman”
Broken (Book #3) – R.V Biggs
Pages: 221Date published: 22/02/2021Date read: 13/07/2021 Scarred by a tragic past, eleven year old Jamie Walker chooses not to speak. Consumed with jealous rage, Jimmy Gillespie is driven to violence. And John Macintyre awakens from a vivid nightmare convinced he is going to kill. Living high upon the Scottish hills, John and Sarah Macintyre enjoyContinue reading “Broken (Book #3) – R.V Biggs”
A Strange and Brilliant Light – Eli Lee
Published By: QuercusPages: 304Date Published: 22/07/2021Date Read: 12/07/2021 Lal, Janetta and Rose are living in a time of flux. Technological advance has brought huge financial rewards to those with power, but large swathes of the population are losing their jobs to artificial intelligence, or auts, as they’re called. Unemployment is high, discontent is rife andContinue reading “A Strange and Brilliant Light – Eli Lee”
How to Treat People – Molly Case
Published by: VikingPages: 280Date released: 18/04/2019Date read: 05/05/2019 As a teenager, Molly Case underwent an operation that saved her life. Nearly a decade later, she finds herself in the operating room again – this time as a trainee nurse. She learns to care for her patients, sharing not only in their pain, but also life-affirmingContinue reading “How to Treat People – Molly Case”
Finding H’OM’E – Maria Emmetti
Pages: 478Date published: 30/01/2018Date read: 30/06/2021 FINDING H’OM’E is a modern day version of the classic hero’s journey (with a girl). A compelling story of one woman’s journey from black market orphan to living in an affluent beach town with her picture perfect husband of twenty years and their three children. The tale is gutContinue reading “Finding H’OM’E – Maria Emmetti”
The Comfort Book – Matt Haig
Published By: CanongatePages: 272Date Published: 06/07/2021Date Read: 07/07/2021 A manual of reflections for an increasingly stressful world. Nothing is stronger than a small hope that doesn’t give up. A collection of little islands of hope, The Comfort Book gathers consolations and stories that give us new ways of seeing ourselves and the world. Matt Haig’sContinue reading “The Comfort Book – Matt Haig”
Reunion (#2) – R.V Biggs
Pages: 332Date published: 01/08/2018Date read: 05/07/2021 One random, violent act is enough to change Sarah Macintyre’s life forever. Left unsettled, and yearning for a new beginning, Sarah is unsure of what to do with her life. But one day she discovers an anonymous letter hidden amidst a pile of unopened mail. The note, however, containsContinue reading “Reunion (#2) – R.V Biggs”
The Gentleman’s Daughter The Gentleman Spy Mysteries Book 2 – Bianca M Schwarz
Published By: Central Avenue PublishingPages: 352Date Published: 06/07/2021Date Read: 29/06/2021 Sir Henry, secret agent to the crown, must marry a lady above reproach to afford his illegitimate daughter entrance into society. After narrowly escaping marriage to a highborn bigot, he takes an assignment in Brighton, leading him to an abandoned abbey full of dark whispers,Continue reading “The Gentleman’s Daughter The Gentleman Spy Mysteries Book 2 – Bianca M Schwarz”
The Inkeeper’s Daughter The Gentleman Spy Mysteries Book 1 – Bianca M. Schwarz
Published by: Central Avenue PublishingPages: 416Date published: 12/01/2021Date read: 27/06/2021 In the twilight of a November evening, Sir Henry March, a man of wealth and charm — and a secret agent for the Crown — comes across a badly beaten Eliza Broad, desperate to escape her cruel stepfather. Knowing she has nowhere to go, SirContinue reading “The Inkeeper’s Daughter The Gentleman Spy Mysteries Book 1 – Bianca M. Schwarz”
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