Published by: Legend PressPages: 264Date released: 02/03/2021Date read: 17/03/2021 Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’sContinue reading “The Lost Apothecary – Sarah Penner”
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The Cracks That Let the Light In – Jessica Moxham
Published by: EndeavourPages: 265Date released: 04/03/2021Date read: 20/03/2021 Jessica Moxham thought she was prepared for the experience of motherhood. Armed with advice from friends and family, parenting books and antenatal classes, she felt ready. After giving birth, she found herself facing a different, more uncertain reality. Her son, Ben, was fighting to stay alive. WhenContinue reading “The Cracks That Let the Light In – Jessica Moxham”
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse – Charlie Mackesy
Published by: Ebury PressPages: 128Date released: 10/10/2019Date read: 13/01/2021 Enter the world of Charlie’s four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons. The conversations of the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared thousands of times online, recreated in school art classes, hung on hospital walls andContinue reading “The Boy, The Mole, The Fox, and The Horse – Charlie Mackesy”
The Duchess of Cambridge: A Decade of Modern Royal Style – Bethan Holt
Published by: Ryland Peters SmallPages: 176Date released: 09/02/2021Date read: 09/02/2021 Thrust into the global spotlight on her engagement to Prince William, Kate Middleton chose to wear a sapphire blue wrap dress by London-based label Issa, which promptly sold out. It was the first step in Kate’s evolution to become the modern royal style icon sheContinue reading “The Duchess of Cambridge: A Decade of Modern Royal Style – Bethan Holt”
Intensive Care – Gavin Francis
Published by: Wellcome CollectionPages: 208Date released: 07/01/2021Date read: 23/01/2021 Gavin Francis is a GP who works in both urban and rural communities, splitting his time between Edinburgh and the islands of Orkney. When the pandemic ripped through our society he saw how it affected every walk of life: the anxious teenager, the isolated care homeContinue reading “Intensive Care – Gavin Francis”
Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You – Adam Kay
Published by: OrionPages: 408Date released: 09/07/2020Date read: 10/07/2020 Created and edited by Adam Kay, DEAR NHS, features household names telling their personal stories of the health service. Contributors include Joanna Lumley, Naomie Harris, Kate Tempest, Lee Child, Tanni Grey Thomson, Bill Bryson, Trevor McDonald, Jack Whitehall, Michael Palin, Stanley Tucci and many, many more. TheContinue reading “Dear NHS: 100 Stories to Say Thank You – Adam Kay”
The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights #1) – T.L. Huchu
Published by: Tor BooksPages: 336Date released: 04/02/2021Date read: 14/03/2021 When ghosts talk, she will listen… Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghost talker – and she now speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to the living. A girl’s gotta earn a living, and it seems harmless enough. Until, that is, the dead whisperContinue reading “The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights #1) – T.L. Huchu”
Heal Me – Julia Buckley
Published by: MacmillanPages: 512Date released: 14/01/2021Date read: 16/01/2021 Jessie Buckley needs a miracle. Like a third of the UK population, she has a chronic pain condition. According to her doctors, it can’t be cured. She doesn’t believe them. She does believe in miracles, though. It’s just a question of tracking one down. Julia’s search forContinue reading “Heal Me – Julia Buckley”
How to Make a Dress – Jenny Packham
Published by: Ebury PressPages: 272Date released: 04/03/2021Date read: 06/03/2021 Jenny Packham is one of Britain’s leading designers and most in-demand couturiers, known for her exquisite dresses made for brides, celebrities and even royalty. In How to Make a Dress, she explores her creative journey in a brilliant meditation on life and style. Beginning with theContinue reading “How to Make a Dress – Jenny Packham”
Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up – Alexandra Potter
Published by: MacmillanPages: 512Date released: 14/01/2021Date read: 16/01/2021 When her business goes bust and her fiancé with it, Nell’s happy ever after in California falls apart and she moves back to London to start over. But a lot has changed since she’s been gone. All her single friends are now married with children, sky-high rentsContinue reading “Confessions of a Forty-Something F##k Up – Alexandra Potter”
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