I read Mary Smith’s No More Mulberries earlier this year and thoroughly enjoyed it so I was eager to get to Donkey Boy and Other Stories to see if I’d enjoy her short stories as much. I was not disappointed. Donkey Boy is a beautifully written story, set in Pakistan, of Ali, an eleven-year-old […]
I hope you are well and enjoying the change of season. I am running a couple of offers on my books over the next few days so I thought I’d tell you about them. I have discounted the ebooks for both of my box set collections on every retailer platform worldwide, plus you can […]
I chose to read Creation as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and received a copy from the author although that doesn’t alter my review in any way. This book tells the tale of Odin waking up along with his two brothers, Vili and Vé, to find themselves Gods in a place that […]
There is mystery after mystery in this Josie Jackson novel, the first, I believe, of a series. Who is the mysterious stranger in the lift? Why is estate agent Josie’s new client, Michael, so aloof? Why won’t her father talk to her direct? Josie has a rather privileged life living rent-free in the […]
I chose to read Desire and Deceit as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and received a copy from the author but this has not affected my review in any way. It is 1868 and the inhabitants of London are suffering a heatwave. Detective Inspector Leo Stride and Detective Sergeant Jack Cully are […]
I wanted to share something with you that I have just tried and found very useful. Brain.fm is what it is called and it’s music that you play through headphones to help you focus, relax or sleep. I used it for the first time to help me focus on the writing retreat I recently went […]
I just wanted to let you know the Children in Read 2021 Auction is now live. Hundred’s of books, paperbacks and hardbacks, have been donated and are available for you to bid on. The authors and illustrators are the ones who post them out and I believe all will be signed. If you would […]
I receive requests to review books periodically and usually my standard answer is that I don’t accept books to review (because I don’t) I simply review the books that I read (which I do). However, on this occasion I made an exception, because the blurb made me laugh, and if that does, well you’ve […]
The final episode of this series is indeed full of secrets and Vaughan takes her time in revealing each and every one. The isle of Innishmahon is again at the mercy of the whims of nature and the several of the characters find themselves in the throes of romance. I like the fact Vaughan […]
In the second part of this series we really get embedded with the inhabitants of Innishmahon and I love the characters Vaughan builds. My favourite, Miss Macready. Marianne has become part of the community and Vaughan has a brilliant way of writing so you can hear the Irish lilt as it’s spoken around her […]
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