Reviews

When you enjoy an author’s writing, you will endeavour to read as much of their work as you can, whatever it is. In a departure to the mostly historical fiction that Barrow produces, Live and Let is the lively and often humorous telling of a young family’s move to Pembrokeshire and their holiday let. The […]

I chose to read this book as a member of Rosie Amber’s Book Review Team and received a copy from the author. This does not affect my review in any way. I like books of shorter fiction. They often give me respite between longer works and are great when travelling or in waiting rooms. At […]

I have already read the books that make up the Howarth Family Saga Series which I thought were excellent, so I was delighted when I came across this prequel, which was written after the trilogy. You might think it was completed as an after-thought. A ploy by the author to produce yet another story using […]

This is a cracker of a story. Our nameless narrator is a professional dog walker with a nice little business in the Derbyshire town of Ripley. I’ve never been there, so have no idea if everything is in the place it’s meant to be, but it doesn’t matter if it is or not, because Barry’s […]

  I chose to read Things We Do for Love as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and received a copy of the book from the author. This does not alter my review in any way. This story mainly follows the three Bach sisters; Heather, Daisy and Iris who are planning their father, Sol’s, […]

  This story opens with Sean Delaney attending the funeral of a friend and one time mentor, James Wilde, at which James’ daughter, Anna, announces that her father was murdered and the police won’t do anything about it. This is Sean’s cue to get involved with Anna. But it is not long before Anna goes […]

  I chose to read Letters to Whitman as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. I received a copy from the author, but this does not alter my review in any way. The poet, Walt Whitman, used to volunteer in army hospitals to look after the wounded soldiers during the American Civil War. This […]

  I chose to Read The Price of Atonement as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. I received a copy from the author, but this does not alter my review in any way. This story is set in Harbor Pointe, California. Mid-October 1887. Leviticus Sinclair and his employee, Wyatt Resnik, are travelling in an […]