Reviews

  I am always keen to read about the lives of others so immediately bought this book when it came out, mainly because I am deeply envious of where Foster came from. For me a childhood spent on a farm on the Canadian prairie sounds idyllic. However, it is interesting to note that Foster says […]

Sometimes, by which I mean often, I buy books and they disappear into the bowels of my kindle never to be seen again. I have hundreds on there waiting to be chosen. I set out with every good intention to read the new purchase but, distracted by something I have to read for a review […]

  The growing industry of independent publishing and the opportunities now available to those who want to get their words out into the world may have some issues in certain areas with regard to quality, but it has also made it possible for families to put together precious keepsakes in the form of the memoirs […]

  I chose to read Hush, Delilah as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. I received a copy from the author, but this does not affect my review in any way. No one ever truly knows what goes on inside a marriage, apart from those in it. So, while Chase and Delilah Reddick appear […]

  This is the second of this series of Amanda adventures that I have read, the first was set in Malta and you can read my review HERE. Paris is a city I love so after enjoying Amanda’s adventures in Malta so much I was keen to read the latest in Foster’s super adventure series […]

  The start of this story finds unemployed Lyra Leyton living in Spain and at the end of an ill-fated romance with a married man. Her friend, Diane, pushes her to apply for a job as a tutor and nanny to teach English to a ten-year-old bilingual Spanish girl at Rosewood Hall, Yorkshire. Following an […]

  I chose to read Bethulia as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team but this does not affect my review in any way. Bethulia has at its heart the story of three women, Alison, Jude and Danny, and one man, Simon. The women are lifelong friends and until Simon came along and married Alison […]

  I chose to read this book as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and received a copy from the author but that does not alter my review in anyway. It takes a certain dedication, and discipline, to commit to writing a 101-word story every day for several years but this is exactly what […]

  I chose to read this book as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team and received a copy from the author but that does not alter my review in anyway. Being a mother isn’t easy and in this collection of poetry Rodwell hopes mothers who have grieved in any way or who are struggling […]