Book Reviews
Cara needs some time out to think, and she finds the perfect place in Phoenix Arizona. It's a lovely resort aimed at relaxation, with a spa menu as big as the food menu with all sorts of treatments to choose from. Little does she know that her holiday will make life even more complicated in... Continue Reading →
Leopard at the Door is set in Kenya in 1952, just before the Queen's coronation and during an important time in the fight for independence from British rule. Rachel returns to the family home after 6 years away in England. Her mother had died, leaving Rachel to spend the rest of her childhood in boarding... Continue Reading →
The Handmaid's Tale is an account of a woman whose name has been stripped away from her and reassigned as Offred (belonging to Fred). In her world there have been issues with fertility; Those who can bear healthy children are valued and used as handmaids for the husbands and wives who struggle to conceive. Women... Continue Reading →
Jemma's husband goes missing half way through their honeymoon in the Maldives. She has no idea where he is; did he leave willingly or reluctantly, is he safe or in danger, or even is he alive or dead. Tina Seskis once again draws you in and turns everything on its head. Each chapter deals with... Continue Reading →
Anne Goodwin joins us on the blog today to talk about writing as a child. Her second novel, Underneath, is published tomorrow. The Child in the Clothes of the Criminal by Anne Goodwin As a reader and writer with a background in psychology I’m interested in how our childhoods shape the adults we become. So... Continue Reading →
After travelling for years around the world Steve decides it's time to find his own place to call home. Together with his new found friend Liesel, he finds a perfect house with a beautiful cellar. Liesel and Steve have quite different ideas about how the cellar should be used. Everything moves along quite smoothly at... Continue Reading →
About the Author My name is Catherine Hokin and I live in the rather brilliant West End of Glasgow. I write historical fiction which focuses on women whose voices have been misheard or misrepresented and about the challenges of power. I also write contemporary short stories which I like to think are a little... Continue Reading →
About the author My name is Rebecca Stonehill. I am from London but for the past four years have lived in Nairobi with my husband and three children where my husband's job as a water and sanitation engineer brought us. I have been writing for many years and had a number of short stories... Continue Reading →
To many residents of Beartown, ice hockey is everything. It's their livelihood, their friends and family, and their way out. It's the one thing with any chance of putting Beartown on the map after unemployment and council cuts have ruined the town. This book isn't really about ice hockey, or even Beartown. It's about love,... Continue Reading →
