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Blurb In this collection of short stories, a young girl lives with a violent father, who needs to be taught a lesson. Also, a soldier retreating to Dunkirk in 1940 is offered refuge by a young French girl. A haunted caravan, a spaniel in peril, a sick baby and a lonely old lady join the cast, with a sprinkling of the supernatural in each tale. My review Waiting at the Door by James Kirby is a collection of well-written short…
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Let’s Talk About Books a conversation with James Kirby 23rd August 2024 I’d like to give a warm welcome to debut writer, James Kirby. James’ short story collection Waiting at the Doorwill be published by Vanguard Press on 29th August 2024. It’s really good to have you here, James. Can you tell me a little bit about yourself and how long you’ve been writing? Hi Callie, thank you for having me. Writing is a fairly recent thing for me. I’m…
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by Claire O’Connor Date of Publication: 28th March 2024 Date of Review: 28th July 2024 Blurb V is for Vignettes & Verses embodies the journey that we can all relate to in some way or another. The journey of becoming. Delve into a collection of adventures of self-discovery and reflection. While this collection is fictional, much of it is based on the author’s personal experiences over a decade of their lives. It represents a time of change, of travel and…
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Point of view is who is telling the story.
Perspective is whose interpretation of events.
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Absolutely delighted to be featured on Louise Jensen’s fantastic Fabricating Fiction blog today. Louise was my mentor on the Womentoring Scheme a couple of years ago and has been a huge inspiration to me.
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Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: HQ (Harper Collins) Published: 3rd October 2019 Reviewed: 2nd September 2019 Blurb ONCE YOU’RE IN, THEY’LL NEVER LET YOU LEAVE. Laura is grieving after the sudden death of her husband. Struggling to cope emotionally and financially, Laura is grateful when a local community, Oak Leaf Organics, offer her and her 17-year-old daughter Tilly a home. But as Laura and Tilly settle into life with their new ‘family’, sinister things begin to happen.…
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Genre: Ghost/Paranormal Romance Publisher: Ebury Press (Penguin) Published: 27th June 2019 Reviewed: 21st August 2019 Blurb A house full of history is bound to have secrets… Ponden Hall is a centuries-old house on the Yorkshire moors, a magical place full of stories. It’s also where Trudy Heaton grew up. And where she ran away from… Now, after the devastating loss of her husband, she is returning home with her young son, Will, who refuses to believe his father is dead.…
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Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Raven Books Published: 8th August 2019 Reviewed: 7th August 2019 Blurb It starts as a game at a book group one night. Never Have I Ever… done something I shouldn’t. But Amy Whey has done something she shouldn’t. And Roux, the glamorous newcomer to Amy’s suburban neighbourhood, knows exactly what that is. Roux promises she will go away. She will take herself and her son, who is already growing dangerously close…
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A couple of years ago I heard about this fantastic place in Bristol called Novel Nights where readers and writers came together and spoke about their love of books. It sounded right up my street and I really wanted to go. But even stronger than my love of books was my antagonist force of not being able to face a room full of people I didn’t know, especially on my own, so I put the idea to one side in…
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#bookreview #psychologicalthriller #amreading #literaturelove Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Penguin Published: 28th November 2019 (paperback) 27th June 2019 (ebook) Reviewed: 28th July 2019 Blurb Leah is in love. It should be the happiest summer of her life, but she can’t help feeling lonely with Jake’s attention divided between her, his ex-wife and his young son. As insomnia sets in, the walls of their new basement flat feel as if they’re closing in around her. Until she meets…
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#aftertheend #bookreview #literaturelove Publisher: Sphere Published: 25th June 2019 Reviewed: 19th July 2019 Blurb Max and Pip are the strongest couple you know. Only now they’re facing the most important decision of their lives – and they don’t agree. As the consequences of an impossible choice threaten to devastate them both, nothing will ever be the same again. But anything can happen after the end . . . My Review I knew this book was different to the…
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# bookreview #psychologicalthriller #twisty Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Bookouture Published: 21st June 2019 Reviewed: 10th July 2019 Blurb When I first set eyes on Westhill House with its breath-taking views of the sea I knew it was the perfect place for a fresh start. The place may be falling apart, but it can be fixed with some tender loving care. And as Jack and I work to repair this beautiful building, maybe we can repair our relationship too. Maybe we…
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Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publisher: Thomas Nelson Published: 14th May 2019 (e-book) 13th June 2019 (paperback) Reviewed: 11th June 2019 Blurb One of Madeline’s happiest childhood memories is of working with her Aunt Maddie in the quaint and cozy Printed Letter Bookshop. But by the time Madeline inherits the shop nearly twenty years later, family troubles and her own bitter losses have hardened Madeline’s heart toward her once-treasured aunt-and the now struggling bookshop left in her care. While Madeline intends to…
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#Psychologicalthriller #bookreview #bookbloggers #literaturelove Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Avon Books UK Published: 4th April 2019 Reviewed: 25th June 2019 Blurb All Anna wants is to be able to sleep. But crushing insomnia, terrifying night terrors and memories of that terrible night are making it impossible. If only she didn’t feel so guilty… To escape her past, Anna takes a job at a hotel on the remote Scottish island of Rum, but when seven guests join her, what started as a…
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#gripping #twisty #psychologicalthriller Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Little Brown, Piatkus Published: 28th March 2019 Reviewed: 12th June 2019 Blurb Everyone admires Suzy and her doll’s house life. She has a gorgeous family, a beautiful home and a successful business. But Suzy hasn’t always been in control. In her past lies a shadowy tale of fear and instability – a life that she once ran away from, and has hidden from ever since. When Suzy starts being followed, she fears that…
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#psychologicalthriller #twisty #bookreview Publisher: Bookouture Published: 29th April 2019 Reviewed: 10th June 2019 Blurb She lied to her daughter to save her family. Everyone knows Leona would do anything for her daughter Beth: she moved to Church Langdon to send Beth to the best school, worked hard to build a successful business to support them and found them the perfect little cottage to call home. Leona and Beth hike together, shop together, share their hopes and fears with one another.…
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#psychologicalthriller #amreading #twisty Publisher: Penguin Published: 27th June 2019 Date of Review: 6th June 2019 Blurb Every Monday, 49-year-old Ellie looks after her grandson Josh. She loves him more than anyone else in the world. The only thing that can mar her happiness is her husband’s affair. But he swears it’s over now, and Ellie has decided to be thankful for what she’s got. Then one day, while she’s looking after Josh, her husband gets a call from that woman.…
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Publisher: Wonderful World Published: 18th February 2019 Genre: Women’s Fiction Date of Review: 21st April 2019 Blurb Never Back Down. She’s never backed down from a challenge but being a middle-aged woman with superpowers is more difficult than Euphemia Sage anticipated. Tracked by a pesky journalist, opportunities for developing her powers are scarce. Her family and friends are mystified, and she can’t explain. Book Two of the Euphemia Sage Chronicles follows the fast-paced twists and turns we have come to…
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#TheShadowBetweenUs #LakeUnionAuthors #womensfiction #NewRelease Anybody who knows me will know that Carol Mason is one of my favourite all-time authors, so as you can guess, I’m super excited to welcome her back to Literature Love for a chat today. So, Carol, WOW what a corker of a read The Shadow Between Us was! Your writing career seems to have exploded in the last couple of years, with each book just getting better and better, if that’s possible. If I had…
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by Carol Mason #TheShadowBetweenUs #WomensFiction #NewRelease #LakeUnionAuthors Publisher: Lake Union Date of Publication: 21st March 2019 Date of Review: 19th March 2019 Blurb What is it about the coast that attracts people running from their past? Maybe there’s something in a sea breeze that blows away your problems. Maybe when you look out at the ocean you can see the future; forget the secrets and pain holding you back. Or at least you can forget them for a time. When…
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I am pleased to welcome Katrina Hart over at Literature Love today. Katrina’s latest novel The Lost Town of Man’s Crossing was published on 3rd March, which so happens to be Katrina’s 30th birthday. Hello Katrina, thank you for joining me today. You must be so excited to see The Lost Town of Man’s Crossing in print. I can’t think of a better birthday present! Is it a coincidence publication has coincided with your big 30? Or did you…
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by Michelle Lawson Publisher: Troubador Publishing Date of Publication: 17th Dec 2018 Date of Review: 4th March 2019 Blurb An exploration of the English community in a remote corner of France. A book which looks beyond the stereotype of the English living abroad. No other travel narratives have focused on the Ariege Pyrenees region of France. Intrigued by the endless accounts of English incomers `living the dream’ in France, Michelle Lawson set out to find out what it’s all about…
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by Cara Hunter Publisher: Penguin Random House Published: 22nd March 2019 (ebook) 18th April 2019 (paperback) Date of Review: 4th March 2019 It’s one of the most disturbing cases DI Fawley has ever worked. The Christmas holidays, and two children have just been pulled from the wreckage of their burning home in North Oxford. The toddler is dead, and his brother is soon fighting for his life. Why were they left in the house alone? Where is their mother, and…
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by Ruth Hogan Publisher: Two Roads Date of Publication: 7th Feb 2019 Date of Review: 20th Feb 2019 Blurb Tilly was a bright, outgoing little girl who liked playing with ghosts and matches. She loved fizzy drinks, swear words, fish fingers and Catholic churches, but most of all she loved living in Brighton in Queenie Malone’s magnificent Paradise Hotel with its endearing and loving family of misfits – staff and guests alike. But Tilly’s childhood was shattered when her mother…
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#psychologicalthriller #bookreview #amwriting Publisher: Bookouture Date of Publication: 27th July 2018 Date of Review: 28th Jan 2019 Blurb You think you can trust the ones you love most. But what if one secret could make you question everything? Every day, a woman like Louise passes you in the street: elegant, confident, determined. But underneath, she’s struggling. She doesn’t know her sister, Alice, has been scared of leaving the house since their mother died. She doesn’t know when Alice babysits her…
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Publisher: Penguin Random House Publication: 9th August 2018 Review: 12th January 2019 Blurb Could your dream home be your worst nightmare? After what happened in London, Kirsty needs a fresh start with her family. And running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds idyllic. But then their first guest arrives. Selena is the last person Kirsty wants to see. It’s seventeen years since she tore everything apart. Why has she chosen now to walk back into Kirsty’s life? Is Selena…
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Publisher: Bookouture Date of Publication: 26th Oct 2018 Date of Review: 24th Dec 2018 One twinkling winter’s night, Ruby wakes her sleeping children and escapes for a new life in the countryside. It’s a choice that will change her life beyond all recognition… Arriving at the cosy little rental cottage as the first snow begins to fall, Ruby doesn’t regret leaving her bully of a husband for a moment, but she does feel guilty about uprooting her kids so close…
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Publisher: Harper Collins Date of Publication: 17th May 2018 Date of Review: 11th December 2018 When you think you’re safe, YOU’RE NOT. When you think the past is over, IT ISN’T. When you think know someone, YOU DON’T. When you think you’ve guessed this twist, YOU HAVEN’T. One moment will change three women’s lives forever. My Review OMG the twists and turns in this rare gem of a read made for one hell of a roller-coaster ride! The story centres…
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Publisher: Michael Joseph Date of Publication: 28th June 2018 Date of Review: 23rd Nov 2018 A wife who must keep her affair secret. A husband who has the power to bring her lover down. A marriage that could end in murder. Beth was still reeling from the end of her affair the night she met Albie – a man who knows her ex better than anyone, but has no idea of their history. He’s perfectly placed to give Beth the…
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Publication 18th April 2018 – Scabious Press Date of Review 1st November 2018 Synopsis Jude doesn’t like secrets, they breed poison, but she knows her husband is hiding something from her. To uncover the truth she flees with her three young children to stay with her mysterious mother-in-law, Audra. Through Audra, Jude believes she can uncover the truth that will heal them all. Only Audra has secrets of her own and will stop at nothing to keep them. My Review…
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by Ella Drummond Publisher: Hera Books Date of Publication: 20th Feb 2019 Date of Review: 26th Feb 2019 Blurb New beginnings. Old secrets. Theo and Pilar. The perfect couple. Successful, beautiful and very much in love. Until a year ago – and the tragedy that nearly tore them apart. When their baby died, a part of them died with him. Now they’re trying to rebuild themselves, moving to a stunning house in rural Cornwall. But someone knows all their secrets – and will…
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Title: The Poppy Field Author: Deborah Carr Publisher: HarperImpulse ISBN-10: 0008301018 ISBN-13: 978-0008301019 Date of Publication: 27th Dec 2018 (paperback) 12th October 2018 (ebook) Date of Review: 16th October 2018 Synopsis Young nurse, Gemma, is struggling with the traumas she has witnessed through her job in the NHS. Needing to escape from it all, Gemma agrees to help renovate a rundown farmhouse in Doullens, France, a town near the Somme. There, in a…
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I’m delighted to welcome Carol Mason over at Literature Love today to talk about her latest book The Last Time We Met, due for publication 16th October 2018 – one week today! Welcome Carol, thank you so much for dropping by. Thank you Callie! It’s lovely to have this opportunity. The Last Time We Met is a re-release of The Love Market, which was published eight years ago now, so how did it feel to go back and re-visit the…
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Title: The Last Time We Met Author: Carol Mason Publisher: Lake Union ISBN-10: 1503902552 ISBN-13: 978-1503902558 Date of Publication: 16th October 2018 Date of Review: 9th October 2018 Synopsis Fifteen years ago in the colourful bustle of Vietnam, Celine and Patrick met and shared four blissful days together. It felt like true love, but soon reality tore them apart and Celine moved on. But now, when she sees him unexpectedly on a busy London street, suddenly…
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Title: Nine Perfect Strangers Author: Liane Moriarty Publisher: Michael Joseph ISBN-10: 0718180291 ISBN-13: 978-0718180294 Date of Publication: 4th October 2018 Date of Review: 4th October 2018 Synopsis The retreat at health-and-wellness resort Tranquillum House promises total transformation. Nine stressed city dwellers are keen to drop their literal and mental baggage, and absorb the meditative ambience while enjoying their hot stone massages. Miles from anywhere, without cars or phones, they have no way to reach the outside…
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Title: Bitter Author: Francesca Jakobi Genre: Women’s’ Fiction Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN-10: 147460756X ISBN-13: 978-1474607568 Date of Publication: 4th October 2018 (paperback) Date of Review: 24th September 2018 Synopsis It’s 1969, and while the summer of love lingers in London, Gilda is consumed by the mistakes of her past. She walked out on her beloved son Reuben when he was just a boy and fears he will never forgive her.…
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Title: I Invited Her In Author: Adele Parks Publisher: HQ – HarperCollins ISBN-10: 000828461X ISBN-13: 978-0008284619 Date of Publication: 18th September 2018 Date of Review: 29th August 2018 Synopsis ‘I invited her in… and she took everything.’ When Mel hears from a long-lost friend in need of help, she doesn’t hesitate to invite her to stay. Mel and Abi were best friends back in the day, sharing the highs and lows of student life, until…
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Title: While I Was Sleeping Author: Dani Atkins Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK ISBN-10: 1471165930 ISBN-13: 978-1471165931 Date of Publication: 23rd August 2018 Date of Review: 20th August 2018 Synopsis What if someone else was living your happy ever after? When Maddie wakes up in a hospital bed, she can’t remember anything about what happened to her or what has changed. She just remembers she was about to be married and had everything to look forward to. But…
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Title: An Unwanted Guest Author: Shari Lapena Publisher: Bantam Press ISBN-10: 0593079647 ISBN-13: 978-0593079645 Date of Publication: 26th July 2018 Date of Review: 8th August 2018 Synopsis We can’t choose the strangers we meet. As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchell’s Inn, they’re all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance. Usually we can avoid…
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Title: The Pupil Author: Dawn Goodwin Publisher: Aria ISBN: 1786699648 ASIN: B079GY741W Date of Publication: 7th August 2018 Date of Review: 6th August 2018 Synopsis One moment of carelessness. Four shattered lives. Literary agent Viola Matthews is sure she’s met Katherine Baxter before. So when her husband and bestselling novelist Samuel Morton introduces Viola to the quiet, unassuming woman he has offered to mentor, she knows their paths have crossed before. The question is where?…
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Title: Pretty Little Things Author: T M E Walsh Publisher: H Q Digital ASIN: B073WNF17X Date of Publication: 4th June 2018 Date of Review: 4th August 2018 Synopsis It’s bad when the girls go missing. It’s worse when the girls are found. Six months ago, Charlotte almost lost everything. Now, she’s determined to keep her daughter, Elle, safe. So when local girls close to Elle in age and appearance begin to go missing, it’s her worst…
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Title: A Young Man’s Game Author: Paul Blake Publisher: New Generation Publishing ISBN-10: 1789551609 ISBN-13: 978-1789551600 Date of Publication: 18th June 2018 Date of Review: 1st August 2018 Synopsis Alec Foster is no Jason Bourne. He is Head of Section in Berlin for M16. He is fifty-one, and a borderline alcoholic counting down the days to retirement. Alec is told of a plot to assassinate a British Minister and that there is a traitor in…
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Title: The Good Daughter Author: Karin Slaughter Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN-10: 0008150761 ISBN-13: 978-0008150761 Date of Publication: 13 July 2017 (hardback and e-book) 3rd May 2018 (paperback) Date of Review: 29th July 2018 Synopsis Twenty-eight years ago, Charlotte and Samantha Quinn’s childhoods were destroyed by a terrifying attack on their family home. It left their mother dead. It left their father – a notorious defence attorney – devastated. And it left the family consumed by…
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Title: The Ex-Wife Author: Jess Ryder Publisher: Bookouture ISBN-10: 1786814056 ISBN-13: 978-1786814050 Date of Publication: 1st June 2018 Date of Review: 24th July 2018 Synopsis Newly married Natasha has the perfect house, a loving husband and a beautiful little girl called Emily. She’d have it all if it wasn’t for Jen, her husband’s ex-wife who just won’t leave them alone … Then Natasha returns home one day to find her husband and Emily gone without trace.…
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Title: The Last Time We Met Author: Carol Mason Publisher: Lake Union Publishing ISBN-10: 1503902552 ISBN-13: 978-1503902558 Date of Publication: 16th October 2018 * Cover Reveal * Review Coming Soon OMG I am so super excited to announce the gorgeous cover for Carol Mason’s latest book. As many of you know, Carol is one of my all-time-favourite authors. With a unique literary, almost poetic feel, combined with page turning twisty plots, Carol’s writing all add up…
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Title: The Girl I Used To Be Author: Mary Torjussen Publisher: Headline ISBN-10: 1472240812 ISBN-13: 978-1472240811 Date of Publication: 9th August 2018 (paperback) Date of Review: 21st July 2018 Synopsis How can you hide your mistakes when you don’t know what they are? Gemma Brogan needs a break from her life. A work event looks the ideal chance to get away. And a friendly new client seems like the perfect gentleman when he joins Gemma…
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Title: How Do You Like Me Now? Author: Holly Bourne Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton ISBN-10: 1473667720 ISBN-13: 978-1473667723 Date of Publication: 14th June2018* Date of Review: 16th July 2018 * Publication dates are for hardback unless otherwise stated. Synopsis ‘Turning thirty is like playing musical chairs. The music stops, and everyone just marries whoever they happen to be sitting on.’ Who the f*ck is Tori Bailey? There’s no doubt that Tori is winning the game of…
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Title: The Family Next Door Author: Sally Hepworth Publisher: Hodder ISBN-10: 1473674239 ISBN-13: 978-1473674233 Date of Publication: 22nd March 2018 Date of Review: 18th July 2018 Synopsis The small suburb of Pleasant Court lives up to its name. It’s the kind of place where everyone knows their neighbours, and children play in the street. Isabelle Heatherington doesn’t fit into this picture of family paradise. Husbandless and childless, she soon captures the attention of three Pleasant…
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Title: The Wisdom of Sally Red Shoes Author: Ruth Hogan Publisher: Two Roads ISBN-10: 1473668999 ISBN-13: 978-1473668997 Date of Publication: 3rd May 2018 Date of Review: 13th July 2018 Synopsis Masha’s life has stopped. Once a spirited, independent woman with a rebellious streak, her life has been forever changed by a tragic event twelve years ago. Unable to let go of her grief, she finds solace in the silent company of the souls of her local Victorian…
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Title: Mine Author: J L Butler Publisher: HarperCollins ISBN-10: 0008262411 ISBN-13: 978-0008262419 Date of Publication: 28th June 2018 Date of Review: 8th July 2018 Synopsis Francine Day is a high flying lawyer about to apply for silk, ambitious and brilliant. She just needs one headline-grabbing client to seal her place as queen’s counsel … Martin Joy. The attraction is instant. Obsessive. They embark on a secret affair and Francine thinks she can hold it together. But then…
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Title: Mother Author: Hannah Begbie Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Women’s Fiction ISBN-10: 0008283230 ISBN-13: 978-0008283230 Date of Publication: 26th July 2018 Date of Review: 6th July 2018 Synopsis Her love for her daughter is everything. Her love for him is deadly. Cath had twenty-five perfect days with her newborn daughter before Mia’s deadly illness was diagnosed. As her life implodes, Cath’s despair drives her to a parental support group where she meets a father in a similar situation,…
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Title: Sticks and Stones Author: Jo Jakeman Publisher: Harvill Secker ISBN-10: 1787300315 ISBN-13: 978-1787300316 Date of Publication: 12th July 2018 (hardback) Date of Review: 25th June 2018 Synopsis Imogen’s husband is a bad man. His ex-wife and his new mistress might have different perspectives but Imogen thinks she knows the truth. And now he’s given her an ultimatum: get out of the family home in the next fortnight or I’ll fight you for custody of our son.…
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Title: Little Liar Author: Lisa Ballantyne Publisher: Little Brown/Piatkus ISBN-10: 0349419922 ISBN-13: 978-0349419923 Date of Publication: 2nd Aug 2018 (e-book); 21st Feb 2019 (paperback) Date of Review: 24th June 2018 Synopsis The accused While Nick Dean is enjoying an evening at home with his family, he is blissfully unaware that one of his pupils has just placed an allegation of abuse against him – and that Nick’s imminent arrest will see the start of everything he knows…
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Title: Your Closest Friend Author: Karen Perry Publisher: Penguin ISBN-10: 1405936657 ISBN-13: 978-1405936651 Date of Publication: 1st June 2018 (e-book) 29th November 2018 (paperback) Date of Review: 23rd June 2018 Synopsis She saved your life. One hot, humid night in London, Cara is caught up in a wave of terror and chaos. Until a hand reaches out – and a stranger pulls her to safety. She knows your darkest secrets. Taking refuge with her unlikely rescuer, Cara…
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Title: Something in the Water Author: Catherine Steadman Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK ISBN-10: 1471167186 ISBN-13: 978-1471167188 Date of Publication: 26th July 2018 Date of Review: 19th July 2018 Synopsis Erin is a documentary filmmaker on the brink of a professional breakthrough; Mark a handsome investment banker with a bright future. They seem to have it all, until Mark loses his job and cracks start to appear in their perfect life. But they’re determined to make it work.…
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Title: Watching You Author: Lisa Jewell Publisher: Century ISBN-10: 1780896433 ISBN-13: 978-1780896434 Date of Publication: 12th July 2018 Date of Review: 19th June 2018 Synopsis You’re back home after four years working abroad, new husband in tow. You’re keen to find a place of your own. But for now you’re crashing in your big brother’s spare room. That’s when you meet the man next door. He’s the head teacher at the local school. Twice your age.…
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Title: Death Actually Author: Rosy Fenwicke Publisher: Wonderful World ISBN-10: 0473430983 ISBN-13: 978-0473430986 Date of Publication: 8th May 2018 Date of Review: 17th June 2018 Synopsis Maggie never wanted to go into the family business, but when her parents die suddenly and her husband has just abandoned her and their two small children, what choice does she have? With the support of her best friend Elka and her mentor Betty, she had to accept becoming a funeral…
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Title: The Dead Ex Author: Jane Corry Publisher: Penguin ISBN-10: 0241981743 ISBN-13: 978-0241981740 Date of Publication: 28th June 2018 Date of Review: 12th June 2018 Synopsis Vicki’s husband David once promised to love her in sickness and in health. But after a brutal attack left her suffering from epilepsy, he ran away with his mistress. So when Vicki gets a call one day to say that he’s missing, her first thought is ‘good riddance’. But then the…
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Title: While I Slept Author: Ella Drummond Publisher: Green Shutter Books ASIN: B07B6V6K3W Date of Publication: 20th May 2018 Date of Review: 23rd May 2018 Synopsis A husband. A wife. An unbearable loss. Their attempt to move on. Theo and Pilar’s new Art Deco home in Cornwall is perfect. Pilar is delighted to discover a studio at the bottom of their garden, where she intends rebuilding her art career. However, it appears that not everyone is as keen…
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Title: The Songs of Us Author: Emma Cooper Publisher: Headline ASIN: B076H5HNJV Publication (e-book): 31st May 2018 Publication (paperback): 20th September 2018 Date of Review: 23rd May 2018 Synopsis If Melody hadn’t run out of de-icer that day, she would never have slipped and banged her head. She wouldn’t be left with a condition that makes…
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Title: The Sapphire Widow Author: Dinah Jefferies Publisher: Penguin (Viking) ISBN-10: 024130377X ISBN-13: 978-0241303771 Date of Publication: 5th April 2018 Date of Review: 13th May 2018 Synopsis A sweeping, breath-taking story of love and betrayal from the Number One Sunday Times bestselling author of The Tea Planter’s Wife Ceylon, 1935. Louisa Reeve, the daughter of a successful British gem trader, and her husband Elliot, a charming, thrill-seeking businessman, seem like the couple who have it all. Except what they long…
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Title: Hot Flush Author: Rosy Fenwicke Publisher: Wonderful World ASIN: B06XJZYRPW Date of Publication: 8th May 2018 Date of Review: 10th May 2018 Synopsis Superpowers Should Not Be Wasted on The Young Euphemia Sage watched helplessly as Jane, covered in blood, clutched her precious jewelry and was bundled into the Mercedes. Just a few days earlier she’d discovered that Alison, her mousy receptionist at Sage Consulting, had been working as a loan shark on the side. And now…
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Title: The Date Author: Louise Jensen Publisher: Bookouture ASIN: B07BN8L5KB Date of Publication: 21st June 2018 Date of Review: 6th May 2018 Synopsis One night can change everything. ‘I know it as soon as I wake up and open my eyes… Something is wrong.’ Her Saturday night started normally. Recently separated from her husband, Ali has been persuaded by her friends to go on a date with a new man. She is ready, she is nervous, she…
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