Alone in the world, Asher Todd travels to the remote estate of Morwood Grange to become governess to three small children. Soon Asher fits in as if sheās always been there, but there are creatures that stalk the woods at night, spectres haunt the halls, and Asher is not as much a stranger as it might at first appear. Continue reading Book Review: The Path of Thorns
Fifty years ago, Nell’s father wroteĀ The Golden Bones.Ā Part picture book, part treasure hunt, Sir Frank Churcher created a fairy story about Elinore, a murdered woman whose skeleton was scattered all over England. Continue reading Book Review: The Skeleton Key
Several years after fighting on the Eastern front, two sisters find themselves deep in the mire of conflicts shaping a new world order in 1947 Berlin. Continue reading Book Review: The Soviet Sisters
When Nella feels a strange prickling sensation on the back of her neck, she wonders if the miniaturist has returned for her… Continue reading Book Review: The House of Fortune
A look beyond the cheerful Cockney stereotypes, shining a light on the lives of those who struggled to survive on the streets of London in the Victorian era. Continue reading Book Review: Vagabonds
When human bones are discovered in the Thames, questions are asked that lead detectives back to a house of mystery, where three adults apparently took their lives, leaving their baby daughter alone upstairs. Continue reading Book Review: The Family Remains
April Coutts-Cliveden was the first person Hannah Jones met at Oxford. By the end of the second term, April was dead. Continue reading Book Review: The It Girl
Victorian society does not look kindly on love between a gentleman and a Romani girl. When Edward faces being cut off by his family, he makes a decision with horrifying consequences. Continue reading Book Review: The Bone Flower
In 1887, young Nellie Bly sets out for New York and a career in journalism, determined to make her way as a serious reporter, whatever that may take. Continue reading Book Review: Madwoman
58-year-old Jackie Douglas thinks she has everything she wants – kids, grandchildren, and a comfortable retirement with her husband, Steve. Until one afternoon she comes home to find Steve packing a bag and her comfortable life suddenly moves out of bounds. Continue reading Book Review: Pivot
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