Skip to content

Paradise is a Library

Travelling the world, one book at a time…

  • Home
  • Articles
  • About Us

Category: Locations

Book, Contemporary Fiction, Genres, History, Locations, Mythology, Reviews

Book Review: The Skeleton Key

Fifty years ago, Nell’s father wrote The Golden Bones. 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

Mrs PJul 17, 2022Aug 15, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, LGBTQ+, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: The House of Fortune

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

Mrs PJul 7, 2022Jul 16, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Genres, History, Locations, non-fiction, Reviews

Book Review: Vagabonds

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

Mr PJul 3, 2022Jul 10, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Crime, Genres, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: The It Girl

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

Mrs PJul 3, 2022Jul 3, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Contemporary Fiction, Genres, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: Pivot

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

Mrs PJul 3, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Contemporary Fiction, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, LGBTQ+, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: That Green Eyed Girl

Seeking refuge from her own crisis, Ava discovers a chain of kindnesses, lies and betrayals – with one woman at the centre of it all… Continue reading Book Review: That Green Eyed Girl

Mrs PJul 3, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Contemporary Fiction, Genres, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: Young Women

When Emily meets the enigmatic and dazzling actress Tamsin, her life changes. But when a news article about a decades-old sexual assault case breaks, Emily realises Tamsin has been hiding a secret. Something that threatens to unravel everything… Continue reading Book Review: Young Women

Mrs PJul 3, 2022Jul 3, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Contemporary Fiction, Genres, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: The Girl on the 88 Bus

Can one chance meeting change the course of your life? Continue reading Book Review: The Girl on the 88 Bus

Mrs PJul 2, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Crime, Genres, Historical Fiction, History, Locations, Reviews

Book Review: The Homes

A thousand unwanted children live in The Homes, a village of orphans on the outskirts of Glasgow. Lesley was six before she learned that most children live with their parents. Continue reading Book Review: The Homes

Mrs PMay 26, 2022May 26, 2022Leave a comment
Book, Crime, Genres, History, Locations, non-fiction

Book Review: Broadmoor Women

Broadmoor, Britain’s first asylum for criminal lunatics, was founded in 1863. In the first years of its existence, one in five patients was female. Continue reading Book Review: Broadmoor Women

Mrs PMay 19, 2022May 19, 2022Leave a comment

Posts navigation

Older Posts
Newer posts

“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”

― Jorge Luis Borges

Who’s your favourite fictional couple? 💖
Who’s your favourite band? 🎶
What was the last book you read by a debut author? 📚
💖 Happy Sunday everyone! 💖
What was the last adventure story you read? 🏴‍☠️
How’s your week been? 👱🏻‍♀️

Follow Us

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • TikTok
Follow Paradise is a Library on WordPress.com

Goodreads

Professional Reader
Featured Book Reviewer
Reviews Published
  • Authors
  • Characters
  • Genres
  • Locations
Blog at WordPress.com.
Paradise is a Library
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Follow Following
    • Paradise is a Library
    • Join 68 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Paradise is a Library
    • Customise
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...