Book Review: The Language of Food
Eliza Acton dreams of seeing her words in print. But when she takes her manuscript to a publisher, sheās told to write a cookery book. Continue reading Book Review: The Language of Food
Tag: Historical Fiction
Book Review: The Postmistress of Paris
Wealthy, beautiful NaneƩ was born with a spirit of adventure. When German tanks roll across the border and into Paris, she joins the resistance. Known as the Postmistress because she delivers information to those in hiding, NaneƩ uses her charms and skill to house the hunted and deliver them to safety. Continue reading Book Review: The Postmistress of Paris
Book Review: The Hemlock Cure
It is 1665 and the women of Eyam keep many secrets. But others have secrets too. Secrets darker than any of them could have imagined… Continue reading Book Review: The Hemlock Cure
Book Review: The Nightingale
In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are. Continue reading Book Review: The Nightingale
Book Review: Where God Does Not Walk
A young officer in the German army must uncover a conspiracy during the First World War. Continue reading Book Review: Where God Does Not Walk
Book Review: The Return of Hester Lynton
Hester Lynton is a consulting detective in Victorian London. She uses her exceptional powers of deduction and quick wits to crack the cases that no one else can. Continue reading Book Review: The Return of Hester Lynton
Book Review: The Queen of Heaven
The White Tower. A terrible vision. Her home invaded and precious documents stolen. Continue reading Book Review: The Queen of Heaven
Book Review: A Simple Wish
Life is hard for Ruby Carter. Working at her parentsā bakery, her gentle mother protects young Ruby from her cruel father and loves her unconditionally. That is until her mother is stricken with a fatal illness and, from her deathbed, reveals that Ruby was adopted. Continue reading Book Review: A Simple Wish
Book Review: Livingston Unfound
Set in Guatemala in the mid-Eighties, during a very turbulent historical period, Livingston Unfound is the journey of a woman, Monica, travelling on her own, taking risks and facing dangers, choosing friends and lovers across cultural boundaries, and, above all, struggling to come to terms with the inevitable contradictions that come with being an affluent foreigner in a land of poverty and repression. Continue reading Book Review: Livingston Unfound
Book Review: Before My Actual Heart Breaks
When she was young Mary Rattigan wanted toĀ fly. But as a Catholic girl with a B.I.T.C.H. for a Mammy, things did not go as planned… Continue reading Book Review: Before My Actual Heart Breaks
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