Hidden Warriors The Extraordinary Deaths Of Mrs Kip by Sara Brunsvold is the most charming and heart-warming Christian novel that will sink into your soul. Every now and again a novel comes along that just completely swamps you with love and beauty – and this is that novel. It overwhelmed me with its love, care […]

Exciting And Well Executed Elysium Tide by James R Hannibal is an exciting contemporary crime suspense that captured my attention from the start. The main setting in Maui is very exotic and in complete contrast to a grey London. An ex-army vet and surgeon is sent to Maui for some r and r. It proves […]

A Pure Delight A Slice Of Life From A Vicar’s Wife by Jean Jarvis is a most charming little book that gives glimpses into a life over the years. Jean Jarvis was born in 1937 and has written this delightful book with a snapshot into her life. We hear a little of the war years. […]

The Circle The Last Hours In Paris by Ruth Druart is a powerful dual timeline novel that consumed me. The action is set in Paris in 1944 and in a provincial village in 1963. It alternates between the two time periods and from three different points of view. “The past is part of who we […]

To The Moon And Back The Primrose Railway Children by Jacqueline Wilson is a wonderful modern re-telling of E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children. It is perfect for ages eight years and over and is sure to delight whatever your age. I am a huge fan of the 1970 film but have never warmed to the […]

A Snapshot In Time A Young Girl’s War by Sheila Nelson is a powerful account of the author’s experience of living in London during World War II. Sheila Nelson was born in 1931 and has a vivid snapshot of memories of the war as it impacted her childhood. Evacuated early on to Brighton proved to […]

The Impact Of Choices My Father’s Uniform by Jaitsche Wassenaar is a powerful account of the daughter of an NSB member living in Holland during World War II. The young girl is only eight years old in 1944 and is traumatically impacted by the cruelty she receives from her peers as her father is an […]

Totally Superb The Binding Room by Nadine Matheson is an absolutely superb contemporary crime thriller. It is the second book in the Inspector Anjelica Henley series and can be read as a stand-alone. I would recommend reading book one The Jigsaw Man first so that you can see the character progression. The Binding Room is […]

Oh! Wow! One Last Secret by Adele Parks is a marvellous contemporary psychological thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat. It is a compulsive read that I could not put down. The reader enters a world that is shady and secretive. All sorts of people are hiding who they really are. […]

A Time Of Great Evil A Tailor In Auschwitz by David van Turnhout and Dirk Verhofstadt (translated by Kristien De Wulf and Jane Camerea) is a powerful and horrifying account of the plight of the Jewish people during World War II. The book came about after researching David van Turnhout’s paternal grandfather’s experiences during WWII. […]