To Guide The Lost To Safety Letters From The Lighthouse by Emma Carroll is a wonderful historical children’s novel for ages ten and over. I am considerably older and I really enjoyed it. The action is set in 1941 beginning in London. Emma Carroll has perfectly captured the Blitz with her full descriptions. I ‘walked’ […]

Powerful, Emotional Read A Mother’s Secret by Caroline Finnerty is a heart wrenching contemporary novel about family, love and loss. It totally consumed me. This is a very emotional read about a family that is ripped apart by loss and secrets. There are many questions but no answers as the family is suspended in limbo. […]

Epic And All Consuming White Man’s Graveyard by Sarah Angleton is an epic historical tale which has its roots in reality as it is based on an old diary of one of the author’s ancestors. It is a marvellous account of people in 1830’s America trying to make a difference as they realise that all […]

Entertaining Take Your Breath Away by Linwood Barclay is an exciting contemporary thriller that had me guessing from the start. It has an intricately constructed plotline that has the reader and the characters questioning what really did happen six years earlier? There is a search for the truth. I tried to guess the perpetrator – […]

So Very Beautiful Sweet Little Cub by K. S. D’arcy is a most beautiful book for the under-fives. It is written in rhyme with just four lines to each verse. There is a wonderful sing-song rhythm to each verse that bounces along, even when I read it in my head. Each verse presents the reader […]

Keep The Home Fires Burning Louisa by Jacqueline Carpenter is a comprehensive historical tale that covers the World War II period. It is mainly set in London with a short foray to Kent. This is a work of fiction that seamlessly blends with facts to cover key dates and happenings. Londoners are a stoic breed, […]

Community Lives A New Dawn Over Mulberry Lane by Rosie Clarke is a marvellous historical novel set in 1958. It is the eighth book in the Mulberry Lane series but can be read as a stand-alone. This was my first trip to Mulberry Lane and I loved it. The background to all the characters was […]

Stunningly Beautiful The Phone Box At The Edge Of The World by Laura Imai Messina is a stunningly beautiful book about grief and love and life. Whilst it is a novel, it has its roots in reality as it is based on the actual phone box at Bell Gardia in Japan. There is nothing magical […]

Step Out In Faith The Caterpillar And The Butterfly by Michael Rosenblum is a beautiful story for early readers. It has a powerful message about not letting fear rule our lives but to step out in faith and try new things. The book is perfect to read to young children or for early readers to […]

Beautiful So How Will You Sleep?  by Annabel Gardiner is an absolutely beautiful book and just perfect for young children. Each page explores how different animals’ sleep. With simple rhyme and repetition, it is a book that will encourage children to join in with the words. As older children follow along, the repetition will help […]