Deliciously Fun Winging It by Emma Murray is a light-hearted contemporary novel about life and motherhood. It has a wonderful fun tone juxta posed with some serious topics. The majority of the novel is set in America as the reader witnesses the loneliness of high rise living in New York City. The city seems noisy, […]

A Wonderful Conclusion Old Friends New Friends by Margaret Thornton is a wonderful conclusion to the fabulous Yorkshire Saga series. The novel is set in 1970 mainly in Leeds but also in the small Dales town (that looks like Reeth to me on the cover). Once more we see the value in good friends who […]

For Such A Time As This Families And Friendships by Margaret Thornton is the second book in the Yorkshire Saga series. It is wonderfully warm and welcoming as the reader travels through the 1960’s with the characters. Once more we are delighted by the goings-on in the small Dales town (the cover still looks like […]

Delightful Cast The First Stone by Margaret Thornton is a marvellous historical novel and the first book in the Yorkshire Saga series which promises to be fantastic. The novel is set in the 1960’s in a small Dales community (it looks like Reeth to me on the cover). The tale also projects backwards to Leeds […]

Inspirational On Giant’s Shoulders by Patrick McElligott is a true and inspiring account of a life lived for over thirty years as a missionary in Japan. Patrick McElligott writes in a very personable style, with the result that the reader feels as if we are reading an account from a dear friend. We hear about […]

Kept Me Awake At Night The Commandant’s Daughter by Catherine Hokin is a powerful and heart wrenching historical novel that is set in Berlin. The story opens in 1933 with “the new hope of Hitler.” Even at that time there are those who can already see the dangerous character that lies within. The story then […]

Warm And Welcoming A Gingerbread Café Christmas by Rebecca Raisin is a delightful contemporary festive offering of three stories. Christmas At The Gingerbread Café by Rebecca Raisin is the first book in the Gingerbread Café series and is absolutely delightful. It is a gentle novella about friendship and love during the festive season. We see […]

Wonderful The Puppy That Came For Christmas by Megan Rix is a wonderful book about having puppies to train as service dogs. This is a delightful account of first time puppy owners Megan Rix and her husband as they navigate the highs and lows of puppy training. It is also a book about infertility problems […]

For Cat Lovers Everywhere Happy Cats by Charlie Ellis is a most delightful book for any cat-lover. There are beautiful photographs, perfectly captions of cats at work, rest and play. As a crazy cat lady, I adored it and could stare at those pictures all day! Treat the lover of cats to this beautiful book […]

Stunningly Beautiful Celebrating The Seasons With The Yorkshire Shepherdess by Amanda Owen is a most beautiful book that is the perfect accompaniment to the television series Our Yorkshire Farm. The book is split into twelve months of the year as the reader learns what happens each month at Ravenseat Farm. There are many beautiful photographs […]