Family And Community As Time Goes By by Anne Bennett is a delightful historical novel set in early 1930’s Birmingham which is my home town. It was wonderful to recognise locations mentioned including St Martins, St Chads and the Bullring. The 1930’s were a period of poverty following the global crash of 1929. The sense […]

Waiting Here For God God Speaks: 40 Letters From The Father’s Heart by Ruth O’Reilly Smith is the most beautiful devotional journal. It is the perfect accompaniment to Lent. In her introduction the author reveals how she felt prompted to listen to God and write a letter from Him every day during Lent 2020. This […]

Exciting And Engaging When We Were Warriors by Emma Carroll is a charming collection of three stories set in 1942. They are just perfect for ages ten years and older. All the stories interlink and continue on from previous stories but can be read as stand-alones. The reader marvels at the bravery of the children […]

The Power Of Kindness When The War Came Home by Lesley Parr is a charming historical YA novel set after World War I. It is a story that will delight and entertain you whatever your age. The novel is written in the first person from the point of view of twelve year old Natty. The […]

Sound Advice Not So Secret by Graham Orr is a powerful book to help equip us to go out into the world and to tell all the people about a God who loves us. The book uses scripture and stories to illustrate the points the author makes. It is written in a very personable style […]

His Greatest Gift A Terrible Kindness by Jo Browning Wroe is an absolutely heartbreaking historical tale that surrounds the terrible Aberfan disaster of 21st October 1966. The novel begins and ends (7 years later) in Aberfan. Aberfan was a defining moment in nineteen year old William’s life as he volunteered (for his first job) as […]

Heart Breaking Waiting To Die by Sonia Murgatroyd is a powerful true story of the author’s Belgium mother Rosina, mainly of the World War II years and beyond. This is a book that will break your heart. Many suffered during World War II but for Rosina and her family in Belgium, they really seemed to […]

Hold On To Hope The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington is a powerful historical YA novel that will break your heart and horrify you. The action is mainly set in Birchwood, the name given to Auschwitz. We see all the action through the eyes of teenager Ella who is remarkably grown up and strong for […]

Hold On To Hope The Red Ribbon by Lucy Adlington is a powerful historical YA novel that will break your heart and horrify you. The action is mainly set in Birchwood, the name given to Auschwitz. We see all the action through the eyes of teenager Ella who is remarkably grown up and strong for […]

His Healing Love And Forgiveness The Real Thing by Autumn Macarthur is the most delightful contemporary Christian novel that warmed my heart. It is the fourth book in the Macleans series but can be read as a stand-alone. I absolutely adored The Real Thing. It is a book about flawed human beings learning to grow […]