Fascinating A Midwife’s Memoir by Carol Duncombe is a fascinating account of the author’s life as a midwife of over forty five years. Medical advances mean that some things have changed but much remains the same – we all want to be looked after by a caring midwife and we want a healthy mum and […]

Of Kind Hearts And Angels The Runaway Children by Lindsey Hutchinson is a late Victorian novel set in the heart of the Black Country (where all my ancestors come from). Here, we meet people who are the salt of the earth. People do not have much but what they do have, they share with those […]

True Riches A Very Modern Marriage by Rachel Brimble is a compelling historical novel set in 1852. It is the third book in the Ladies Of Carson Street series but can be read as a stand-alone. This was my first visit to Carson Street. The reader witnesses the powerful bond between the three women living […]

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 […]