Wartime Life Perfectly Captured The War Girls Of Goodwill House by Fenella J Miller is a marvellous historical novel set at the beginning of World War II. War brings changes. Large traditional family homes need to be used to accommodate those in the services. Cold, empty mansions spring back to life in the midst of […]

Never Too Old The Age Of Misadventure by Judy Leigh is a really fun contemporary novel, delightfully composed that had me laughing out loud throughout – not one to read in public! The novel is about family and female companionship. Normal but isolated lives are suddenly interrupted as an eighty eight year old accompanies her […]

Wow – So Powerful Wish You Were Here by Jodi Picoult is a powerful contemporary novel opening in March 2020 and moving forwards as the world dealt with the COVID pandemic. Jodi Picoult focuses in on a couple, who are a microcosm for the experiences of many. Living in New York City, a doctor finds […]

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 […]