Unconditional Love Love Anthony by Lisa Genova is the most beautiful contemporary novel that filled my heart with love and spoke to my soul. The novel has two main themes. Anthony is a young boy with autism. Lisa Genova has perfectly captured his voice within the novel. I worked with teens with autism for thirteen […]

A Fascinating Account Of A Life Lucky Jack by S Bavey is a marvellous read. It is the biography of the author’s grandfather who lived a long and eventful life from 1894-2000. The book is fascinating and absolutely amazing to read of all the events that happened over the course of a very long life […]

An Ethereal Beauty Brisbane by Eugene Vodolazkin (translated by Marian Schwartz) is an epic contemporary novel that drew me in from the start. It is a novel that focuses on a life in both relatively present day and the 1970’s moving forwards. Brisbane is also a celebration of the arts – Gleb is a musician […]

Living Real Life Together Lifesaving For Beginners by Josie Lloyd is a marvellous contemporary novel that enchanted me from the start. The novel is about female friendship as a group of women bond over open water swimming in the sea at Brighton. They are various ages with differing life experiences. As they meet over swimming, […]

Grab Life With Both Hands  Old Friends Reunited by Maddie Please is a delightful contemporary novel that will put a smile on your face. The leading characters are three sixty year old women who have been friends since school. It is lovely to get glimpses of the girls they once were as they reminisce. It […]

Hidden Warriors The Extraordinary Deaths Of Mrs Kip by Sara Brunsvold is the most charming and heart-warming Christian novel that will sink into your soul. Every now and again a novel comes along that just completely swamps you with love and beauty – and this is that novel. It overwhelmed me with its love, care […]

Exciting And Well Executed Elysium Tide by James R Hannibal is an exciting contemporary crime suspense that captured my attention from the start. The main setting in Maui is very exotic and in complete contrast to a grey London. An ex-army vet and surgeon is sent to Maui for some r and r. It proves […]

A Pure Delight A Slice Of Life From A Vicar’s Wife by Jean Jarvis is a most charming little book that gives glimpses into a life over the years. Jean Jarvis was born in 1937 and has written this delightful book with a snapshot into her life. We hear a little of the war years. […]

The Circle The Last Hours In Paris by Ruth Druart is a powerful dual timeline novel that consumed me. The action is set in Paris in 1944 and in a provincial village in 1963. It alternates between the two time periods and from three different points of view. “The past is part of who we […]

To The Moon And Back The Primrose Railway Children by Jacqueline Wilson is a wonderful modern re-telling of E. Nesbit’s The Railway Children. It is perfect for ages eight years and over and is sure to delight whatever your age. I am a huge fan of the 1970 film but have never warmed to the […]