Perhaps it’s because of where I am in my ‘writing career’ but I thought Prose’s book was a complete ‘gift’… for the most part. For the past eighteen months I’ve been dissecting the books that I’ve read, rather than just… Continue Reading →
Gale leaves his usual Cornwall for Canada in his latest novel to tell the story of Harry Kane, Gale’s great grandfather. Harry’s emigration, disappearing without reason to Canada inspired this story. Gale wondered what caused him to leave the relative affluence… Continue Reading →
“one house, one family – and a lifetime of secrets” Larkswood was a gift from a friend and I wanted to read it because of this. If I’m honest, I wouldn’t have finished it otherwise. The book cover suggests an… Continue Reading →
Touching Distance is a historical fiction based on the life of Alec Gordon, the man who in 1790 discovered the truth behind the spread of childbed fever, or puerperal sepsis, a disease more deadly than plague. It is an absorbing… Continue Reading →
Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning, which often stops at the same signal. She sees a couple in a house from the train, “Jess and Jason”. Their life is perfect, not like hers, but more like the one… Continue Reading →
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