tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54446947303231822024-03-28T21:54:48.032+00:00Books With Wine And Chocolate.What could be nicer than a glass of wine,some chocolate and a good book?Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comBlogger446125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-68058618158714544472024-03-14T11:34:00.002+00:002024-03-14T11:34:20.051+00:00The Woman Who Ran Away From Everything by Fiona Gibson<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyWJk1YelYyv5lT06twOiI3Be2CdhafI3rlwykV7OzEeclTS8sy-f8m6MC3P2806PkFCZaIGaT_x3tmdgt7Txy4TwYFyxGaropt1bQgbfOwiyXOkRr97pFMTgyjrh1Pv8FZrHAaLThuDFcpTWnP0fFPGIAIFDM7R8UHxln7OPTcbkqQ2nLM1p-UA6tO4/s466/71gZcvqGp2L._SY466_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="305" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijyWJk1YelYyv5lT06twOiI3Be2CdhafI3rlwykV7OzEeclTS8sy-f8m6MC3P2806PkFCZaIGaT_x3tmdgt7Txy4TwYFyxGaropt1bQgbfOwiyXOkRr97pFMTgyjrh1Pv8FZrHAaLThuDFcpTWnP0fFPGIAIFDM7R8UHxln7OPTcbkqQ2nLM1p-UA6tO4/s320/71gZcvqGp2L._SY466_.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Being married to a comedian is no joke.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Kate is sick of it. Sick of being a wife, cook, dog walker and flat-pack assembler, while still being treated like a doormat. Her husband all but ignores her – unless he needs a clean shirt – and she’s constantly compelled to keep up with the (very smug) Joneses in their neighbourhood.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">What happened to the fun-loving woman she used to be? At almost 50, Kate feels lost, overlooked and stuck. That is, until she comes home to one of her husband's impromptu parties – and is expected to feed their hungry guests.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">And that’s it. Breaking point. The final straw.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Scrambling out of the bathroom window, Kate leaves. She has no money, no clean pants, and no plan – but a chance encounter sees her following </span><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">her</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> heart for once. And now there’s no going back…</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKw3yKke66p1lC0Njt544ivcb3qe-o1C9XA5T3VyFYX2n3h7WI2lKOO6WgKd2J6cTOYP9yfEU5wbYk2KWuVc7ds1-aJI1KBqVnADQs7uqn6o-MSYOIeAf2y6EckiV-shlTCqhAR1u4I7tIX4dlJhEaS1AnXhfyDU6eFWTGDQSBtemhQ28rGnELIwLCtk/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKw3yKke66p1lC0Njt544ivcb3qe-o1C9XA5T3VyFYX2n3h7WI2lKOO6WgKd2J6cTOYP9yfEU5wbYk2KWuVc7ds1-aJI1KBqVnADQs7uqn6o-MSYOIeAf2y6EckiV-shlTCqhAR1u4I7tIX4dlJhEaS1AnXhfyDU6eFWTGDQSBtemhQ28rGnELIwLCtk/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rayRu4C5H7YD9pRbZag4zRZMMHIJXITwgRQR2JRUSHEy9KdHmEtlSbvSU8j64ow-vp8oTicF-9rOGKaABieRF5r8_I1KDsagJWh1S7AEutMIvQC9vdSaccMxemBpLzjX-KXFj-Pju1W-s2y6bOcIR9WwUpw3tyO78e9phEfYVhXavmbZzehRmCSasHE/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rayRu4C5H7YD9pRbZag4zRZMMHIJXITwgRQR2JRUSHEy9KdHmEtlSbvSU8j64ow-vp8oTicF-9rOGKaABieRF5r8_I1KDsagJWh1S7AEutMIvQC9vdSaccMxemBpLzjX-KXFj-Pju1W-s2y6bOcIR9WwUpw3tyO78e9phEfYVhXavmbZzehRmCSasHE/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><p></p><p>REVIEW</p><p>I loved this book. Kate has lost herself. Her husband has decided they move from London to the village he grew up in when he is left his parent's house. Kate has left the job she loved and her friends. </p><p>Now she is just miserable and when she arrives home from work one day to find her husband is entertaining all the nosey neighbours. He shouts to her to put out food and where's the wine kept and oh the dog's been sick, well she flips. Climbing out the bathroom window she leaves her husband to cope alone with his guests, and the dog sick.</p><p>This book made me laugh and that's not an easy thing to do. Finally Gibson's humour shines all the way through this book. I love seeing a man get his comeuppance and finally realising how much work women do.</p><p>There's a tentative love story, a new friendship and the question of what do you want out of life? Is it ever too late to start again. </p><p>If you need cheering up this is the book to read.</p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-14723483952148502692024-03-12T16:59:00.004+00:002024-03-12T16:59:59.838+00:00The Sunrise Swimming Society by Rosie Hannigan.<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsUFnDX-ZduSOscb3ghsNK6ohL5VgG-CiJw0IQDMHbgcqcA3drFxTV869WKygUGdckjLz4w0CogiI1qHnIN09XdRr6A76OQDNjxzYvuAQdT_Jy2VViiAH1Jehhjjo-gaROFW3y3KgQf0LD8ydRHuO84KMBHbcclEHudX1IuL0vnAZAi1QuOAQu1p3BQ4/s392/cover301532-medium.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsUFnDX-ZduSOscb3ghsNK6ohL5VgG-CiJw0IQDMHbgcqcA3drFxTV869WKygUGdckjLz4w0CogiI1qHnIN09XdRr6A76OQDNjxzYvuAQdT_Jy2VViiAH1Jehhjjo-gaROFW3y3KgQf0LD8ydRHuO84KMBHbcclEHudX1IuL0vnAZAi1QuOAQu1p3BQ4/s320/cover301532-medium.png" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">The day </span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-weight: 800;">Heather</span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">,</span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"> </span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-weight: 800;">Niamh</span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"> </span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">and</span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"> </span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-weight: 800;">Lauren</span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;"> </span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">met, they promised to be best friends for life, and that instant connection only grew stronger with their weekly sunrise swims in their stunning local lake. When they left school, they agreed that, no matter where life took them, every year on midsummer’s dawn, they would meet at their old spot and swim together.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Now, fifteen years later, the tradition has disappeared in the face of life’s realities. In fact, they don’t speak any more – not since that night . . .</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">But this summer, they find themselves back in their Irish hometown and realise this could be their last chance to recapture what they have lost. Will their return to sunrise swimming heal each of them, and help them rekindle the friendships they once treasured?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcTt4VbFDWEOI73xK2SUY8o3gkINFm10xy_mydcdAKow2gmb6UnAqKnf5Oxerw6sHVmhWve-03OknU1-lmotpNtz8Vx9w8TwkY4YQ1O3PjvkLYtAWJHdFOOT9cGzWIQt4Oqjs2JP7CcbIsuWxANtq4a_Qoe-joc0mX-q92ravWuefHR2Df28Eas9qZcY/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcTt4VbFDWEOI73xK2SUY8o3gkINFm10xy_mydcdAKow2gmb6UnAqKnf5Oxerw6sHVmhWve-03OknU1-lmotpNtz8Vx9w8TwkY4YQ1O3PjvkLYtAWJHdFOOT9cGzWIQt4Oqjs2JP7CcbIsuWxANtq4a_Qoe-joc0mX-q92ravWuefHR2Df28Eas9qZcY/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEZVtv9JL9TtaX6phecL9H1ifKoGGZkeZJvHmZB-i8r6ploSopmmMEzmwFfyjdXwtQ8xa6JECD10XTS4kK-CqsLR6NrWinhlGetsHI9VAX5gd6SEqm_VJ1JkuJAOzVWNg7CsGJZBTpFBbK0AZXIv_t55g6y6e1hNXhYCiM-MAv-bLfjJXTBDWYihZmqw/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifEZVtv9JL9TtaX6phecL9H1ifKoGGZkeZJvHmZB-i8r6ploSopmmMEzmwFfyjdXwtQ8xa6JECD10XTS4kK-CqsLR6NrWinhlGetsHI9VAX5gd6SEqm_VJ1JkuJAOzVWNg7CsGJZBTpFBbK0AZXIv_t55g6y6e1hNXhYCiM-MAv-bLfjJXTBDWYihZmqw/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div>REVIEW<div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">Lauren,Naimh and Heather,best friends during their teenage years and nutured by Lauren's grandmother Rosemary. All four of them swam in the lake at Rosemary's House every sunrise. There would be hot drinks and breakfast while getting dried and changed and this brought the girls even closer.</span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">Then, as sometimes happens the girls start to argue,wanting different things from life and not agreeing with some of the choices being made.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">The girls parting is acrimonious and they don't speak again for 15yrs.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">I absolutely loved this book. Grandmother Rosemary was such a lovely person ,helping wherever she could. The three girls, now women all had some sort of problems in their life and no best friend to share it with. I was urging them throughout the book to listen to each other.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">I liked all the characters and empathised with them.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">I shed sad and happy tears at the ending which finished the story of nicely and was very poignant.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">I don’t think I've read anything by this author but I'm certainly going to look her up after reading this.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">5 stars all the way!</span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">Out now! </span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p></div>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-35364536644633748642024-02-29T09:00:00.004+00:002024-02-29T09:10:28.363+00:00The Long And Winding Road by Lesley Pearse<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOgKUci8cddobEHGiL9sJPkZqcvQRnWlLOIGRY2uEipf5WdLIIkmftzXKuJvpfqv36OPC0x-yuFcmSpiin54QBSV9aS7JmiBBs7IcUfONjWNw7ZO9Krep6n4H8eGQ1CsEwZZd4HCqMnr6MW5unuJJvxceurYxoOGAioVFTtCpV1ZeKf_bcGcNkkl0DvQ/s466/81eaIZPkgnL._SY466_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="303" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGOgKUci8cddobEHGiL9sJPkZqcvQRnWlLOIGRY2uEipf5WdLIIkmftzXKuJvpfqv36OPC0x-yuFcmSpiin54QBSV9aS7JmiBBs7IcUfONjWNw7ZO9Krep6n4H8eGQ1CsEwZZd4HCqMnr6MW5unuJJvxceurYxoOGAioVFTtCpV1ZeKf_bcGcNkkl0DvQ/s320/81eaIZPkgnL._SY466_.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Born during the Second World War, Lesley’s innocence came to an abrupt end when a neighbour found her, aged 3, coatless in the snow. The mother she’d been unable to wake had been dead for days. Sent to an orphanage, Lesley soon learned adults couldn’t always be trusted.</span></p><p><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">As a teenager in the swinging sixties, she took herself to London. Here, the second great tragedy of her life occurred. Falling pregnant, she was sent to a mother and baby home, and watched helplessly as her newborn was taken from her.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">But like so many of her generation, Lesley had to carry on. She was, after all, a true survivor. Marriage and children followed – and all the while she nurtured a dream: to be a writer. Yet it wasn’t until at the age of 48 that her stories – of women struggling in a difficult world – found a publisher, and the bestseller lists beckoned.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">As heartbreaking as it is heartwarming, Lesley’s story really is A Long and Winding Road with surprises and uplifting hope around every corner . . .</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAceCTmqb4A5qAio-2pRrBLVilzuxbxxVyKd7huAU_aJkULVylYuyqyNf1Ap79hK2WM6ulKWWbPnPEAFZ005TU2AAnGmtXsNnSsIk0X3yIb70AJwdbNQfLBxXbWexFiODvOitvsGYW1lkO3kGIatzSicMCCTTVXiEmJp0RtBH2wW0uKfKCVxQlMOTZfI/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYAceCTmqb4A5qAio-2pRrBLVilzuxbxxVyKd7huAU_aJkULVylYuyqyNf1Ap79hK2WM6ulKWWbPnPEAFZ005TU2AAnGmtXsNnSsIk0X3yIb70AJwdbNQfLBxXbWexFiODvOitvsGYW1lkO3kGIatzSicMCCTTVXiEmJp0RtBH2wW0uKfKCVxQlMOTZfI/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aLIeXWHJJR9h_FnusyvPb7Z2slccolzYwrU7N3MnoR2RwSy7LwbzjvW0boiPxfu5lE66alCJ69DAjXttZ3h6JkDyMy7gX-SfLhquWoyqcWtfEAxtwJwQtfyLU7vWw4V9uJakDe4aKQsXbttKJYuJlqLwfF1hUauipahDR20iY66wE0vhytofNivaDV0/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7aLIeXWHJJR9h_FnusyvPb7Z2slccolzYwrU7N3MnoR2RwSy7LwbzjvW0boiPxfu5lE66alCJ69DAjXttZ3h6JkDyMy7gX-SfLhquWoyqcWtfEAxtwJwQtfyLU7vWw4V9uJakDe4aKQsXbttKJYuJlqLwfF1hUauipahDR20iY66wE0vhytofNivaDV0/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>REVIEW</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">I read this book in just over a day. I have read all of Lesley's books over the years and used to speak to her frequently on twitter. I knew she was funny and quirky and being a bunny girl was one of her many jobs but everything else was a surprise to me.</span></p><p><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">The beginning of the book when she speaks about her childhood is even more upsetting and emotional than some of the books she has written. The adults in her life let her down to the point that I would have thrown them in a cell and threw the keys away. Lesley has always been a fighter and she fought her way out of her miserable childhood as soon as she was legally allowed to. </span></p><p><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Out in the world quite alone and trying to begin her new life was filled with pitholes and more people who didn't treat her right and took advantage of a young girl.</span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;"> Lesley's resilience shone through and her ability to make friends with anyone brought good people into her life.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Lesley Pearse's books are full of strong resilient women who have awful things happen to them ( just like her) and like Lesley they battle through and win in the end. She speaks about the research she did for the book "Never Look Back" which has always been my favourite book of hers so I found that really interesting.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">It's not all doom and gloom. Lesley has a great sense of humour and her exploits during the swinging sixties were hilarious as she was living in London right in the centre of it. She was up for anything a real haram scarem as we used to say.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">I enjoyed hearing how she started writing and how long it actually took her to get published but again she won through in the end. She thoroughly deserves to enjoy her rewards from her books.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Anyone who reads Lesley's book will devour this autobiography. I certainly did and especially loved the wonderful ending.</span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Long-Winding-Road-Lesley-Pearse-ebook/dp/B0CN8VL5BW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=29ZBU35T7RAS8&keywords=Lesley+pearse&qid=1705762240&sprefix=lesley+pearse%2Caps%2C265&sr=8-1">Published today </a><br /></span></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-23546987651607925702024-02-15T09:00:00.001+00:002024-02-15T09:00:00.380+00:00The Lost Letters of Evelyn Wright by Clare Swatman<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijc0WMfSj468jd1nVS6rTqNpvwpdAX9-esSC67P7xjiowmukU8J6S8sMEKaFM5Al6F7e9Ajr_tSoSFvGP_5y5c1AvF7-Lx6onxnQD4ljuVLJlZ6HME-DpP2MP3io2XC7eFE_ehf9aOz719qhIdcilvZ0GXNJm6xK3l_9Kimz_XbiMK0ssMCye3z2ccyRY/s445/41DDtWFaxwL._SY445_SX342_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="290" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijc0WMfSj468jd1nVS6rTqNpvwpdAX9-esSC67P7xjiowmukU8J6S8sMEKaFM5Al6F7e9Ajr_tSoSFvGP_5y5c1AvF7-Lx6onxnQD4ljuVLJlZ6HME-DpP2MP3io2XC7eFE_ehf9aOz719qhIdcilvZ0GXNJm6xK3l_9Kimz_XbiMK0ssMCye3z2ccyRY/s320/41DDtWFaxwL._SY445_SX342_.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Starting over can be hard to do…</span></h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">So when mum of two Beth moves out of her beloved marital home and into an unloved and unkempt cottage, she can’t help but feel demoralised. Faced with months of DIY and dust, her children Jacob and Olivia aren’t impressed either. But when Beth finds a box of letters while she’s clearing out the children’s room, things start to look up.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">The correspondence is decades old, between agony aunt Evelyn and those in need of solace. Intrigued as to why the letters have been kept safe all these years, Beth can’t resist reading them, and as the wisdom and kindness of Evelyn falls off the pages, so Beth starts to feel she has a friend and champion in this woman she has never met.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Good advice doesn’t age, and as life starts to look brighter, Beth begins to wonder if she could track down Evelyn and thank her for her help. But as Beth uncovers more about Evelyn’s story, it becomes clear that everything is not as it seems. And now Beth is determined to bring peace to Evelyn as she has to her.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasMgfcZwKd5pkBaIqFSDmisAXbLfPK3qugsKUUoEuNR68fl3Q1oxA-sdsiVDyMAB1VBM3_DAjF8_nSXPRMuuxMeLUp43mb3RJv09dsqlmsyWzVIjBY0KyWqRPQi7TfIrcjb3q2RPO1wClxondwPw-IrRORndeQ933KZqUwu1JGerUQPDJGayFJCaj-rg/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasMgfcZwKd5pkBaIqFSDmisAXbLfPK3qugsKUUoEuNR68fl3Q1oxA-sdsiVDyMAB1VBM3_DAjF8_nSXPRMuuxMeLUp43mb3RJv09dsqlmsyWzVIjBY0KyWqRPQi7TfIrcjb3q2RPO1wClxondwPw-IrRORndeQ933KZqUwu1JGerUQPDJGayFJCaj-rg/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv4Z4iEoPF1dMbzX-lesCu-tO4of3fB8FK3x5fDBpUYnwS7VJ4EB8kLL_MzSlyddsDXfFtQwXPshj1Zj53b44CAiXOkMkdorVyGNcx48KNcCOHWuZbc5XIF3vXZ-w_elf_NDuVOTRyMNPEtRPNLNSt4Oa0bDI81KpmAKN3c5vttNJDVJX9RXdw1pKYRM/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiv4Z4iEoPF1dMbzX-lesCu-tO4of3fB8FK3x5fDBpUYnwS7VJ4EB8kLL_MzSlyddsDXfFtQwXPshj1Zj53b44CAiXOkMkdorVyGNcx48KNcCOHWuZbc5XIF3vXZ-w_elf_NDuVOTRyMNPEtRPNLNSt4Oa0bDI81KpmAKN3c5vttNJDVJX9RXdw1pKYRM/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>REVIEW</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Beth's husband had an affair which led to a divorce and him giving Beth the price of half of their family home ( Beth couldn't afford it on her own).</span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Beth has bought a rundown cottage and try to make it a home for her and her two children who she is sharing custody with her husband. The fly in the ointment is that her ex husband is sharing what was the family home with his girlfriend. She gets to be with Beth's children when they stay there and Beth finds this very hard to come to terms with.</span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">One lonely day when her children are with their dad she finds a bundle of magazines from the fifties in an old wardrobe that was left by previous owner.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">She reads them but is drawn to a problem page written by a woman called Evelyn and this passes Beth's time. Beth enjoys this so much that she thinks it's a great idea to help people like her who have no one to confide in so she sets up a web page and that's the start of her being an agony aunt.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">I enjoyed this book. I felt so mad for Beth that her husband had the money to buy the kids anything they asked for and use this as a weapon against her. He had no idea how she felt at having to share her children with another woman, the woman who broke up her marriage along with her husband of course.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Various new people come into Beth's life as she comes to terms with it. I thought the various stories about them were good and integrated well.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">I was quite sad when the book came to an end as I could have read more.</span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-Letters-Evelyn-Wright-breathtaking-ebook/dp/B0CKL2D3DN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3PMNDY7VEZBBO&keywords=the+lost+letters+of+evelyn+wright&qid=1705762988&sprefix=The+lost+letters+of+ev%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1">Published today</a><br /></span></p><p><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;"><br /></span></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-56529288928574773862024-02-01T12:24:00.002+00:002024-02-01T12:24:58.237+00:00The Memory Library by Kate Storey<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xVc8qx69p9lhofK2GJr3hc4XkLJCoH6TMlP7J3yv5AiPS1FxPI_pHoRn6fpcZ_PANuLVlnTCNV0Kya-CrKQABbMl9LgrQMUf_z-VCCkV68GEmPuFJKLz0H8ZWOU-A3ZGtsTyhq_9U2WlXEO-cOANApHQ4y-oc4gVxEmTJa_dX0cttvsnFUCkLDYIUJA/s466/81jpAHwi78L._SY466_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="305" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8xVc8qx69p9lhofK2GJr3hc4XkLJCoH6TMlP7J3yv5AiPS1FxPI_pHoRn6fpcZ_PANuLVlnTCNV0Kya-CrKQABbMl9LgrQMUf_z-VCCkV68GEmPuFJKLz0H8ZWOU-A3ZGtsTyhq_9U2WlXEO-cOANApHQ4y-oc4gVxEmTJa_dX0cttvsnFUCkLDYIUJA/s320/81jpAHwi78L._SY466_.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px;">Some stories stay with us forever…</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">For forty-two years, Sally Harrison has been building a library.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Each year, on her daughter’s birthday, she adds a new book to her shelves – with a note in the front dedicated to her own greatest work.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">But Ella – Sally’s only child – fled to Australia twenty-one years ago after a heated exchange, and never looked back. And though Sally still dutifully adds a new paperback to the shelves every time the clock strikes midnight on July 11th, her hopes of her daughter ever thumbing through the pages are starting to dwindle.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Then disaster strikes and Ella is forced to return to the home she once knew.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">She is soon to discover that </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">when one chapter ends, another will soon follow.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">All you have to do is turn the page…</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w0R8zAVzGk91K2ev3DFaLhY12_y1JyvrJ2hOUES4hPvOHc6Pl0B7Z1BphKcTslakRQYd7T9yKGUlYuV1c-3f3Nvba1gzzOvpNZ78l47M4X0v8EZr4JTsA0TNbMd5hggq-sJSEjRhhk-P4NJKhIyf-wD2aJ6c72L1KvHz3vNeZ_Gm5kEgq24SS-bmCdk/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w0R8zAVzGk91K2ev3DFaLhY12_y1JyvrJ2hOUES4hPvOHc6Pl0B7Z1BphKcTslakRQYd7T9yKGUlYuV1c-3f3Nvba1gzzOvpNZ78l47M4X0v8EZr4JTsA0TNbMd5hggq-sJSEjRhhk-P4NJKhIyf-wD2aJ6c72L1KvHz3vNeZ_Gm5kEgq24SS-bmCdk/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb_56aC9a36EGLoe_JZO50xrClg8_HylffUuq-SprDxYeu_aLnDM9qIC22-1O2TQR8NJBQcFHm3-b7oteQN_nHm7gD6hCYZMULHSlGPHAX92Usa2U5sb9aXwrinOZXvZPoBWD4u0VROD0cZ2RIF1s6P19myBKvwPuyipICa8ND-jJq8Fvagxxhzg93L8/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdb_56aC9a36EGLoe_JZO50xrClg8_HylffUuq-SprDxYeu_aLnDM9qIC22-1O2TQR8NJBQcFHm3-b7oteQN_nHm7gD6hCYZMULHSlGPHAX92Usa2U5sb9aXwrinOZXvZPoBWD4u0VROD0cZ2RIF1s6P19myBKvwPuyipICa8ND-jJq8Fvagxxhzg93L8/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>REVIEW</p><p>Sally's daughter Ella moved to Australia 21 yrs ago. She found something out about her mother's life just after the death of her father. She refused to listen to what her mum had to say and instead fled to the other side of the world.</p><p>When her mum,Sally has a fall Ella is persuaded by her husband that she has to do the right thing and fly home to England and take care of her.</p><p>Slowly Ella finds out about her mum's life and how much she means to other people and through that what she used to mean to her.</p><p>A story of a mother's love and what she would do to protect her child and what she gives up to protect her child. There is forgiveness and redemption and finding out that everything is not always as it seems. </p><p>A lovely cast of neighbours and friends are alongside the two main characters of Sally and Ella and make this book an enjoyable read.</p><p>I did shed some tears near the end and that shows what a good story it was.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Memory-Library-must-read-charming-uplifting-ebook/dp/B0C9XQQMXG/">Publushed today</a><br /></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-27283985081209210952024-01-28T14:01:00.002+00:002024-01-28T14:01:57.854+00:00The Garden of Lost Secrets by Kerry Barrett.<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aEdfiNy5lW9SnrAIxGHM1RMmioxbjPGGA-cf-IKBUB_lsTaBDV3Mb1ql5x_S-sNZIV4Xy1FTC4hvQaVLSF-GmXtcVLgLDDsNXrEYCial-eQfbiFW3YcMyM0JOrUhmRqX9bIsdBXWxGoeVPuUrVVOIefZy2qvPAbe4eAasQs5DlagstpLs45UVjh0CNI/s466/81gRz9A4F6L._SY466_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="304" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aEdfiNy5lW9SnrAIxGHM1RMmioxbjPGGA-cf-IKBUB_lsTaBDV3Mb1ql5x_S-sNZIV4Xy1FTC4hvQaVLSF-GmXtcVLgLDDsNXrEYCial-eQfbiFW3YcMyM0JOrUhmRqX9bIsdBXWxGoeVPuUrVVOIefZy2qvPAbe4eAasQs5DlagstpLs45UVjh0CNI/s320/81gRz9A4F6L._SY466_.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">A forgotten past. A garden full of secrets. A mystery to be uncovered.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">1943.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">With her best friend having recently joined the Land Army and her mother lost in grief after the death of her father early in the war, Gloria is lonely. When she finds an unlikely kindred spirit in Jerome, an American soldier stationed in her Cotswolds village, Gloria begins to fall in love. But conflict between the soldiers and the villagers lead to an impossible choice with devastating consequences.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Present day.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">After their dreams of starting a family are crushed, Philippa and her husband Marco need a fresh start. Focusing on repairing the crumbling walls and leaking roof of the Cotswolds house they impulsively bought seems easier work than repairing their relationship. When Philippa finds a hidden memorial hidden deep in the garden, the discovery only pushes them further apart. But as Philippa determines to uncover the truth behind the memorial, could the secrets it reveals be the key to finally putting their heartbreak to rest?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf5GEy6kSTJw97V2y5Q6x_udOvpIhCorpeCY8TwRnBfYWojZo0ng1jKhnvj2dCq2ezT87NAnBgsG4MKPrtRmOomIy_Nx_2aa2gohX9ldJPMdF2iuHA_H6klcxRRiENfoWoZPTuYylsbz9ljCwzEqChT3zAMX7zftb-2W799BLVz_HoxeXOvuevDwQ00M/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggf5GEy6kSTJw97V2y5Q6x_udOvpIhCorpeCY8TwRnBfYWojZo0ng1jKhnvj2dCq2ezT87NAnBgsG4MKPrtRmOomIy_Nx_2aa2gohX9ldJPMdF2iuHA_H6klcxRRiENfoWoZPTuYylsbz9ljCwzEqChT3zAMX7zftb-2W799BLVz_HoxeXOvuevDwQ00M/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrUreFWGiNgO6Oz_-DmxTYuQBWKCWUzyrbpzXlbpX1gOoe3fRTCU6DGJagmgCPqTmlV_RqtZ-Qs4l_384q5Nt-FQJd7cXRPAd6WNudDdkb9ZqZzXy5YZW78rY6t5AQhC4NWMKAntM8a57RylAVh4n_esU7OTRRM2LVSUdj4MVi1DekrR68-HGsQ1Om0w/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWrUreFWGiNgO6Oz_-DmxTYuQBWKCWUzyrbpzXlbpX1gOoe3fRTCU6DGJagmgCPqTmlV_RqtZ-Qs4l_384q5Nt-FQJd7cXRPAd6WNudDdkb9ZqZzXy5YZW78rY6t5AQhC4NWMKAntM8a57RylAVh4n_esU7OTRRM2LVSUdj4MVi1DekrR68-HGsQ1Om0w/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>REVIEW</p><p>This is a dual timeline book, one part set in 1942 and one in present day.</p><p> In 1942 Gloria is 17 and lives with her mother after the death of her father at the start of the war. They live in a small English village and have been told they will be boarding GI officers in their home.</p><p>As the GI's enter the village in trucks Gloria and her friend notice some of the trucks going in a different direction and realise the black GI's are separated from the whites and going to a different camp. </p><p>The Americans expect this segregation to also happen in the village pub,shops etc and are shocked when they realise that the villages won't abide by their American law.</p><p>In present day Phillipa and her husband Marco buy the house where Gloria used to live with the intention of setting up a restaurant. While digging the garden they come across a cherub which looks as if it's sitting on a small grave. This opens up old wounds for them both and causes friction.</p><p>I enjoyed this book. The 1942 story was very emotional when it comes to how the segregation of black people was expected to continue in another country even in the time of war when fighting the same enemy. It was also a very sad part of the book and I would have liked more of this part of the story.</p><p>The present day part didn't really keep me glued to the book quite so much. I didn't like Marco's character very much and this maybe is the reason why. I thought he was very self centred and was acting in an ridiculous way. He also made his wife feel awful which of course I didn't like. </p><p>It all added to make a good story with the best ending possible. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garden-Lost-Secrets-captivating-resilience-ebook/dp/B0CGHL75X1/">Out now for kindle,paperback or audio</a><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-92183081265085074572024-01-05T12:15:00.000+00:002024-01-05T12:15:14.256+00:00One Year After You by Shari Low<p> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw1fhb6GQ4ArXitLFkn5LhI35B7F4uHEnYO1istEroQMYCbqWihrbUn3MAOD1nnvpx-Z4wujGmfq-Hj20uR9rU-0dHi0COoNqqxGSFVJ_-UGvrq3DaIdUpgHTEI3A7z4u28_wsanTYcgD7_DBmMhvC7XKZhXLxTeo9wM42MZlFf6_hUFbSOCque8LCHg/s300/baaa19dc-fb06-4da1-83e1-eac49700cd4f.__CR0,0,1080,1080_PT0_SX300_V1___.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="300" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw1fhb6GQ4ArXitLFkn5LhI35B7F4uHEnYO1istEroQMYCbqWihrbUn3MAOD1nnvpx-Z4wujGmfq-Hj20uR9rU-0dHi0COoNqqxGSFVJ_-UGvrq3DaIdUpgHTEI3A7z4u28_wsanTYcgD7_DBmMhvC7XKZhXLxTeo9wM42MZlFf6_hUFbSOCque8LCHg/s1600/baaa19dc-fb06-4da1-83e1-eac49700cd4f.__CR0,0,1080,1080_PT0_SX300_V1___.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 24px;">Twenty-four hours. Four shocking secrets. One tumultuous tale of love, loss and second chances.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">One year ago today, Tress Walker’s husband was killed in a car accident, on a trip with his secret mistress whilst Tress gave birth to their son. But as time moves on, Tress has to choose whether to protect her fragile heart or open it to love again.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Noah Clark was equally devastated to discover his wife and his best friend were having an affair. Now the love of his life is asking for a second chance. But can there ever be a way back once the trust is broken?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">For forty years, the fabulous Odette Devine has been a beloved actress on a Scottish TV show. Today she is broken, betrayed, and desperate to find out if this is her payback for a lie she told four decades ago. Noah’s sister Keli Clark has recently been ghosted by the man she loves. When a message from a complete stranger reveals the reason why, Keli will have to decide whether to forgive,forget, or make sure he pays.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2uaDuRyyWlIdo9Sjm7O91fWocNESAXcxKvolhPYQAyuFuHafvjyRpSwG8GpE63uFV6j3g4xLtB0BZ8uO3N-zzjm_aa2Sl3IN-WuC9XJsOh8yVCYfY6H4EU4WpgWT2KiP-U-KxNBWyPHCy2ecWunzFHEtQgMQmdYbPDBRCxr62nvGBf23aLthyphenhyphen2pX4Ww/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2uaDuRyyWlIdo9Sjm7O91fWocNESAXcxKvolhPYQAyuFuHafvjyRpSwG8GpE63uFV6j3g4xLtB0BZ8uO3N-zzjm_aa2Sl3IN-WuC9XJsOh8yVCYfY6H4EU4WpgWT2KiP-U-KxNBWyPHCy2ecWunzFHEtQgMQmdYbPDBRCxr62nvGBf23aLthyphenhyphen2pX4Ww/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AEmCw8et980qhcAo7qn2uDSws4k9NWsxSorzeDX8tVmipbdbynRZLiRJXYCl02YNqZXK67rHXUkUKSi0JCz0b19isz6XHbENSKu7EEzInljvavNw5tpZwzBeN6WM4gWCLGfv7TnI6ayw2p0Pgx4kU6B91NrG1aDHPs7InUZiotyukNS52pS0LF6yR9w/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AEmCw8et980qhcAo7qn2uDSws4k9NWsxSorzeDX8tVmipbdbynRZLiRJXYCl02YNqZXK67rHXUkUKSi0JCz0b19isz6XHbENSKu7EEzInljvavNw5tpZwzBeN6WM4gWCLGfv7TnI6ayw2p0Pgx4kU6B91NrG1aDHPs7InUZiotyukNS52pS0LF6yR9w/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;">REVIEW</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">When I started reading this I had no idea it was the sequel to One Day Without you but I was so happy that it was.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">It's a year to the day that Tress's husband Max was killed in a car crash. The same crash involved Noah's wife, Anya who was having an affair with Max.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Anya is now in America having split from Max.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;"> On the same day of the crash Tress gave birth to Max's son, buddy.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Tress and Noah have spent the last year trying to build their lives back together focusing especially on Baby Buddy.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Nancy and Val are still good neighbours and part of the family now, and still cracking the jokes.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">A soap opera star who's leaving her show for the last time is part of the story and eventually we see the lives intertwine.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;" /></span><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">I can't give any more of this away. I have loved all the books by Shari Low I have read so far. I only discovered her this year through a friend and I have to idea why she was never on my radar before.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">I still have a few more books of hers to read.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;" /><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14.4px;">I really enjoyed this one and although it can be read on its own it will be more enjoyable if you read the first one first.</span></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span face="Raleway, sans-serif" style="color: #666666; font-size: 14.4px;">Published today ! <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/One-Year-After-You-heartbreaking-ebook/dp/B0CKHFP9HQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LRM9J1GXK7BA&keywords=shari+low&qid=1704456588&sprefix=%2Caps%2C143&sr=8-1">Click Here</a> Also on kindle unlimited. </span></span></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-60213227625200202632023-10-18T09:00:00.002+01:002023-10-18T11:14:09.575+01:00The Coal Miner's Wife by Jennie Felton<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1SRqp5wyUh4_1QvqR8GhqBb0_5P1XCJrLzzS9U_1k8yzBAHujdcvADBRgeMSqoYLtYuYxj9jRF7LhAlcOLLH1SazPPdV2EetlM6pWaUcki6LLPVV5IWjCWSsq4JtdkbqD5utPA3NxkDkNStcAlJG0N8Kor2IOBTGV0GqxPx7m1zOa8WPGdKlxGAkLPs/s1500/81nuEwmQxDL._SL1500_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="975" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1SRqp5wyUh4_1QvqR8GhqBb0_5P1XCJrLzzS9U_1k8yzBAHujdcvADBRgeMSqoYLtYuYxj9jRF7LhAlcOLLH1SazPPdV2EetlM6pWaUcki6LLPVV5IWjCWSsq4JtdkbqD5utPA3NxkDkNStcAlJG0N8Kor2IOBTGV0GqxPx7m1zOa8WPGdKlxGAkLPs/s320/81nuEwmQxDL._SL1500_.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Somerset, 1911<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Miner's wife Lorna Harrison sometimes wonders what became of her marriage. The affection has gone, and now her husband Harry is surly and cold. But Lorna will always be grateful for the joy that their two daughters bring.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When a devastating accident occurs at the pit and Harry is unable to work, Lorna worries about how she will make ends meet. Worse, the pit owner wants them out of their house. While Lorna's friend Flossie is a tower of strength, other neighbours turn their backs, as rumours spread that Harry helped cause the mine collapse.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />At her lowest ebb, Lorna is befriended by Bradley Robinson, the colliery safety officer, whose kindness is a beacon of light in dark times. But as shocking new secrets are revealed, Lorna wonders if Bradley is only using her to learn the truth about the pit. As she struggles to keep her daughters safe, Lorna must decide if she can trust the man she is falling in love with . . .</span></h3><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGLXHpg9PsyRUXjyPjMhUcfsJ-7rHHC33EYFMp-_a3HfPnHwhaR3iIqYMXsF-h44c7XeXXcdl1wWqWj_2ijCUlfjx9HfE8PIM5KB5amHe5Q2rr9I9Ytm-TW31Uy0-SxTJlJ5ywowEjGc9SlMG0tDNmXmoDj9s9zqHv7BSqEt8CjUpZSJCzWkn00Qvcjc/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqGLXHpg9PsyRUXjyPjMhUcfsJ-7rHHC33EYFMp-_a3HfPnHwhaR3iIqYMXsF-h44c7XeXXcdl1wWqWj_2ijCUlfjx9HfE8PIM5KB5amHe5Q2rr9I9Ytm-TW31Uy0-SxTJlJ5ywowEjGc9SlMG0tDNmXmoDj9s9zqHv7BSqEt8CjUpZSJCzWkn00Qvcjc/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ-fAcaTOxOfHgNxmctmZ3OluFE3_bxv-Sm6GiC78ggIrhmaOTxAs7SjA8EdEJIiFmMcl23p1yXkVqJX5TTsHHEN76UIzTVjdoTrNSkvyNScFu3dNcb0FtgmCGXp1IeONakrbMz1vma8AxgHhohyLsJd5YsAAoHicfCPRWNIsn9OniUi5xvll-W-FivE/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiQ-fAcaTOxOfHgNxmctmZ3OluFE3_bxv-Sm6GiC78ggIrhmaOTxAs7SjA8EdEJIiFmMcl23p1yXkVqJX5TTsHHEN76UIzTVjdoTrNSkvyNScFu3dNcb0FtgmCGXp1IeONakrbMz1vma8AxgHhohyLsJd5YsAAoHicfCPRWNIsn9OniUi5xvll-W-FivE/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></div><p>REVIEW</p><p>This was such a good read.</p><p>Lorna is a Miner's Wife with two young girls. Miner's wives are used to hard work; imagine washing all your husband's clothes by hand which are saturated in coal dust. The worry the wives have everyday their husbands go to work hundreds of feet underground. Mines were owned by rich men and they didn't like being told to spend money to improve safety in the mines and even when laws came into force some would still cut corners.</p><p>When Lorna's husband Harry has an accident in the pit he is unable to work. If you can't do your job at the pit you don't get paid and you lose your tied house. </p><p>Lorna is beside herself with worry. How we she support her daughters, where will they live?</p><p>To add to her strife Harry is being more fractious than usual as he is stuck in the house unable to walk. The future looks grim for Lorna.</p><p>The small village where the family live has a mix of people. Flossie, Lorna's neighbour and the salt of the earth, the decent bosses at the pit like Bradley Robinson and Mr Cameron and not so good as in the owner Sir Montague. The nosey neighbours and the downright horrible ones. </p><p>The miner's all stick together in a crisis and spend their non working time in the pub leaving the wives to cook and clean for them and worry that trouble is brewing due to the pit accident. </p><p>All these characters are weaved into a captivating story by the author which keeps you turning those pages.</p><p>There have been a few books lately that after reading a few chapters I have to put them down and start another one. I have too many books waiting to be read that any that don't capture my attention I put aside and try them again at a later date. </p><p>This was not one of those books. From the first sentence I was hooked, yes, the first sentence and here it is.</p><p>February 1911</p><p>"The day that was to change Lorna Harrison's life began like any other."</p><p>Straightaway I want to know what happened to change Lorna's life and I expect that now, you do too.</p><p>Jennie Felton's books capture the emotions of her characters. She understands how people think and act in different situations and she supports the underdog.</p><p>Check out Jennie Felton's books in her other name of Janet Tanner. </p><p>If you enjoy books set during WW2 then look up her books written in the name of Amelia Carr they are brilliant.</p><p>The Coal Miner's Wife is <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Coal-Miners-Wife-heart-wrenching-hardship-ebook/dp/B0BYX1K6MP/ref=sr_1_2?crid=39TZL65EE1KGS&keywords=The+miner%27s+wife&qid=1697562132&sprefix=the+miner%27s+wife%2Caps%2C138&sr=8-2">Out now! </a><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=janet+tanner&crid=1Z6U8J6WAGOPB&sprefix=%2Caps%2C146&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_6_0_recent">Janet Tanner books</a><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=Amelia+carr&crid=14QLE6CBHT18H&sprefix=amelia+carr%2Caps%2C136&ref=nb_sb_noss_1">Amelia Carr books</a><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-63287200362032395462023-09-28T09:00:00.001+01:002023-09-28T09:00:00.154+01:00The Book of Beginnings by Sally Page<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZGcKx-_0c57vbuQMK8npUmQ8yJuUqW2pPR6MHwuSA9jyoh8MhagFbXP7OrOTg03yoo8MfzK40em8iJ6b_Ch6yDBrX3nKsaBQ8F3QP3E3JTz1SWnwaJgNpuJUlURVSkYXIEgX8fSGEHjgwWxV1p5LlPPROyNWcSKsaMJmWq9rnWO_Po_wQGlRw0Lof3s/s389/cover288390-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaZGcKx-_0c57vbuQMK8npUmQ8yJuUqW2pPR6MHwuSA9jyoh8MhagFbXP7OrOTg03yoo8MfzK40em8iJ6b_Ch6yDBrX3nKsaBQ8F3QP3E3JTz1SWnwaJgNpuJUlURVSkYXIEgX8fSGEHjgwWxV1p5LlPPROyNWcSKsaMJmWq9rnWO_Po_wQGlRw0Lof3s/s320/cover288390-medium.png" width="210" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif;">Jo Sorsby knows she is hiding from her past when she steps in to look after her uncle’s stationery shop. Glimpsing the lives of her customers between the warm wooden shelves, as they scribble notes with fountain pens and browse colourful notebooks, distracts her from the life she has left behind.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">Yet far from home, Jo feels adrift . . .</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">When she meets Ruth, a vicar running from a secret, and Malcolm, a septuagenarian struggling to write his first book, she realises that she isn’t alone.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">It’s the beginning of a friendship that can transform Jo’s life . . . if only she can let them in.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7w_eAKcqDK5FV83U0GC1datgW-5bUsfTBOj9ICaGymTnSBCxPCMtRB9Tmmxs43c75ddPy1sug3bv8bz7IGEmSt-1OuqCRBrZkj4s9n2VdzLysrS6UrOIV9rRqAJHTPuEjs2XD7_j2UwwDpca3YVItfmq-wheCDo2g9ulUXDC2-asHWFdFwR-YUjI4Y3E/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7w_eAKcqDK5FV83U0GC1datgW-5bUsfTBOj9ICaGymTnSBCxPCMtRB9Tmmxs43c75ddPy1sug3bv8bz7IGEmSt-1OuqCRBrZkj4s9n2VdzLysrS6UrOIV9rRqAJHTPuEjs2XD7_j2UwwDpca3YVItfmq-wheCDo2g9ulUXDC2-asHWFdFwR-YUjI4Y3E/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkXzRHYKchxsLnbgMggLRVdAfmmPWr6vJX7IHEW5U16KqWzetkyoIHLzdJsd2cbfHsXH8aWnIah68ngnScxteH43qfCyMpSS3T_lYG6EmG8C40EFFkf3eH_JTBeDRHKKMceWgVPmQt2A5UkhIGwGsc41Lj_-P_RcoY6Mf1yCNhqtX4_ZOmfRmM3UPFJE/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWkXzRHYKchxsLnbgMggLRVdAfmmPWr6vJX7IHEW5U16KqWzetkyoIHLzdJsd2cbfHsXH8aWnIah68ngnScxteH43qfCyMpSS3T_lYG6EmG8C40EFFkf3eH_JTBeDRHKKMceWgVPmQt2A5UkhIGwGsc41Lj_-P_RcoY6Mf1yCNhqtX4_ZOmfRmM3UPFJE/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></p><p>REVIEW </p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Jo is at the end of a long relationship as she returns home not knowing what to do with her life. When her mum tells her that her Uncle Wilbur has been hospitalised with Alzheimers and she needs someone to take over his stationary shop in London,</span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">Jo volunteers thinking some time to herself in a different place would be good for her.
I loved this book but I don't know how to describe it.
We hear about the people who use the shop and Jo is helpful to everyone and makes friends quickly.
The main people are Ruth the runaway vicar and Malcolm a lonely man in his seventies. The three of them become friends and bond over the stories that Malcom tells them about the people who are buried in Highgate cemetery which he spends his time researching.
This is a story of friendship and finding new friends in unexpected places. It's a story of moving on and starting life again and it's a story of different kinds of love.
A special mention has to go to the ending of this book,it brought tears to my eyes.
This is the second book by Sally Page. I loved her debut novel, The Keeper of Secrets, and like this one it is a little bit different from other books.
A good read.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Book-Beginnings-charming-uplifting-bestselling-ebook/dp/B0BQV5G39X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3TO8UELS657N4&keywords=sally+page+kindle+books&qid=1689178403&sprefix=Sally+page%2Caps%2C256&sr=8-1">Out from today</a><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-26199272375057626522023-09-13T09:00:00.001+01:002023-09-14T18:53:32.116+01:00The Life I Stole by Nikola Scott<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+life+i+stole+nikola+scott&crid=17ENU8PZIHRR7&sprefix=%2Caps%2C166&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_a5rWdU3igkQEcBBiKluYNdeVTAvO03ZEUhsHLSX4oKsUnckDwVcS96zGsdx78prEuotQktMRjjWWIPrQyqCumAb_NV2C3wyyVv1brTcsGq3zdO-IgK0v6QNbZzxGtrdttmvvSgiuH82RSNGCO16Ero43SuMrTIDBql0WtXqtgw0Rl9yaUT1oFbssFKo/s320/cover293218-medium.png" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;">It's 1953. </span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Memories of the war are beginning to fade.</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Young Queen Elizabeth has just ascended to the throne. </span><span class="a-text-bold" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Isobel McIntyre is a doctor-in-training at a London teaching hospital. It's not easy being a woman working in medicine. And Isobel carries the additional burden of a shocking secret . . .</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />One night three years ago, Isobel took the chance to walk into another woman's life. By the time she understood the implications, it was too late to turn back. Now the secret she's been hiding for so long threatens everything - her career, new-found friendships, and a love affair that promises the kind of joy Isobel thought was only for others.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Love and happiness can't thrive in a world of lies. But does Isobel have the courage to tell the truth, whatever the consequences?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwgKO8akCBxm0PJZobPLK2sHV0YkQiI0EjmyI-ozgkNpzO2biuHjOTdYDlq6NDrhOrTFeeMa5ug_tbj_rbXtDCnBowvfIh7dbPFNYwArpdGX1rsLUWgqYycFEzt2SorFYq_RU3BAh5R72z5bwxVqkapoUTeCMcWPHIPkALYoa1rTGQkBQqnBv88b55RQ/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdwgKO8akCBxm0PJZobPLK2sHV0YkQiI0EjmyI-ozgkNpzO2biuHjOTdYDlq6NDrhOrTFeeMa5ug_tbj_rbXtDCnBowvfIh7dbPFNYwArpdGX1rsLUWgqYycFEzt2SorFYq_RU3BAh5R72z5bwxVqkapoUTeCMcWPHIPkALYoa1rTGQkBQqnBv88b55RQ/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4kAyNAEMz3Zxj9PxX9NsFTklhp8MYj7r0ZdMagbG_16YrV3VhkAPcAeByRthVXUeF5xn1gml0V2aBADwn-xtN-OAtX2Xqx0RkYU3e-lSdsgiY9UkBES86srE174A1Ws8eeb_lObr5PiDPhn5Z12d7q4iOq380qpHZO3J9fTqwARXOIDc7A28C7SJ3dM/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji4kAyNAEMz3Zxj9PxX9NsFTklhp8MYj7r0ZdMagbG_16YrV3VhkAPcAeByRthVXUeF5xn1gml0V2aBADwn-xtN-OAtX2Xqx0RkYU3e-lSdsgiY9UkBES86srE174A1Ws8eeb_lObr5PiDPhn5Z12d7q4iOq380qpHZO3J9fTqwARXOIDc7A28C7SJ3dM/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>REVIEW</p><p><span face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px;">Agnes has been living with a well off family since she was evacuated there during the war when she was 10 yrs old. The family recieve word that Agne's mother has been killed in a bombing raid. </span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">Agnes remained with the family as a maid and general dogsbody but she is great friends with Isobel, the daughter of the house.
Isobel's parents also die and the two young women are left alone. Isobel is going to France to study and eventually become a doctor. She is shy and not very academic where Agnes is clever and bolshy.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">Something terrible happens and Agnes takes Isabel's place on the course and studies to become a doctor.
How long can a person last with a false name and a false background. When will she be found out? </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">Just as everything seems to be going well for Agnes, who is now Isabel, she meets someone who knew her real mother and she starts to crumble.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">I loved this book. I knew eventually that the truth would be known but it kept me reading just to find out when and how.
The book deals with the problems in the fifties of the new NHS and a shortage of doctors and nurses and the terrible way women who wanted to be doctors were treated by the senior management. There is still the awful stigma of unmarried pregnant women and the hopelessness they faced within their own neighbourhoods. Poor, with no husband to provide for them there was little hope in keeping their babies,and their treatment in hospital wasn't to be relished either.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">After trying to get into another three books ,they were put aside as I loved this book from the beginning.
I've read The Orchard Girls by the same author and it was brilliant. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Nikola Scott's books to anyone.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=the+life+i+stole+nikola+scott&crid=17ENU8PZIHRR7&sprefix=%2Caps%2C166&ref=nb_sb_ss_recent_1_0_recent">Out now</a><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">I'm delighted to be part of the blog tour for this book. Here are the other blogs to read what they think.</pre><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg_9ns5ZWnnjILG9-rucY2U49hdrzfjCByJYT6F_0DYnac0vrtzqggiytWMa_HMifGXJXGuWUni00Ap_S4Sz6tk-t_5n27ETZAHZYQY4uTGtZvutuXqBmNVrVQATpJlZdWGKjqNK9mxuO9VuDfYly3fcPcKu-Tb7ZkUnYYuoHR7oJ5D7-TocCdqgeA-c/s2000/Screenshot_20230914_184748_Yahoo%20Mail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFg_9ns5ZWnnjILG9-rucY2U49hdrzfjCByJYT6F_0DYnac0vrtzqggiytWMa_HMifGXJXGuWUni00Ap_S4Sz6tk-t_5n27ETZAHZYQY4uTGtZvutuXqBmNVrVQATpJlZdWGKjqNK9mxuO9VuDfYly3fcPcKu-Tb7ZkUnYYuoHR7oJ5D7-TocCdqgeA-c/s320/Screenshot_20230914_184748_Yahoo%20Mail.jpg" width="192" /></a></div><br /><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-76217364156925081382023-09-07T09:00:00.025+01:002023-09-07T09:00:00.139+01:00Called to Vancouver Island by Lorna Hunting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUnxf_qlBudz3kCv0dYmZf_AYFTL4oo1LfU5f97_wTtIkEcjxoZEE-CVACDqTu7brCd8kvHi4fiyoCLIkET6s28gcMUjrCrIJhFLufMIdOxhlDBRcrX_y95AcqaZ7CjmaY33KtVN2SJD8jn5BRY6lmO-jPWIoIjKHonMOXy3mwEDLRbwdM6uIuXF4r_c/s346/51KySH40wsL._SY346_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="224" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUnxf_qlBudz3kCv0dYmZf_AYFTL4oo1LfU5f97_wTtIkEcjxoZEE-CVACDqTu7brCd8kvHi4fiyoCLIkET6s28gcMUjrCrIJhFLufMIdOxhlDBRcrX_y95AcqaZ7CjmaY33KtVN2SJD8jn5BRY6lmO-jPWIoIjKHonMOXy3mwEDLRbwdM6uIuXF4r_c/s320/51KySH40wsL._SY346_.jpg" width="207" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Grace Williams, a young English missionary, arrives in Colville, Vancouver, in 1857 to find</span></p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">the community neither wants nor seems to need her. When her superior, Reverend Palmer,</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">disappears into the snowy woods, on a foolhardy mission to seek converts amongst the Salish</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">First Nations people, Grace is left behind to oversee their mission. There are no half-</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">measures in this place where they do things differently, and she is forced to find self-confidence</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">and rise to the challenge.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Grace is grateful to Sam Gray, a widower, and Long Ben Sloane, the sawmill manager, who</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">befriend and aid her in her mission to improve people’s lives and find acceptance. In this wild</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">outpost, the two men become an invaluable support, but only one will win her heart…</span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">REVIEW</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJtMWD3p5S0snMhL63Z1LfBK_uMwTucuagmidgipD5o_TWosvahJ_of8dQjir7JcYptzXG8qsruJ_6iaARhJnfWCpZypO2FwMBzqC24QlMILJKAeOc6XypLFK34KNj807n_yz-kMGzGr0hqViJRYlVt0REVll0hpGCYAkVoeBCtXe9v3hfIpB8LIghtA/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIJtMWD3p5S0snMhL63Z1LfBK_uMwTucuagmidgipD5o_TWosvahJ_of8dQjir7JcYptzXG8qsruJ_6iaARhJnfWCpZypO2FwMBzqC24QlMILJKAeOc6XypLFK34KNj807n_yz-kMGzGr0hqViJRYlVt0REVll0hpGCYAkVoeBCtXe9v3hfIpB8LIghtA/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNp0AQLOrRjVPiyQv-s9OfbGGMHlebsez4URS088I9KIfZgA083UcRPF-0zPVSy3bE2Qr2ZJDGF1hk6GH5v7QYqHypG55yTN_Ju21GK2hdBNqX-PiLa8VMT0YHAuE1u7WHUzwkvhuSSKzohvsDUCMi1naJdAUf1EfmJaAoXq1p81D2UpxFb9HAYRDGCo/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNp0AQLOrRjVPiyQv-s9OfbGGMHlebsez4URS088I9KIfZgA083UcRPF-0zPVSy3bE2Qr2ZJDGF1hk6GH5v7QYqHypG55yTN_Ju21GK2hdBNqX-PiLa8VMT0YHAuE1u7WHUzwkvhuSSKzohvsDUCMi1naJdAUf1EfmJaAoXq1p81D2UpxFb9HAYRDGCo/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p>Grace arrives on Vancouver Island after a very long and ardous sea journey. She is accompanying Rev Palmer as a missionary from their church to spread the gospel through the new communities. To Grace's surprise everyone was expecting her to be a man and no plans had been made to accommodate a single female. Grace is treated with suspicion by the women who worry their husband's heads will be turned by a pretty young girl. </span><p></p><p><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Rev Palmer is the fire and brimstone type of minister with long winded sermons. He decides to go further into the forest to bring the gospel to the Salish community.</span></span></p><p><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">Against the advice of almost everyone he employs the services of a trapper who knows the forest and has spent time with the Salish people. Grace is left alone to encourage people to attend church services. Rev Palmer has left her sermons he has written to be read out in his absence.</span></span></p><p><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;">I loved this book it was so good to be back in Colville again and fine out how things were progressing for Kate, Stag and the other characters from the first book,</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> "New Beginnings Vancouver Island."</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> This sequel can be read as a stand alone book as its really about the new character Grace but I would recommend reading the first one as it sets the scene of what life was like for the settlers on the sea journey and arriving in Colville. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">The characters are so well written that I felt I knew them all well by the end of the book. My heart went out to Grace, brought up by very strict father who was also a minister. She was told her purpose in life was to be a missionary and she had no choice in the matter.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> We watch her grow in confidence away from her father's dominance as she tries to fit into the community. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Nothing was easy for the settlers who are all trying to make a good life for themselves. Gold is then discovered at Fraser River and some people decide its a way of becoming prosperous and leave to search for unknown wealth.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">When I closed the pages of the book I felt I had gained knowledge of a subject I knew nothing about. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">S</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">ometimes historical novels are hard to get started but I haven't found that with Lorna Hunting's books; they are easy to read with great characters who will stay in your mind wondering what their future will be like. </span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">This book had an epilogue which tells you exactly that,you don't have to guess, but I am guessing that it means there won't be a third book set in Colville,Vancouver Island.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> Awe well, all good things come to an end and I'm looking forward to whatever comes next from the pen of Lorna Hunting.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Called-Vancouver-Island-struggles-acceptance-ebook/dp/B0CCYVZHBK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2W5XFC8RWE6MT&keywords=lorna+hunting&qid=1694010258&s=digital-text&sprefix=%2Cdigital-text%2C231&sr=1-1">Out now!</a> Click here.<br /></span></p><p>Also by Lorna Hunting.......</p><p>New Beginnings on Vancouver Island</p><p>The Shacklesons of Whitehaven</p><p><br /></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-23957414733720102582023-07-28T10:00:00.001+01:002023-07-28T10:00:00.143+01:00A Fond Farewell to the Tobacco Girls by Lizzie Lane<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkTVOB6rFOrZCd8cP_d0fnIMJ5lu6afKpcLyElNe6V4r7ofiIJvAoFjl0d_tI0SZU0BBQdzRZzj9K9eaqzOgOC8ZEtK8891h46o_SWUOxFvbff8StYL2xHAAo75AUGwEgW5PwqGhNmtzlxIcxd4wazzWeSswFPUX3YEzshFlzTxLTF0ntDxJZ0p-vIfo/s392/cover293815-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="255" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTkTVOB6rFOrZCd8cP_d0fnIMJ5lu6afKpcLyElNe6V4r7ofiIJvAoFjl0d_tI0SZU0BBQdzRZzj9K9eaqzOgOC8ZEtK8891h46o_SWUOxFvbff8StYL2xHAAo75AUGwEgW5PwqGhNmtzlxIcxd4wazzWeSswFPUX3YEzshFlzTxLTF0ntDxJZ0p-vIfo/w240-h369/cover293815-medium.png" width="240" /></a></div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;">May 1945 – VE Day</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />After battling against the odds, the three friends are uncertain of their futures.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Maisie Miles must wait on tenterhooks for Japan to surrender and for poor Sid to return home. Will they still be sweethearts and have a future together? But tragedy strikes when Maisie's lodger Carole dies leaving 2-year-old Paula orphaned, Maisie is determined to keep the child she has grown to love as her own.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Meanwhile Bridget O’Neill’s husband has been patiently waiting her arrival in America but Bridget’s been struggling to leave her family and friends behind. Will she stay or will she go?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Phyllis Fairbrother receives the devastating news that husband Mick has relapsed and suffering a life changing diagnosis. Their dreams of a new life in Australia lie in tatters, or so she thinks.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />With a new dawn, there are high hopes and boundless dreams.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Can the Tobacco Girls unite once more to overcome life’s troubles and find the happiness they so deserve?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEmyfUS4Y3-v7qtiLEQ2FvY0gNfqi1Cc-Tc5WgeEoi_JwAwCRYro_Ou7XaryVpvjogRJcFh_qnT-FoddqjdqjXUe6EChx735WaRObCx7yPZqIE7rL7X2evQTXeUwu10qdyKQzHBdjyKIWI_4n_JVLrq589LRlU_IdIaSUCyxkER1C4NJxdsKRs5g2tUM/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtEmyfUS4Y3-v7qtiLEQ2FvY0gNfqi1Cc-Tc5WgeEoi_JwAwCRYro_Ou7XaryVpvjogRJcFh_qnT-FoddqjdqjXUe6EChx735WaRObCx7yPZqIE7rL7X2evQTXeUwu10qdyKQzHBdjyKIWI_4n_JVLrq589LRlU_IdIaSUCyxkER1C4NJxdsKRs5g2tUM/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mQGmy1QnbTXWNYMLbLqLllyjF48L7b1Z8U7p_BUSCsWlNOtGpcDSHsA6FwfWTGZse3-6EfFd7IciAsslKxzJUlB1Fwr4VIiO6Uqd0z9APiHH6SZtJ8Eb4YD0Hb2vcvN6nPch1WqPjGEeGp6Bd_GfN0EnRBHhMtWxD39mrdv0nQEKd6KJyY30_HUIQ4A/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5mQGmy1QnbTXWNYMLbLqLllyjF48L7b1Z8U7p_BUSCsWlNOtGpcDSHsA6FwfWTGZse3-6EfFd7IciAsslKxzJUlB1Fwr4VIiO6Uqd0z9APiHH6SZtJ8Eb4YD0Hb2vcvN6nPch1WqPjGEeGp6Bd_GfN0EnRBHhMtWxD39mrdv0nQEKd6KJyY30_HUIQ4A/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span><p></p><p>REVIEW</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">I can't belive that this is the sixth and final book about the tobacco girls,Maisie,Phyliss and Bridget. </span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">They have grown from their humble beginnings in book 1 to the women they are now. The war is over and the three women are together again briefly until the all embark on new lives to be separated by distance but not in their hearts.
There are a lot of ups and downs in this book, their lives changed by the war they struggle on.
There is plenty of laughter and happiness and also a few tears and sadness through the book.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">I have loved this series and always looked forward to the next one. All good things come to an end and we have to say goodbye to them but we leave them all enjoying a better life than the one at the beginning.
I envy anyone who now decides to read all six books one after the other,what a treat you're in for.
Thanks to Lizzie Lane for a great series.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hope-Glory-Tobacco-Girls-Lizzie-ebook/dp/B0B95VF5R8/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1N6RD01UH9CD9&keywords=lizzie+lane+kindle+books&qid=1690217597&sprefix=Lizzie%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-2">Published today </a><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-61028756034878055512023-07-12T16:45:00.002+01:002023-07-12T16:45:18.954+01:00Betrayal by Lesley Pearse<p> </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5R10OKVgs1-p2hMtyNFof37fJB6AuwK1M3bJAcShlOqlJlF4dA68mIXXlDdjcvVsFHzCY_t7VlrvnTlyiYHxONm-hnaL3-v6ED07e4p2wVV0_LqhPuTgJAt8PooTJAKJWw5XKFFvNkr_sn2e-Xk5AYw0OLdf4Rl71f9eBDyjIh1iJqGDhuguu4FnYsU/s390/cover285776-medium.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ5R10OKVgs1-p2hMtyNFof37fJB6AuwK1M3bJAcShlOqlJlF4dA68mIXXlDdjcvVsFHzCY_t7VlrvnTlyiYHxONm-hnaL3-v6ED07e4p2wVV0_LqhPuTgJAt8PooTJAKJWw5XKFFvNkr_sn2e-Xk5AYw0OLdf4Rl71f9eBDyjIh1iJqGDhuguu4FnYsU/s320/cover285776-medium.png" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Eve should never have married Don Hathaway. Yes, he gave her two beautiful children - Olly and Tabitha - but he is a bully.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Worse than that, he hurts her.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">But, after one drunken rage too many, she has the courage to leave him. Eve is warned that it's a difficult path, yet she needs to give her children hope for the future.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Don, however, is bitter. And getting away entirely from him proves impossible.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Until the day, Eve tries to teach him a lesson - and it all goes horribly wrong.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Eve loves her children but now she carries a terrible burden that she dares not share. Has she betrayed her and her children's futures?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzu1oCHMzpbcSvBEWsX431AXcOVnlczTnQdix46wR0FTG9GIlN0GzMYJU3BQOj1pHg3bnTMslBBsAfV4QZU_SKv_GgQ5vcCzSYbMLxajP6L-myKS67zkQ-0ZgRB-gTFTERQNx5TYvL1kil3qeP2m7IWrVvf0wPyx_piLdRD9c4ji0_ptl2xHrUAtSCO-U/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzu1oCHMzpbcSvBEWsX431AXcOVnlczTnQdix46wR0FTG9GIlN0GzMYJU3BQOj1pHg3bnTMslBBsAfV4QZU_SKv_GgQ5vcCzSYbMLxajP6L-myKS67zkQ-0ZgRB-gTFTERQNx5TYvL1kil3qeP2m7IWrVvf0wPyx_piLdRD9c4ji0_ptl2xHrUAtSCO-U/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGAGgA5chlPkAC5Cgp0K7qSBagbEz6wC5SJuiDoXbvXW2FbjXQ0lXuz1b03obBaHv1A2Hj6QMqV97HTiERNeSgbTfQ8Y4DKAjCeVxWc4vE5YS3_ouHZU_qpmObpmTnYiZtRLq0lM7LtTvKY73KHDl_uR7oWSYB4tJA0vpKQ1Pt6uoMjlPsQuQxLFp6ys/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGAGgA5chlPkAC5Cgp0K7qSBagbEz6wC5SJuiDoXbvXW2FbjXQ0lXuz1b03obBaHv1A2Hj6QMqV97HTiERNeSgbTfQ8Y4DKAjCeVxWc4vE5YS3_ouHZU_qpmObpmTnYiZtRLq0lM7LtTvKY73KHDl_uR7oWSYB4tJA0vpKQ1Pt6uoMjlPsQuQxLFp6ys/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p><p>REVIEW</p><p>Eve waits every night for her husband Don's key in the door wondering if tonight he will be drunk and angry. Eve knows if he is he will take his anger out on her and maybe her son if he tries to help her.</p><p>One morning after lying on a cold kitchen floor all night while battered and bleeding Eve knows it's time to leave. With no money, no other family and nowhere to go how is she going to escape with her son and daughter?</p><p>Once again a page turner by Lesley Pearse. I think I read this in one day. </p><p>I liked Eve as a character, she was determined to start her life again and had to accept that she needed help to do that. Many lovely people entered her life along with a few wrong ones. I thought her children at 13 and 15 especially her son were exceptionally mature talkers for their age, they sounded much older. </p><p>I really didn't see the "betrayal" coming. I always try and guess what will happen,but it shocked me when it did.</p><p>Good read. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Betrayal-Lesley-Pearse-ebook/dp/B0BGZ8RNWN/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1689176184&sr=8-2">Out now in all formats</a><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-54626162811159838782023-06-26T17:29:00.002+01:002023-06-26T17:29:13.923+01:00The Last Lifeboat by Hazel Gaynor<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSekq2JGin7hmOcfHLdvUE28QVIQEJX6YNW_WvWll6lgW-VtrcCDtCymDhKS-n9K9yRmp2EMEQt-ZORQOwU7gAXK-UT5CHNiAJRnA7SBgyRZEDER61NzAgymjfBUdoB7dIgSWQ-GolZTn1lvEXTCqQu0g96b-LoRwfQ5kDN9FdyEy6ODycrnIxcIGXNAc/s392/cover277881-medium.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSekq2JGin7hmOcfHLdvUE28QVIQEJX6YNW_WvWll6lgW-VtrcCDtCymDhKS-n9K9yRmp2EMEQt-ZORQOwU7gAXK-UT5CHNiAJRnA7SBgyRZEDER61NzAgymjfBUdoB7dIgSWQ-GolZTn1lvEXTCqQu0g96b-LoRwfQ5kDN9FdyEy6ODycrnIxcIGXNAc/s320/cover277881-medium.png" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;">Liverpool 1940. Alice King stands on the deck of SS Carlisle, waiting to escort a group of children to Canada as overseas evacuees. She is finally doing her bit for the war.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">In London, as the Blitz bombs rain down and the threat of German invasion looms, Lily Nicholls anxiously counts the days for news of her son and daughter’s safe arrival.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">But when disaster strikes in the Atlantic, Alice and Lily – one at sea, the other on land – will quickly become one another’s very best hope. The events of one night, and the eight unimaginable days that follow, will bind the two women together in unforgettable ways.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Inspired by a remarkable true story, The Last Lifeboat is a gripping and triumphant tale of love, courage and hope against the odds.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VPWhJgrXPqBTqc2q0kgI7NbdxPrDgkJSsx8A02iktYKdZeILw2LFsPqe4ARW_NMDXcFTdaoS8vBcyLLAvdsjfEixwYionZh-62ohNr4MBaWDYOBKuKFoT1hhRnVA2meG8MGCdi9D0jg6kcjVZntWiAUMF3UXxugtcZZDG0tg9Js9c29opHXc6Pl3zsQ/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8VPWhJgrXPqBTqc2q0kgI7NbdxPrDgkJSsx8A02iktYKdZeILw2LFsPqe4ARW_NMDXcFTdaoS8vBcyLLAvdsjfEixwYionZh-62ohNr4MBaWDYOBKuKFoT1hhRnVA2meG8MGCdi9D0jg6kcjVZntWiAUMF3UXxugtcZZDG0tg9Js9c29opHXc6Pl3zsQ/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtcT6TKLiCyd78oWrjZKDnmfqNCjEKs1Q9Ap3LsmYex2wGpaKzHCfMbE1fHQUBHS6hpuoxL38xZJ-bcZ9XyuWkLnDw77QCnRGadb0yFqlHW5wt_cS21UxxJOK6FQk3GWlLszxCsr0L8_Ui4vYhmxgmx1Klmo0IrPQ4-iuRZDIwgv1v_fhQENN5fJDrMk/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDtcT6TKLiCyd78oWrjZKDnmfqNCjEKs1Q9Ap3LsmYex2wGpaKzHCfMbE1fHQUBHS6hpuoxL38xZJ-bcZ9XyuWkLnDw77QCnRGadb0yFqlHW5wt_cS21UxxJOK6FQk3GWlLszxCsr0L8_Ui4vYhmxgmx1Klmo0IrPQ4-iuRZDIwgv1v_fhQENN5fJDrMk/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>REVIEW</p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">A fiction story set around true events during the second World War.
When Lily hears that children are being evacuated to Canada she is in two minds whether to send her two children. When the government promises that their ship with be gaurded by other Royal Navy ships sailing along beside then in case they come into contact with German torpedoes she makes the tough decision to send her children to Canada.
Alice, a teacher is looking for something to do to help the war effort and get away from her demanding mother at the same time. She volunteers to become an escort for the evacuees going to Canada.
When the worst happens and the ship the children and on is hit by a torpedo everyone has to abandom ship.
The story that follows is heartbreaking. We read of the stupidity of government decisions and the unbelievable courage of children and adults trying to survive until help comes.
Our story takes us back to London where parents are waiting to hear that their children have successfully arrived in Canada. The news they receive is every mothers nightmare but one woman refuses to accept that her son is missing.
What a brilliant read! Yes,at times it was a hard read but these events actually happened to real people and I feel we owe it to them to never forget what war did to our country.
The characters carved by Hazel Gaynor are very likeable which gave me real empathy towards them.
What they endured should be beyond endurance but these children and adults proved that we don't know how strong we are until we're tested.
I can't praise this book enough and I shed tears which is a marker for a good read.
Five stars all the way !</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Last-Lifeboat-gripping-historical-inspired/dp/0008518661/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3Z6C6CU4IRVM&keywords=the+last+lifeboat&qid=1687796641&sprefix=%2Caps%2C250&sr=8-1">Out now! In all formats</a></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-24286058309053595212023-06-22T14:13:00.005+01:002023-06-22T14:13:41.693+01:00A Secret Cornish Summer by Phillipa Ashley<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM60jsLUC79Ygc4LkLu6KCJktCFItxGmmBdwdu2dZc6s1aUbHr_I7tQ1xMSuX1whFzdtg9gTSL7FIcfacG3F72lA6ClqwjdzrFruHfHb7tc9b3rzt_Y5iFPD7eXUaNBOrA1p2hHNraZEci0iOaC3HpRFUBvrZhIFegBf0A1rAuiC-n_GRah1fQ69lLXrk/s391/cover277905-medium.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="391" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM60jsLUC79Ygc4LkLu6KCJktCFItxGmmBdwdu2dZc6s1aUbHr_I7tQ1xMSuX1whFzdtg9gTSL7FIcfacG3F72lA6ClqwjdzrFruHfHb7tc9b3rzt_Y5iFPD7eXUaNBOrA1p2hHNraZEci0iOaC3HpRFUBvrZhIFegBf0A1rAuiC-n_GRah1fQ69lLXrk/s320/cover277905-medium.png" width="209" /></a></div><br /><p><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;">An unforgettable tale of romance, humour and heart set against the stunning backdrop of the Cornish coast, from the</span><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"> Sunday Times</span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;"> bestseller.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">When </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Eden</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> steps out of her beautiful coastal cottage to find a Speedo-wearing, suntanned stranger doing yoga in next door’s garden, she is immediately on her guard. Since her ex-husband betrayed her in the worst possible ways, she has kept her distance from all men, taking refuge in her start-up coffee business.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">But as she gets to know </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Levan</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">, Eden begins to wonder if he might be different – until she discovers he’s not quite what he seems. And when a long-buried family secret surfaces, her faith in those she loves most is shaken to the core.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">As the secrets spill out, relationships old and new will be tested like never before. </span><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Can Eden learn to trust again, and move past all the secrets of this Cornish summer?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7kI9v5cWELv6Xft9jAYrUSxa5NBHKOA47i6mC2Dvk88RqQ3jwQAEW3fjTDAcsML37dmENjvmH9CnQWuQeTihjO4V-d7yxoEjCWUKkV9-B4Hiorru5TBdjt--fKScs2g_Kd2XPOM7fWaDdA5GngzG-QV2G5I1qIGSEBPidPaIQQEnvfl7lTu8E9ttFes/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7kI9v5cWELv6Xft9jAYrUSxa5NBHKOA47i6mC2Dvk88RqQ3jwQAEW3fjTDAcsML37dmENjvmH9CnQWuQeTihjO4V-d7yxoEjCWUKkV9-B4Hiorru5TBdjt--fKScs2g_Kd2XPOM7fWaDdA5GngzG-QV2G5I1qIGSEBPidPaIQQEnvfl7lTu8E9ttFes/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfaieuO1ZOftJal1O7lY8lNN7O1os0cHdx5xBBR3FGxyIPZFrDS8XFNNMjgZ2F94d9uokkkpGj2unpOgWuKfEMOKBoo9v7MXmN85YRY1DUuFYq6xFR4UpjwtZL8YFBIjwi2zPUwOjw4CpsFtZmbYvAWNlCbuC_QPs7FJRYDqCMEKu1mERMmfawgk4avA/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfaieuO1ZOftJal1O7lY8lNN7O1os0cHdx5xBBR3FGxyIPZFrDS8XFNNMjgZ2F94d9uokkkpGj2unpOgWuKfEMOKBoo9v7MXmN85YRY1DUuFYq6xFR4UpjwtZL8YFBIjwi2zPUwOjw4CpsFtZmbYvAWNlCbuC_QPs7FJRYDqCMEKu1mERMmfawgk4avA/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif;"><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif;"><br /></span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif;">REVIEW </span></p>Eden has had a traumatic time and is back living with her mum on the Cornish coast with her grandmother living nearby. Her dad and grandfather were both lighthouse men and Eden and her mum now live in a cottage connected to the lighthouse which is now automated. </span><p></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">Eden roasts coffee for la living and has a van to serve it from, it's a fledging business that is going well.
When her grandmother spots a man in the next cottage doing yoga in the garden everything is about to change for Eden but not before more traumatic revelations. </pre><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"></span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">A book written by Phillipa Ashley never lets you down. It's never a straightforward story but always full of intrigue and secrets, the kind of book you can curl up and pass the hours with.
I throughly recommend this book as with all the other books by this author.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Secret-Cornish-Summer-heartwarming-bestselling-ebook/dp/B0BN59GZMN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1RVT0T4QTDLYR&keywords=a+secret+cornish+summer+phillipa+ashley&qid=1687439449&sprefix=A+secret%2Caps%2C353&sr=8-1">Published today in all formats</a><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-87960420553024297372023-06-22T13:54:00.004+01:002023-06-22T13:54:49.754+01:00The wedding Dress Repair Shop byTrisha Ashley<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xg_dbLxSdn4ijlZX8_MfSfCDOsvGAzoumhYwYY569k0GiYy1_Yzkio0gnpmDNHt3ws8_PggCkKuShyLOBKzIaTKscTkuj4ASGHkFlP8vgtYgFftDpmQZlgjTAJmhE5j99IfuypA9j2nx8mtRcssiTfMHzV3XOn1OMn2YiDwNEWgtB6--wRIjKA3aIy0/s500/516PmtuYz+L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="311" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xg_dbLxSdn4ijlZX8_MfSfCDOsvGAzoumhYwYY569k0GiYy1_Yzkio0gnpmDNHt3ws8_PggCkKuShyLOBKzIaTKscTkuj4ASGHkFlP8vgtYgFftDpmQZlgjTAJmhE5j99IfuypA9j2nx8mtRcssiTfMHzV3XOn1OMn2YiDwNEWgtB6--wRIjKA3aIy0/s320/516PmtuYz+L.jpg" width="199" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><span class="a-text-bold" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700 !important;">Can her heart be mended too?</span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />After losing her fiancé and her dream job in the same week, Garland Fairford's life is turned upside down.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Having recently met a long-lost relative - Honey Fairford - through her work as a historical costumier, Garland is intrigued when Honey reveals she is opening a Wedding Dress museum in Lancashire. With nothing to lose, Garland accepts the offer of a job there.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />What she doesn't expect is to come face-to-face with a ghost from her past - her old friend, Thom, who mysteriously disappeared years ago.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />As Garland begins reading the stories behind each of the beautiful wedding dresses, and sets about repairing both them and her relationship with Thom, could this finally be the chance for her own happy-ever-after?</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7kI9v5cWELv6Xft9jAYrUSxa5NBHKOA47i6mC2Dvk88RqQ3jwQAEW3fjTDAcsML37dmENjvmH9CnQWuQeTihjO4V-d7yxoEjCWUKkV9-B4Hiorru5TBdjt--fKScs2g_Kd2XPOM7fWaDdA5GngzG-QV2G5I1qIGSEBPidPaIQQEnvfl7lTu8E9ttFes/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib7kI9v5cWELv6Xft9jAYrUSxa5NBHKOA47i6mC2Dvk88RqQ3jwQAEW3fjTDAcsML37dmENjvmH9CnQWuQeTihjO4V-d7yxoEjCWUKkV9-B4Hiorru5TBdjt--fKScs2g_Kd2XPOM7fWaDdA5GngzG-QV2G5I1qIGSEBPidPaIQQEnvfl7lTu8E9ttFes/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfaieuO1ZOftJal1O7lY8lNN7O1os0cHdx5xBBR3FGxyIPZFrDS8XFNNMjgZ2F94d9uokkkpGj2unpOgWuKfEMOKBoo9v7MXmN85YRY1DUuFYq6xFR4UpjwtZL8YFBIjwi2zPUwOjw4CpsFtZmbYvAWNlCbuC_QPs7FJRYDqCMEKu1mERMmfawgk4avA/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfaieuO1ZOftJal1O7lY8lNN7O1os0cHdx5xBBR3FGxyIPZFrDS8XFNNMjgZ2F94d9uokkkpGj2unpOgWuKfEMOKBoo9v7MXmN85YRY1DUuFYq6xFR4UpjwtZL8YFBIjwi2zPUwOjw4CpsFtZmbYvAWNlCbuC_QPs7FJRYDqCMEKu1mERMmfawgk4avA/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">REVIEW</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Garland is a historical costumer in London. She works mainly making costumes for theatrical productions. Her strange name comes from an ancestor Rosa May Garland who was a well known actress. </span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">One day in the Victoria and Albert museum she is introduced to Honey who is also related to the actress. They become friends and when everything goes wrong for Garland she is offered a job with Honey in a little village far from her troubles in London.
Honey is opening a wedding dress museum with a difference. When Garland arrives she comes face to face with someone she thought she'd never see again.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;">It took me a little while to get into this book but once I did I really enjoyed it. I loved the village and all the characters there. What a wonderful place to live.
There are a few surprises in the book especially all the stories behind the wedding dresses.
Another great read from Tricia Ashley. Loved it.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; text-wrap: wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wedding-Dress-Repair-Shop-heart-warming-ebook/dp/B0BK3RJRSZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2M61FIH3JSP6Z&keywords=the+wedding+dress+repair+shop+trisha+ashley&qid=1687438142&sprefix=%2Caps%2C260&sr=8-1">Out from today for kindle ,hardback and audible</a><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-71781957615823070282023-05-25T10:58:00.001+01:002023-05-25T10:58:51.770+01:00An Italian Island Summer by Sue Moorcroft<p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyRwKnuJ47UJVmpb5rXfKFF7aqeqG_ZFv9fcmv1Gsxfom3ZJCN0KOdsWnI6ucckJnUqVcflAl7qMkQ15ZErHjvmsNkCLhamD1GnYCy7VFVq3QAVlK14wtjqQw3JlFzrJwAb25Hn8Dc3c--meNg87DhPpArscQjozEEI3WGK7KeWXdRUWO2Rzz2yqu/s389/cover275696-medium.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="255" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIyRwKnuJ47UJVmpb5rXfKFF7aqeqG_ZFv9fcmv1Gsxfom3ZJCN0KOdsWnI6ucckJnUqVcflAl7qMkQ15ZErHjvmsNkCLhamD1GnYCy7VFVq3QAVlK14wtjqQw3JlFzrJwAb25Hn8Dc3c--meNg87DhPpArscQjozEEI3WGK7KeWXdRUWO2Rzz2yqu/s320/cover275696-medium.png" width="210" /></a></div><br /><p><span face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">After her marriage falls apart, </span><span face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-weight: bolder;">Ursula Quinn </span><span face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666;">is offered the chance to spend the summer working at a hotel on a beautiful island off the coast of Sicily, Italy. Excited by a new adventure, she sets off at once.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">At Residenza dei Tringali, Ursula receives a warm welcome from everyone except <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Alfio</span>, son of the Tringali family. He gave up his life in Barcelona to help his mother Agata with the ailing business, and is frustrated with Ursula’s interference – and she in turn is less than impressed with his attitude. As they spend more time together, though, they begin to see each other in a different light.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;">But what with Ursula’s ex-husband on her tail, family secrets surfacing and an unexpected offer that makes Alfio question his whole life, there’s plenty to distract them from one another. <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">Can she face her past and he his future, and together make the most of their Sicilian summer?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; margin-bottom: 1rem; margin-top: 0px;"></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCC6CTaryrl7sO0Q_tM5Tg5GDA3Hikuej7CadvmaaZAP-QLYenCNOHAJ_rMnUnQNyqw-mdilGsj0GAy9a-OCyuAD6iYBMlCkSEBwcekAMmwgvc9lcP9LvNyHtzGeYAKIgbYFE4-669xRbcEdcqxO-yy5HfOZzDgWe4dTsr5l1M0z-vmZV0nDg7oEG/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqCC6CTaryrl7sO0Q_tM5Tg5GDA3Hikuej7CadvmaaZAP-QLYenCNOHAJ_rMnUnQNyqw-mdilGsj0GAy9a-OCyuAD6iYBMlCkSEBwcekAMmwgvc9lcP9LvNyHtzGeYAKIgbYFE4-669xRbcEdcqxO-yy5HfOZzDgWe4dTsr5l1M0z-vmZV0nDg7oEG/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sijVqgbCTb8qHI0R57ldotE_2Np6WuF5D8XzOspsEwtJOrCBfUom6lpcTWDkjroEwvwjwr3peGMK3L3h-V7E-kVR6JQHm9aXOeHZCDAlbDZe2IposGd0mrOKODfehet4Zv9OxuVSCe87zqLriAmlubiDWKpeuClcEGhKj0e4K__uuSfd6WSlmhBD/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0sijVqgbCTb8qHI0R57ldotE_2Np6WuF5D8XzOspsEwtJOrCBfUom6lpcTWDkjroEwvwjwr3peGMK3L3h-V7E-kVR6JQHm9aXOeHZCDAlbDZe2IposGd0mrOKODfehet4Zv9OxuVSCe87zqLriAmlubiDWKpeuClcEGhKj0e4K__uuSfd6WSlmhBD/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: bolder;">REVIEW</span><p></p><p></p><p><span face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This book is about Ursula who is one of the minor characters from Under the Italian Sun. She has wondered what to do with herself as she emerges from a traumatic event which has ended in the breakdown of her marriage and having no place to live and no job.</span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">Her parents and siblings live in Ireland so that's where she returns to from England. Her parents have just reunited after separating for a while and Ursula would rather not be around the newly united couple.
Her uncle suggests she go to Sicily to help out a family he knows who are having a hard time running their small hotel as the owner has been unwell. In return she can have her board and food which gives Ursula time to look for a ceramics course which she has expressed an interest in.
There's nothing more I can tell you about the story as I don't want to spoil it for you.
Needless to say it's another winner from Sue Moorcroft. Full of wonderful descriptions of Italian villages, sunsets and wonderful nights sipping wine with loved ones.
I love these books that transport me away from the rainy UK to sunny Italy or Sicily in this one.
Love, families, second chances and romances with an Italian backdrop. What more do you need ?</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Italian-Island-Summer-gorgeous-romance-ebook/dp/B0B986B7D1/ref=sr_1_1?crid=QBSURTUNOFEV&keywords=sue+moorcroft+kindle+books&qid=1685008577&sprefix=%2Caps%2C325&sr=8-1">Out from today! </a><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-8374669403680509102023-05-23T09:00:00.001+01:002023-05-23T09:00:00.148+01:00A Midlife Gamble by Cary J Hansson<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAgiaJOzxznP7Jp3wTdtrPNcwz8lD9KS4iPGdBpzIM2BmbiVUgZDeqW31hTiovwm3RcmlAhDOTtOC8DU4qdogaj514mOJLgD6bjDThllE3cwU4kbpL1JmZC5aqTx-HrTADa08Yq94Pp0Ydy3qCtKhO3_eXxjawlTHdCtk5mdMzrqpDPpB1f5kuwyY/s500/413WVAdtaTL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="335" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwAgiaJOzxznP7Jp3wTdtrPNcwz8lD9KS4iPGdBpzIM2BmbiVUgZDeqW31hTiovwm3RcmlAhDOTtOC8DU4qdogaj514mOJLgD6bjDThllE3cwU4kbpL1JmZC5aqTx-HrTADa08Yq94Pp0Ydy3qCtKhO3_eXxjawlTHdCtk5mdMzrqpDPpB1f5kuwyY/s320/413WVAdtaTL.jpg" width="214" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px;">A terrifying future. Fragile forgiveness. Can three good friends rebuild their connection from the wreckage of burned bridges?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Helen Winters can’t ignore the ache in her heart. With one beloved friend facing a shocking diagnosis and the other still walking on eggshells after their blowout fight, the bubbly fifty-year-old craves the lost comfort of their familiar dynamic. So when someone suggests a trio of tickets to Vegas, the determined woman hopes the trip will rescue their decades-long friendship.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Landing in Sin City, Helen struggles to reclaim her devil-may-care university spirit. And as everyone plays their cards close to their vest and tries to make it alone, she worries that time is running out for reconciliation.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Will laughter, tears, and shared vulnerabilities help them salvage their lifelong bond?</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hhyGJQD0b-aFaFcA0iYrKeU3BI8RZAztIODIvBPf5LgaF5kwDX2_9w4X-yTlc-1r9vFzzUQIAO28tsVjGDXh9wCODDFuJcp5UyAJ2zX0gW3MD_5xkCpTpqw2n9uiWsiHqafEzdsXw2GHgvMMnRFRVXmCgOAQUbn7lZPQuGBPwh37dlbEnPC9J6O8/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7hhyGJQD0b-aFaFcA0iYrKeU3BI8RZAztIODIvBPf5LgaF5kwDX2_9w4X-yTlc-1r9vFzzUQIAO28tsVjGDXh9wCODDFuJcp5UyAJ2zX0gW3MD_5xkCpTpqw2n9uiWsiHqafEzdsXw2GHgvMMnRFRVXmCgOAQUbn7lZPQuGBPwh37dlbEnPC9J6O8/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CcqlAak9LGL7zOCHlpmouw9T1V1TeFXigRRTfRMdhRto23AsrnhePHw0Z2kxlZ46sv9TMIH-Ig-WMuDOKLt8rDFxCdFkD5WhpEbp53QDXHqheaw-tnvNesynnj04JuVQBmMZLFULgj7oX0SdELxwGxU96-GWapa3rlmHWsKjBqtTeuD9MNbzXDgZ/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5CcqlAak9LGL7zOCHlpmouw9T1V1TeFXigRRTfRMdhRto23AsrnhePHw0Z2kxlZ46sv9TMIH-Ig-WMuDOKLt8rDFxCdFkD5WhpEbp53QDXHqheaw-tnvNesynnj04JuVQBmMZLFULgj7oX0SdELxwGxU96-GWapa3rlmHWsKjBqtTeuD9MNbzXDgZ/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>REVIEW<br /><p>This is book 3 in The Midlife series. We left book 2 on a cliffhanger. One of the women has had lifechanging news and the other two have fallen out with each other not knowing if the can ever find a way back.</p><p>In this book Helen and Caro have made up wanting to support their friend Kay. Everything has changed in the lives of each of them and they are trying to negotiate their way through this new life.</p><p>As they all gather at Helens house for a belated Christmas dinner something is overheard which tears a friendship apart once again. </p><p>Will a holiday in Vegas be a new beginning for them or an end to the friendship for good?</p><p>I have loved this series. We all know that any friendship changes through the years just as we all change and some friendships don't survive.</p><p>While reading the book I was rooting for the women to stay friends but it was looking unlikely.</p><p> I loved the descriptions of the bright lights of Vegas, the casinos, and the hotels. It took me straight back to my holiday there many years ago. </p><p>The holiday turns out to be quite manic with lots of surprises along the way including a fourth women joining them,Marianne who they became friendly with in Cyprus. Will she change the dynamic of the group ? </p><p>I laughed and I shed a few tears and I enjoyed every minute of the book.</p><p>I would advise that you start from book one if you haven't read this and how good it would be to read them one after the other. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Midlife-Gamble-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B0BJFN83WG/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2A5XP0X4U70LR&keywords=a+midlife+gamble&qid=1684774274&sprefix=%2Caps%2C116&sr=8-1">Out now for kindle and kindle unlimited and paperback</a><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-26648438088931588802023-05-18T16:24:00.000+01:002023-05-18T16:24:05.055+01:00A Mother's Heartbreak by Jennie Felton<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2N6-MK-r3MaPG_rlr8dcukFsODwdrW9X6fPiDm4-Mu3ZRTsuWx3LU7GagVU2b7wcRCr1Lbkx4eSnJa50rOsr5BEJaouaTwsZcNr8ik2eumTvXvnHGTFvONhgPIvZaCe9B7PQEXVwluwEiaoDBlzpIH8inC1EB6Hv5Z7w8Fyp2jo1DQcxnrqPIr8y/s500/51ncI+QfXhL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2N6-MK-r3MaPG_rlr8dcukFsODwdrW9X6fPiDm4-Mu3ZRTsuWx3LU7GagVU2b7wcRCr1Lbkx4eSnJa50rOsr5BEJaouaTwsZcNr8ik2eumTvXvnHGTFvONhgPIvZaCe9B7PQEXVwluwEiaoDBlzpIH8inC1EB6Hv5Z7w8Fyp2jo1DQcxnrqPIr8y/s320/51ncI+QfXhL.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><br /><p></p><h3 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 24px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">After a tragic loss, can she ever find happiness?</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />When her father dies, Abigail Newman is forced to leave her mother and the vicarage she was raised in and take up the position of governess to the son of Sir Hugh Hastings. Arriving at the grand estate of Bramley Court, Abi, who is concealing a heartbreaking secret, finds a family haunted by a tragic loss.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But Bramley Court is also filled with secrets. Why is Sir Hugh's wife, Lady Imogen, so sure she can still hear the cries of the little boy she lost eighteen months ago? And what is the history between the mysterious, glamorous visitor, Constance Bingham, and complex, charismatic Sir Hugh?<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />As Abi weaves herself into the fabric of the house and family, she longs to help the people she's come to care for so deeply. Will they find peace and Abi heal her own broken heart?</span></h3><div><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FAxuyuJ2yIS7GRlic5kFkQmxNVIBZZV-64pXfrPmJPFOHHQd3vTQunuB366A0iwxGiwOnWufQCCnOFKcCx9GPeX5WsgHlHPDMaS0XDaPCMWE6s32iJLhPCxk4bJ2mQe_TN3VieHWEw3J6UeGXFyfKWXbB9iOrmV3ug4uAIWd2-3ji5zdHm8cGYeX/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FAxuyuJ2yIS7GRlic5kFkQmxNVIBZZV-64pXfrPmJPFOHHQd3vTQunuB366A0iwxGiwOnWufQCCnOFKcCx9GPeX5WsgHlHPDMaS0XDaPCMWE6s32iJLhPCxk4bJ2mQe_TN3VieHWEw3J6UeGXFyfKWXbB9iOrmV3ug4uAIWd2-3ji5zdHm8cGYeX/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjun94eTmXsrUWbiHMvE2WasS36InP10K3cPCIyV57f5WYbpX37t2m4slYJlkwcejA51sMHebu4200OK8H8vRzDBP7J_b_kDyXKbUjT7SRUkdXjzwhB3kpoerg0dTjGfqC6FNfckcAvEd-oZaOSzqYcF-f3byYcYPubwqNqU1GltJ3H6FKpHPIWaGp/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjun94eTmXsrUWbiHMvE2WasS36InP10K3cPCIyV57f5WYbpX37t2m4slYJlkwcejA51sMHebu4200OK8H8vRzDBP7J_b_kDyXKbUjT7SRUkdXjzwhB3kpoerg0dTjGfqC6FNfckcAvEd-oZaOSzqYcF-f3byYcYPubwqNqU1GltJ3H6FKpHPIWaGp/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>REVIEW</p><p>When Abi's father who was the local vicar dies her mother decides the best thing to do is for Abi to marry the replacement vicar and that will ensure they won't have to leave the vicarage. </p><p>Abi is as appalled with that as she is with the other men her mother wishes to marry her off to.</p><p>Having taught at the dame school her mother ran Abi secures a position as a governess at the grand Bramley Court owned by Sir Hugh Hastings.</p><p>All is not well there as the family have suffered a terrible loss and Lady Imogen just can't get over it.</p><p>Abi enjoys teaching their son Freddie and tries to do her best for Lady Imogen but some people behind the scenes don't want Imogen to recover and will do anything to keep that from happening. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is another page turner by Jennie Felton. Set in England in the days of horses and carriages, landed gentry and chimney sweeps sending little boys up chimneys. The main characters were very likable and I especially liked Malcolm the new vicar.</p><p>Every book has to have a protagonist and the housekeeper and Constance fitted the bill nicely. There are some people who seem trustworthy and are not, but such is life. </p><p>A few twists and turns and times when I couldn't put this book down which is what I want in a story. I did have a few tears in my eyes at the ending,but happy tears. </p><p>Family, love, grief and secrets are all set between the pages of this book. </p><p>I have read all of Jennie Felton's books and they are all such good stories. If you like books set during the war check out her books writing as Amelia Carr. </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mothers-Heartbreak-emotionally-gripping-youll-ebook/dp/B09SKPYWS9/ref=sr_1_1?crid=14YNTK2OYQYJL&keywords=jennie+felton+kindle+books&qid=1684419990&sprefix=Jennie%2Caps%2C737&sr=8-1">Out now! </a><br /></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-61135839917386117612023-05-11T17:38:00.003+01:002023-05-11T17:38:47.406+01:00The Sunrise Sisterhood by Cathy Bramley<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s2sxaHJkJ1pJXdYwMuCg5Z-tuG-4VcD2vwtMXV8LvtJejg96_KpMNNDMvzecJDcILzxURr0bCnaTqQbcshx-kqcik6__yjTnpzCvDU8FqncvBTcAxX3Nfme9NEUlr324UmJtbseKW4gJb5qcv2Iitt5cCTso7BHHMSR68EexzZ8I1fCWSOl-Zv9p/s346/51VmE-uxrdL._SY346_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="225" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8s2sxaHJkJ1pJXdYwMuCg5Z-tuG-4VcD2vwtMXV8LvtJejg96_KpMNNDMvzecJDcILzxURr0bCnaTqQbcshx-kqcik6__yjTnpzCvDU8FqncvBTcAxX3Nfme9NEUlr324UmJtbseKW4gJb5qcv2Iitt5cCTso7BHHMSR68EexzZ8I1fCWSOl-Zv9p/s320/51VmE-uxrdL._SY346_.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Three generations of women, and the summer that saved them.</span></p><p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />The holidays are here, and in Salcombe, Liz longs for the arrival of her god-daughters, Skye and Clare and Clare's daughter baby Ivy. After years on her own, she needs help to save the catering business she built with Clare's late mother, Jen.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />However, half-sisters Skye and Clare couldn't be more different, struggling with family secrets and hidden jealousies. As the women navigate this unexpected summer together, truths are revealed and their relationships are put to the test.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span><span class="a-text-italic" face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic;">The Sunrise Sisterhood</span><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"> is a summery slice of joyful escapism as well as an emotional drama about three women healed by the sparkling waves of Salcombe and the power of the sisterhood.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiYWx_sj9zRmKgDMx_27rny0wDTs-7EQ9UzSYZPWpwBKPDjjcR9UovhLroioCCDGBIyxN-gdXlBkPgc6-fZBYyyGM4XOYgFGfLGgR39poJAdVV0Aet4NVbeAxpd3w_Fe1dg0zTU8kRBe0oJq8c9f1yScU6EF9OqhVHn4UiPiQJpYeNmiiOTjEUbL0/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiYWx_sj9zRmKgDMx_27rny0wDTs-7EQ9UzSYZPWpwBKPDjjcR9UovhLroioCCDGBIyxN-gdXlBkPgc6-fZBYyyGM4XOYgFGfLGgR39poJAdVV0Aet4NVbeAxpd3w_Fe1dg0zTU8kRBe0oJq8c9f1yScU6EF9OqhVHn4UiPiQJpYeNmiiOTjEUbL0/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroL1K_XhDE9FI_f_X99-GdS9OjvF4OuwLSlURk_KLR8pDrMF3OYJSplNVXwiRxJVGzOZiMjNIXftpjOI1m1udLSAv1W_pib9u9e0L0zpDxc_TVwXVJtlgExUvu01dmqW-c_GxTH3sJ1LIccBpZylucIYchrPHsgJtcnRfuQaJtbc7sfoGr2ERjKgF/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhroL1K_XhDE9FI_f_X99-GdS9OjvF4OuwLSlURk_KLR8pDrMF3OYJSplNVXwiRxJVGzOZiMjNIXftpjOI1m1udLSAv1W_pib9u9e0L0zpDxc_TVwXVJtlgExUvu01dmqW-c_GxTH3sJ1LIccBpZylucIYchrPHsgJtcnRfuQaJtbc7sfoGr2ERjKgF/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><span color="inherit" face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><p><span color="inherit" face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">REVIEW</span></p>I loved this book by Cathy Bramley just as much as her other books.</span><p></p><div class="margin-grid-bottom" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 24px; outline: none;"><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: inherit; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">Liz is still grieving from the death of her best friend Jen who was also her partner in their catering business. Liz has not worked in the business since Jen died apart from catering for a few special clients. She is also depending a bit too much on alcohol to get her through the day.
As she is waiting for the arrival of Jen's daughter who is also Liz's god daughter to arrive with her baby for the summer she hears from jen's ex husband,Mike.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: inherit; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">Mike manipulates Liz into hiring his daughter by his second marriage to work in her business, and as he says she owes him money used as a start up she will have to start working again.
Liz knows that the two girls don't get on but there's nothing she can do if she wants to pay back Mike.
Three women each with their own problems come together for the summer. If they work together can they resurrect the once thriving business? And can they sort out their own personal problems along the way?
This is such a good read, with strong women who have been a bit battered by life being the main part of the book. Good ending too.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: inherit; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sunrise-Sisterhood-perfect-uplifting-joyful-ebook/dp/B0BNKYZ28Q/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2YEB8XL9UG9F0&keywords=the+sunrise+sisterhood&qid=1683822917&sprefix=%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1">Published today for kindle, paperback and audio</a><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: inherit; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: inherit; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: inherit; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre></div>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-32329399682637780952023-05-05T09:00:00.001+01:002023-05-05T09:00:00.205+01:00Wish Upon a Cornish Moon by Amanda James<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3DuhehtiYoV5JZ74YuSjVc-ix6uvHIZPxdjO0mJCS9rHTwZVZbW0Os8hzUcUKAo9cVwe4QVOJxTx7tKgfus4NIPH-ky1rHub20hSWU7WnVRsc5ZrPjq6kWlBohJiwicfJkyb9gOyuvI5OC5Spc_RHCbIcNyv_UdozPY8WplTDuqd98DajsiAatxf/s346/51ibT2X+xqL._SY346_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="227" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy3DuhehtiYoV5JZ74YuSjVc-ix6uvHIZPxdjO0mJCS9rHTwZVZbW0Os8hzUcUKAo9cVwe4QVOJxTx7tKgfus4NIPH-ky1rHub20hSWU7WnVRsc5ZrPjq6kWlBohJiwicfJkyb9gOyuvI5OC5Spc_RHCbIcNyv_UdozPY8WplTDuqd98DajsiAatxf/s320/51ibT2X+xqL._SY346_.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">I can see you don’t believe me, girl, but I’m telling you that there’s magic in the moon and that big sea out there.’ Grandma Mary cleared her throat and winked. ‘Dreams come true for them as take those old tales to heart.’</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">1938</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />One midnight in June, 15-year-old Lamorna Williams throws a message in a bottle into the Atlantic at Magic Cove, hoping to meet her one true love – and someone writes back.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">1997</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />On the other side of the world, Lamorna tells her story to her 16-year-old great nephew Ethan inspiring him to do the same. But this time, his message isn’t found for over twenty years…</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700 !important;">Present day</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Single mum, Merrin Pascoe, is told of the legend of Magic Cove. In a moment of madness, Merrin wishes on the moon, and next day she finds a bottle in the sea. Will the cove cast its spell once again…</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM5OqJh4PMLyCO4eArueBD1UiDyUlx7g4fCRE44VOEOBBZcRyVcL0_oxlz99qInwEg91TCInVtRphNbaC3Kbb9sZjm48HPQwfyUgZrMiRyXjI3n-coF00AdJrOK6NsN4fX0F06HIf5JU5Ewccb73C-kZ6DPps8ZzKNyUrMcHndu7uGYiZzS16NoI_/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfM5OqJh4PMLyCO4eArueBD1UiDyUlx7g4fCRE44VOEOBBZcRyVcL0_oxlz99qInwEg91TCInVtRphNbaC3Kbb9sZjm48HPQwfyUgZrMiRyXjI3n-coF00AdJrOK6NsN4fX0F06HIf5JU5Ewccb73C-kZ6DPps8ZzKNyUrMcHndu7uGYiZzS16NoI_/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_q3OMzvYlYCtRVgwDlEpYyxZwhMS5zHr4q1hIG2Rbo7CSNxQ1lgcKCgG22ZGbaHYpQ8ONXwtcli4aA9UjBx7EtmJg-_OhbVMipVg9GzGFlZ0sWbB_mDXMK87KYLAUrPz1hLsGUT67NEIcknHXxcMlL4iua0L83PzTriLFmYQm5x2S6IF6rFxMx-F8/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_q3OMzvYlYCtRVgwDlEpYyxZwhMS5zHr4q1hIG2Rbo7CSNxQ1lgcKCgG22ZGbaHYpQ8ONXwtcli4aA9UjBx7EtmJg-_OhbVMipVg9GzGFlZ0sWbB_mDXMK87KYLAUrPz1hLsGUT67NEIcknHXxcMlL4iua0L83PzTriLFmYQm5x2S6IF6rFxMx-F8/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>REVIEW</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">In 1938 in Cornwall, Lamora's grandmother tells her of the legend that if you throw a bottle with a message in it into the sea at Magic Cove at midnight and say a prayer to the moon you will be granted your true love. </span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">Eventually Lamora 0throws caution to the wind and at age 15 sneeks out of the house at midnight and throws her bottle into the sea. This starts off a chain of magical happenings over the course of the next eighty years.
I am lost for words at how much I enjoyed this story. The last few books I have read I haven't bothered looking at the synopsis of the story. If I know the author's books well I have just trusted that I will enjoy the book and I have every time.
This is why I haven't given a big account of what happens in the story as sometimes it just spoils it.
This story is truly lovely. Characters are wonderful and all people you would love to know. We start at the beginning of the war and all the heartache it brings with it. Then onto 1997 in America where we catch up with our main character. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">Finally in present day and another lovely story and conclusion to the book. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">This is the kind of book that makes you believe anything can come true. Yes I shed a tear which is a mark that I have enjoyed the story.
I've read all of Amanda Jame's books over the years and she just keeps getting better and better. Always with a little bit of Cornish magic.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Wish-Upon-Cornish-Amanda-James-ebook/dp/B0BVQ4NYDR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1Y0TIDJOEQ81J&keywords=Amanda+james&qid=1683206061&sprefix=amanda+james%2Caps%2C306&sr=8-1">Out today for kindle and on May 11th in paperback</a><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-88369952303566233192023-04-14T10:48:00.002+01:002023-04-14T10:48:19.010+01:00Nancy Cornish PI Back on the Case by Amanda James<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2u6I0w5Xo33-V88M-njfX5GZFjJ26ns7q-acIK1r92D4NErz-UXP298otdoW5pgTpRe7Pc5hTuiCwl0OIqtSeK21W8zBAdCVjO07_KMSm5Wb2_XvTEpIKms0noZ4cGFisq6fOrxbi5nT50d1XG5mYUgGiI-v6631gZklO1e2WQp1x3wiDDnP_NOV/s346/41SeFJfaOAL._SY346_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="228" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_2u6I0w5Xo33-V88M-njfX5GZFjJ26ns7q-acIK1r92D4NErz-UXP298otdoW5pgTpRe7Pc5hTuiCwl0OIqtSeK21W8zBAdCVjO07_KMSm5Wb2_XvTEpIKms0noZ4cGFisq6fOrxbi5nT50d1XG5mYUgGiI-v6631gZklO1e2WQp1x3wiDDnP_NOV/s320/41SeFJfaOAL._SY346_.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Nancy Cornish has been running her own PI business in Padstow, Cornwall for a few years now. Seemingly an ordinary member of her community, Nancy has an extraordinary gift. She is able to make psychic connections with those who have passed, and objects belonging to those still living. The PI denotes Psychic Investigator, not Private Investigator. Her husband Charlie is a DI in the Truro police, and a down to earth Cornishman. In the past, he’s dismissed Nancy’s gift as ‘mumbo jumbo’, but now he accepts that she’s a very good detective. He’s over the moon that she’s been able to help him solve some important crimes, and is keen for her to keep up this good work.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The couple have just returned from holiday, and Nancy is ready to resume work and get back on the case. As well as helping her husband solve serious crimes, Nancy’s main mission in life is to use her gift to help others. In the grand scheme of things, the cases she solves within her community might not seem very important. However, they mean the world to those who come to Nancy for help. Some of her successes to date has been to reunite long lost lovers, track down a war hero’s missing medals, rescue a beloved pet, and find the mystery ingredient in the local butcher’s prize-winning sausages!</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">In this third book in the Nancy Cornish series, we see people come to Nancy for all sorts of reasons. Some are new clients, some are old friends, and she often discovers that what they say they need help with, is only the beginning of their story. Nancy’s investigations and discoveries help them to see what’s most important to them in life, and how to achieve it. And as we all know, that thing is happiness.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWstLP3aSSV1y-ZR85sgEckxvisiXx4-XZsFV-JzMF1iyBEKiFlswSYCTmop-Lx53gr--CSNECuqnCgYeo265C6hia4AZiCzcsIZ0ZBfv1st_nDNT46mI4O1c55nYrJYSK-Zy98f5ycdiPnfkaOWM4OJaHTUZ6ADyX9Ned2dPK8f4LG-EaFJLyfJ9b/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWstLP3aSSV1y-ZR85sgEckxvisiXx4-XZsFV-JzMF1iyBEKiFlswSYCTmop-Lx53gr--CSNECuqnCgYeo265C6hia4AZiCzcsIZ0ZBfv1st_nDNT46mI4O1c55nYrJYSK-Zy98f5ycdiPnfkaOWM4OJaHTUZ6ADyX9Ned2dPK8f4LG-EaFJLyfJ9b/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakXwIaiB70tn2EO_Ok2mRXgJkVglfGhVEdLqt3GkkygNyuluq8rwZPdUA4is63Yj8EjKEfKm4gNQLfAd7OghniCwaLf0rfp_9M34Rr4bswjkFDu0Q3Tf7qobDgoqqvjCitg2KrvCmgIm5CeypiFAbuly6W7U3a18XQRzaFFcbnXQlh_RFFOIRZfWA/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhakXwIaiB70tn2EO_Ok2mRXgJkVglfGhVEdLqt3GkkygNyuluq8rwZPdUA4is63Yj8EjKEfKm4gNQLfAd7OghniCwaLf0rfp_9M34Rr4bswjkFDu0Q3Tf7qobDgoqqvjCitg2KrvCmgIm5CeypiFAbuly6W7U3a18XQRzaFFcbnXQlh_RFFOIRZfWA/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>REVIEW</p><p>How lovely to be back in the life of Nancy Cornish once again. This is the third book in the series and I will never tire of them. Nancy has the amazing gift of seeing and being in contact with spirits who help her help other people. She has set herself up as a phsycic detective but only asks for payment of what her customer wants to or can afford to give.</p><p>In this book we meet previous characters and friends of Nancy as well as her lovely family. There are also new people with new problems needing Nancy's help.</p><p>The backdrop of the Cornwall coast is described beautifully by the author and makes me feel the sand between my toes and the warmth of the winter sun on my back.</p><p>This is the kind of book that helps you just relax and dip into another world for a while. Whether you believe in what Nancy does or, trust me by the end of the book you will believe just that little bit more such is the power of the writing and of Nancy Cornish.</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Nancy-Cornish-PI-Back-Connection-ebook/dp/B0C1CQMM47/ref=sr_1_2?crid=GNS3FFAM5JC0&keywords=amanda+james+kindle+books&qid=1681465214&sprefix=%2Caps%2C342&sr=8-2">Out now in PB or kindke unlimhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Nancy-Cornish-PI-Back-Connection-ebook/dp/B0C1CQMM47/ref=sr_1_2?crid=GNS3FFAM5JC0&keywords=amanda+james+kindle+books&qid=1681465214&sprefix=%2Caps%2C342&sr=8-2ited</a><br /></p>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-20589567205490070792023-03-09T09:00:00.001+00:002023-03-09T09:00:00.249+00:00Love on the Run by Suzie Tullet<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGhtYXozJV08P7NfD2xjoZxTPvmpmf3yD0VfgA1t3ygm9nYow52eHKKfNKdErux7oZMiRxq1F83bANeNZJZoIymRzVHNPIDJ6L-IbyCFgvVmPtqNrLWVjxNe7A8lBJErMW6OntYSc1pt6No8uZldDqrwxdRanGAIzCQzDg_vVGbXeMhKo2yZ1Pw5P/s500/41+-detv0-L.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="328" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieGhtYXozJV08P7NfD2xjoZxTPvmpmf3yD0VfgA1t3ygm9nYow52eHKKfNKdErux7oZMiRxq1F83bANeNZJZoIymRzVHNPIDJ6L-IbyCFgvVmPtqNrLWVjxNe7A8lBJErMW6OntYSc1pt6No8uZldDqrwxdRanGAIzCQzDg_vVGbXeMhKo2yZ1Pw5P/s320/41+-detv0-L.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><br /><p> <span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">With her ex and her kids away, a woman takes up running and meets a new man—but can they make it to the finish line?</span></p><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Ten years after their divorce, this is the first time Hannah’s ex-husband has had the kids for more than a weekend. Her calendar is gloriously blank, ready to be filled with some self-care time.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />That is, until Hannah’s BFFs push her to join them in a charity race for which she’ll need to start training—after all, she’s not doing anything else.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />And her mum nags her to have Aunt Dorothy over for a visit.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />So much for me-time . . .<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />However, Hannah’s not in tip-top shape, and running is a challenge to say the least. Maybe Gabe, the nice-looking personal trainer, can help with that? The more Hannah struggles, the more determined she becomes. But then Hannah is tripped up when she finds out Gabe has a shocking secret. Does this mean he will be out of the running for a place in her heart?</span><div><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span face="Amazon Ember, Arial, sans-serif" style="color: #0f1111;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOIrGfO79G3HB0Wfadj8GSooa4t0Ky8lJBwwQMkyLTbyWirizfyovSLWebt8mZiiRuUCJowtAD-oZnXkY0dHM2TK6V7E9VMka9upHDdojF_WsDWwNDA2BZVSa84_ZNdRFphvufoQ7gaXnqY2QK3pK7uMukZ1Bbp-pZioECXq807tR3KbXXZ3hxnJW/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqOIrGfO79G3HB0Wfadj8GSooa4t0Ky8lJBwwQMkyLTbyWirizfyovSLWebt8mZiiRuUCJowtAD-oZnXkY0dHM2TK6V7E9VMka9upHDdojF_WsDWwNDA2BZVSa84_ZNdRFphvufoQ7gaXnqY2QK3pK7uMukZ1Bbp-pZioECXq807tR3KbXXZ3hxnJW/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBRd26OvuNmbfmPBSmSoQ8OFXcy_vb1z_7Gu4xvdTxnbW_v-xfdP7XbKWbDVvAgzi_0-Q7zB1-EKQrp1Jdp4WCJlLkJidyOiR75vAYHfHZiVTs31AgkG7-Y6AGNUB3laRCYnqxQA6E1GHPA9CPM_xn4bpw9YSnGgub2ee36yq3ZrLj8H2F-W4NANZ/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvBRd26OvuNmbfmPBSmSoQ8OFXcy_vb1z_7Gu4xvdTxnbW_v-xfdP7XbKWbDVvAgzi_0-Q7zB1-EKQrp1Jdp4WCJlLkJidyOiR75vAYHfHZiVTs31AgkG7-Y6AGNUB3laRCYnqxQA6E1GHPA9CPM_xn4bpw9YSnGgub2ee36yq3ZrLj8H2F-W4NANZ/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;">REVIEW<br /></span></span><p>Hannah is a divorced mother of two young teenagers. Her husband has moved on and his girlfriend and him are taking the children to France on a month long holiday.</p><p>Hannah is planning a break from work and children to laze around the house doing nothing.</p><p>We all know what happens when we make plans, fate laughs and says, "That's what you think! " </p><p>After a few days Hannah's house is spotless, she has enough food for months in her fridge and cupboards and is bored.</p><p>Her friends persuade her to enter a race for charity and Hannah who just doesn't do exercise refuses at first but when her children agree that she couldn't run to catch a bus something inside Hannah wants to show everyone that she's more than a mum. </p><p>Throw in a handsome guy who Hannah always bumps into when she's not looking her best, a few lovely friends, a race and the wonderful Aunt Dorothy who comes to stay and you have the recipe for romance, fun and laughter. Can you ask for anything more from a book ? </p><p>Suzie's books are the kind you know you're going to be either smiling or laughing all the way through. The perfect book to relax with, with wine and chocolate of course. 😃 </p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Love-Run-heart-warming-romantic-comedy-ebook/dp/B0BV72T48S/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3EZB9Q4VA80V2&keywords=love+on+the+run+suzie+tullett&qid=1677585594&sprefix=%2Caps%2C126&sr=8-1">Published today ! </a><br /></p></div>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-80013276121930892242023-02-21T10:43:00.000+00:002023-02-21T10:43:03.360+00:00The Catch by Shari Low and Ross King<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOq_F1Gtvzbl34NLO4deiCVqihx8_WZo9FElz_UfIv21LEyxuogRaI8T5HHHqFmyXWhdwyrZ1tL1e2WBqB49qF3qg-yaXzNQ7nHJajwAoQ3L7BLsWvSzv8DW2K1mTsPaatwewoEDhndTVPkkPg-ccA0lDtJ0CRVYWchRMwGm7JwYXd-62O7FYAMFF/s346/515ZIjKs9ZL._SY346_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="229" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFOq_F1Gtvzbl34NLO4deiCVqihx8_WZo9FElz_UfIv21LEyxuogRaI8T5HHHqFmyXWhdwyrZ1tL1e2WBqB49qF3qg-yaXzNQ7nHJajwAoQ3L7BLsWvSzv8DW2K1mTsPaatwewoEDhndTVPkkPg-ccA0lDtJ0CRVYWchRMwGm7JwYXd-62O7FYAMFF/s320/515ZIjKs9ZL._SY346_.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 32px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 4px; text-rendering: optimizelegibility;"><span class="a-text-bold a-text-italic" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;">They’ve made it to the top but someone is determined to make them pay...</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></span></h2><p><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />At a glittering after-party on the night of the Academy Awards, author Mirren McLean celebrates her win with her childhood friends Davie Johnston and Zander Leith by her side.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Three kids from a tough street in Glasgow, the dazzling trio rose from the ashes to become Hollywood stars with global fame and vast fortunes.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />This is their moment in the spotlight.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />But by morning, there’s only darkness.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />A secret from their past has come back to haunt them and the shield of stardom can’t protect them from the horrors of their old lives.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Someone is out to destroy them… and unlike the movies, there’s no guarantee that the good guys will win.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iuYZ_V9gWabKmYDlWk9aNCmuLfFZ5H44dEwy3eTsAlAHmsHr2NYY4JCKdwd0Psz__xUC3Xp4C24s0G1K8gzZpyXrbsRGaYdB5DQuBZmESPm20HWrzBGnMbvk-2vJXMncRxJ-PvnPPgthOOObZqeyLtQxcF-XYdlphzbNlOmtnX3t3J9K-tmnvQY5/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iuYZ_V9gWabKmYDlWk9aNCmuLfFZ5H44dEwy3eTsAlAHmsHr2NYY4JCKdwd0Psz__xUC3Xp4C24s0G1K8gzZpyXrbsRGaYdB5DQuBZmESPm20HWrzBGnMbvk-2vJXMncRxJ-PvnPPgthOOObZqeyLtQxcF-XYdlphzbNlOmtnX3t3J9K-tmnvQY5/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs0MdMW4xzCaWMctUej__7NOe_htgRHoMvIr2fI-3EKq8RsswExsddq0QOc68Gn0gtGxfHNLAbJr4FvjkHNn9VtXGIFs71eUDgMBz6uRKxY7nRFiE-yoBRlcZL8rYEBrs2Kr0Ev16ISkrHPhs0cybEmOZ1qTPflYGRlmskfkDSptDWJZYhpATCrsG/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDs0MdMW4xzCaWMctUej__7NOe_htgRHoMvIr2fI-3EKq8RsswExsddq0QOc68Gn0gtGxfHNLAbJr4FvjkHNn9VtXGIFs71eUDgMBz6uRKxY7nRFiE-yoBRlcZL8rYEBrs2Kr0Ev16ISkrHPhs0cybEmOZ1qTPflYGRlmskfkDSptDWJZYhpATCrsG/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>REVIEW</p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">This is book two of a trilogy set amongst the rich in Hollywood. It's the story of three childhood friends from Glasgow who came from poor and abusive backgrounds and have made it big in films in Hollywood.</span></p><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">I loved the first book and was looking forward to this one. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">A recap of the first book was given at the start which was a great idea, despite this I found a lot of the back story was still being repeated until nearly halfway through. I like to be honest in my reviews and I did find it quite annoying and it made the story harder to get into (for me) but about halfway through things started to heat up and I found couldnt put it down. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"> Although it was fiction I'm sure there are parts that are true to life about how pop stars and film stars live and how much money they accumulate. It also shows how fickle stardom is and it only takes one bad review or untimely photo being taken to make or break you. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">No matter how rich and famous they are human and have love stories and heartaches, break ups and make ups as do the characters in this book. My heart went out to these three kids from Glasgow who had made it good but didn't always like what they had become and were constantly worried about the past catching up with them.
The book had a good ending and I liked the main characters throughout. I think I said this on my review for the first book that this would make a good film and with this second book it would be a riveting watch.
It was like being a spy on the wall of the rich and famous and the good and not so good of the film,TV and pop world.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">This book is so different from the books Shari Lowe writes by herself which I'm working my way through and highly recommended. Looking forward to book 3. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Catch-glamorous-thriller-Hollywood-Thriller-ebook/dp/B0BFH1GT8Q/ref=sr_1_5?crid=1FV9P1RUCJ7U5&keywords=The+catch&qid=1676974682&sprefix=the+catch%2Caps%2C151&sr=8-5">Out now!</a><br /></pre>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5444694730323182.post-33977557106309593522023-02-19T18:28:00.001+00:002023-02-19T18:28:13.899+00:00The War Pianist by Mandy Robotham<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiZJ52Xbq8-YpBnx6disANAEbN1jDdMJtJfXsQPaW9xpvpMKKdphEiVzxu0p-gCOdMQpfXxr_FMtMhXwulSbFML4onbxfHjdz95bC8IDBHProD-hva8NCjYJ7E0aihlHBrbOSpKAWPgbk6gvx4CAvy6NXNV3R0F1WSKfS6Pm68w13SHybMJtgJXyv/s500/51VRZHek4pL.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRiZJ52Xbq8-YpBnx6disANAEbN1jDdMJtJfXsQPaW9xpvpMKKdphEiVzxu0p-gCOdMQpfXxr_FMtMhXwulSbFML4onbxfHjdz95bC8IDBHProD-hva8NCjYJ7E0aihlHBrbOSpKAWPgbk6gvx4CAvy6NXNV3R0F1WSKfS6Pm68w13SHybMJtgJXyv/s320/51VRZHek4pL.jpg" width="209" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><span face=""Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #0f1111; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 700;">Pianist: NOUN. Informal. A person who operates or controls a radio transmitter – often in code.</span></div><div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">July, 1940</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Blitz-ridden London:</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Marnie Fern’s life is torn apart when her grandfather is killed in an air raid. But once she discovers that he’d been working undercover as a radio operative – or pianist – for the Dutch resistance, Marnie knows she must complete his mission – no matter the cost…</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Nazi-occupied Amsterdam:</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> At the other end of the wireless, fellow pianist Corrie Bakker is caught in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse as she desperately tries to keep her loved ones out of the line of fire – even if it means sacrificing herself…</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">Bound together by the invisible wires of their radios, the two women lead parallel lives in their home cities, as both are betrayed by those they trust the most. But when the Nazis close in on one of them, only the other can save her…</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Two cities. Two spies. Which woman survives?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: "Amazon Ember", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; padding: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjxzSd6JAHE1N0vECz0NWRY5bHYEe7h2-ZUUgxVz8vD9GXC8hll6AHTfiyfKppwLFcBYza4TIWOLA7c484jGzuJXeg8UyExkmXS-ttLS9_fPGFk2TcLvfugJZVdZRhcbI6BT9HhL0G7RdtNUoXLrzgeC8WoVogmVLtRbL952CRfb1PiIv1JygkQts/s497/moving%20flowers.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="58" data-original-width="497" height="37" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisjxzSd6JAHE1N0vECz0NWRY5bHYEe7h2-ZUUgxVz8vD9GXC8hll6AHTfiyfKppwLFcBYza4TIWOLA7c484jGzuJXeg8UyExkmXS-ttLS9_fPGFk2TcLvfugJZVdZRhcbI6BT9HhL0G7RdtNUoXLrzgeC8WoVogmVLtRbL952CRfb1PiIv1JygkQts/s320/moving%20flowers.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsEgyQm2RHwZpkfzOlOqA213G-n_CoG3xAQghR0mvuA88JbsPR2Z5Fxtt_0MiOCI-s9LDjefMfieic-K4Yxy8Us3RGXqC6JrT1VimOQCddr19Z1-iRV0nES_cGzWU6AKFPg7vabGyiCw1RnJS2ci0NX0AhLRFfqQuqLJVvhri5-WyVoOY67UElxTO/s456/moving%20flowers%202.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="27" data-original-width="456" height="19" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBsEgyQm2RHwZpkfzOlOqA213G-n_CoG3xAQghR0mvuA88JbsPR2Z5Fxtt_0MiOCI-s9LDjefMfieic-K4Yxy8Us3RGXqC6JrT1VimOQCddr19Z1-iRV0nES_cGzWU6AKFPg7vabGyiCw1RnJS2ci0NX0AhLRFfqQuqLJVvhri5-WyVoOY67UElxTO/s320/moving%20flowers%202.gif" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span class="a-text-bold" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span><p></p></div><div>REVIEW</div><div><br /></div><div><span face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Marnie is a single woman working for the BBC in London. Her parents have moved to Scotland to escape the worst of the bombing and all Marnie has left are her grandfather and her cousin Suzie .</span></div><div><span face="Raleway-Regular, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div><div><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">One night while going to visit her grandfather she is caught in an air raid and has to shelter. Marnie later finds that her grandfather's tailors shop has been bombed and he has not survived.
She then meets Willam who tells her that her grandfather was a secret radio operator working for the Dutch resistance. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">I don't want to give any more of this story away. I liked Marnie and you couldn't have found someone less likely to be involved in helping the resistance than she was.
The story started off slowly, painting the scene for what was to come. All of a sudden the book took off at a fast pace. We meet Corrie and my heart was beating faster and faster as we find out what danger she is in. Then everyone is in danger. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">This is a book I could see as film as it's full of great characters, even the ones we only meet briefly are so well described I could see them in front of me.
I can only imagine what those brave people who were in the resistance in the countries held by the Germans went through. They were so brave.
A really good read and kept me on the edge of my seat. </pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;">I have read another book by the author, The Girl Behind theWall and I can recommend that one too. It's another book that kept me on the edge of my seat.</pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/War-Pianist-Mandy-Robotham-ebook/dp/B0B6S4VV44/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2VW4RYK4YUR75&keywords=The+war+pianist&qid=1676831020&sprefix=the+war+pianist%2Caps%2C109&sr=8-1">Out now in all formats</a><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre><pre class="display" id="review-display" style="background-color: white; border-radius: 4px; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #666666; font-family: Raleway-Regular, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: 1.5em; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline: none; overflow-wrap: normal; overflow: auto; padding: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; word-break: normal;"><br /></pre></div>Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.com0