Monthly Archives: January, 2018
The Story of a Nobody by Anton Chekhov
My local library has a bookcase of classic novels. When the librarian mentioned that it was nice to have them, but nobody ever borrowed them, I saw it as a challenge! I was familiar with the title The Story of a Nobody by Anton Chekhov so I borrowed it, as much to prove her wrong, …
The Silence by Katharine Johnson
I very rarely make new year resolutions, but this year I made one that I think will be easy to keep: I plan to read more books by authors with whose work I am unfamiliar. I am so glad I did: I have found a real winner in The Silence by Katharine Johnson. The Silence …
The Woman in Black by Susan Hill
I do not read a great many ghost stories, alhtough I did read and enjoy Kindred Spirits: The Royal Mile by Jennifer C. Wilson at the end of last year and that is reviewed here, https://bookreviewstoday.info/2017/08/30/kindred-spirits-the-royal-mile-by-jennifer-c-wilson/ . I read The Woman in Black by Susan Hill, because it was book of the month in my book …
The Butterfly Effect by guest author Heidi Catherine
I’m delighted that my friend and fellow author, Heidi Catherine from Australia is able to join me on my blog today. Heidi makes me laugh, not being able to decide if she prefers living in Melbourne or the Mornington Peninsula, she shares her time between both places. She is similarly pulled in opposing directions by …
Val Penny on Hunter’s Chase by guest author Dave Rigby
This article was initially published on 07 January 2018 on Yorkshire Writers’ Lunch at https://yorkshirewriterslunch.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/dave-rigby-interviews-val-penny Posted: 07 Jan 2018 10:30 PM PST To start things off Val, can I ask how you began writing fiction? Was there a specific trigger? There was indeed a trigger, I began writing my first novel when I was …
Forest Dancer by Sue Roebuck
Today, I am delighted that my friend and fellow author, Sue Roebuck is able to join me from Portugal to tell me about her most recent book, Forest Dancer. Thank you for letting me come and visit you today, Val. Forest Dancer, my new novel, takes place in Portugal as my previous book Rising Tide …
Daisy in Chains by Sharon Bolton
I have always enjoyed books by Sharon Bolton that I have read including Awakening that is reviewed on this site: https://bookreviewstoday.info/2015/05/11/awakening-by-s-j-bolton/ and so, when I saw Daisy in Chains in my local library, I picked it up. I am glad I did! What a clever story. Daisy in Chains is about a serial killer, Hamish …
Ninja School Mum By Lizzie Chantree
I am pleased to have my friend and fellow author, Lizzie Chantree on the blog today. Her novel, Ninja School Mum will be published by Crooked Cat Books on 30 January, 2018. I asked Lizzie to tell me about her new book, Ninja School Mum. She told me it is about an obsessive-compulsive school mum …
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