Monthly Archives: February, 2020
Coronation by Justin Newlands
It is a great pleasure to be part of the blog tour run by Love Books Group for the fabulous new novel Coronation by Justin Newlands and published by Matador Books. The author has kindly supplied an excerpt from the book. Excerpt This extract is from Chapter 12. It’s from the point of view of …
The Saracen Storm by J.M. Nunez
I am so grateful to Love Book Group Tors for bringing this new book The Saracen Storm by J.M.Nunez to my attention. It sounds excellent. The Blurb Based on historical figures and events, The Saracen Storm is the sweeping saga of one of Spain’s best-loved heroes and the role he played in the nation’s darkest …
The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale
My daughter gave me three books for Christmas. They are books she has enjoyed and thought I would too. What a thoughtful present! The first of the books that I read was The Toymakers by Robert Dinsdale. The Toymakers opens in 1917, and London has spent years in the shadow of the First World War. …
The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing
The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing was a recent book at our village book group. I had never read anything by this author, but recognised her name as a respected author. The book is very short, a novella, rather than a novel. It tells the story of Harriet and David Lovatt, and their family. As …
Never Somewhere Else by Alex Gray
I have found a few of Alex Gray’s more recent books a bit disappointing. However, I know she can write excellent novels, so when I found this earlier book, Never Somewhere Else, on sale, I picked it up, only to discover that this is the first book in the author’s DCI Lorimer series and I …
The House at Ettrick Bay by Myra Duffy
I have met Myra Duffy on several occasions and always enjoyed her company but somehow had never read any of her novels, so when my friend Chris gave me The House at Ettrick Bay as a gift, I was delighted to be able to put that right. As expected the story is set in and …
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