Historical Fiction | The Glass Woman | Caroline Lea
I’m delighted to be sharing my thoughts with you today for The Glass Woman by Caroline Lea. 1686, Iceland. An isolated, windswept landscape. Rósa is newly betrothed to Jón. The villagers look on them with suspicion – they don’t trust outsiders. They whisper dark threats. There is an evil here, Rósa can feel it. Alone and far from home, Rósa sees the darkness coming. She fears she will be its next victim . . . This stunning new novel is a rich and captivating tale of superstition and salvation, love and fear – for fans of The Binding, The Miniaturist and The Silent Companions. The Glass Woman is published by Penguin\Michael Joseph 7th…
Guest Review | The House Across the Street | Lesley Pearse
We’re delighted to be taking part in the tour today sharing Laura’s thoughts on The House Across the Street, Lesley Pearse’s 26th novel in her 25th anniversary year. As an avid fan of Lesley Pearse I get quite excited to hear I can read an advanced copy of her latest novel and The House Across the Street is another gripping tale, which I couldn’t put down. The House Across the Street is set in 1964 with Katy, a young girl full of character and a longing for excitement. A quiet childhood with a cold, distant mother sees Katy becoming entranced by her neighbour Gloria. A dress shop owner, noticed by…
Romance | The Lost Letters of William Woolf | Helen Cullen
I’m delighted to be sharing my thoughts on tour for debut novel The Lost Letters of William Woolf by Helen Cullen. Having loved hearing the stories every Friday from his Uncle Archie about the lost letters, when William inherits the part-time letter detective role from Archie, he is already passionate about reuniting lost missives with their recipients. However, what starts out as part-time (giving him time to write his novel), turns into a full time job and takes over his dreams and ambitions. William’s wife Clare, the main breadwinner, becomes disillusioned with their life together. Neither of them have fulfilled the promise of who they could be. Both of them…
6 of the best books publishing February
It’s not easy resisting browsing what’s coming up in the book publishing world (despite a towering TBR pile!) and I’ve written quite a list for the first half of this year. I’m a bit late for my January wishlist so here’s 6 books that have caught my eye that are publishing next month. I’ve been a fan of Sophie Kinsella‘s writing for a few years now (I haven’t read her YA novel, Finding Audrey though, have you?). When I saw My not so Perfect Life publishing in Kindle and hb 9th February (pb 13th July) I couldn’t resist adding it to the pile. I know I’m always going…
Jera’s Jamboree : Review The Accidental Husband by Jane Green
Paperback: 416 pages Publisher: Penguin (14 Mar 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 0718157559 ISBN-13: 978-0718157555 Jane Green’s The Accidental Husband is a powerful story about two women connected by an earth-shattering secret. Maggie and Sylvie are perfect strangers: two very different women, living very different lives on opposite coasts. But they share more in common than they could ever imagine. Both women have beautiful children on the verge of flying the nest, the home they worked hard to build and always longed for, and a handsome and devoted husband they can’t believe belongs to them. Both women think their lives are seamlessly secure, but they couldn’t be more wrong . . . For each is about to discover…
