Portobello Book Blog

I’m delighted to be joined by Sarah Lee today who is here to chat about her debut novel An Ocean Apart. It’s paperback publication day today and I reviewed the book on Monday. You can read my review here. Welcome Sarah. First of all, would you tell my blog readers a little about yourself? I’m … More Today my #AuthorInTheSpotlight is Sarah Lee, #author of An Ocean Apart | @sarahleetravels @panmacmillan

What have you finished reading? I changed my mind from last week’s post about what to read next. I’m sharing an author Q&A with Sarah Lee tomorrow so I really wanted to read her book An Ocean Apart first. I really enjoyed this warm story about three nurses from the Caribbean to work in the … More WWW Wednesday 28th September 2022 | #WWWWednesday #amreading #booktwitter

I’m very pleased to be sharing my review of An Ocean Apart by Sarah Lee today. As you can see from the book cover, it’s described as Call the Midwife meets Small Island and as a fan of both, this sounded like a book for me! I’ve got a great Author Spotlight with the author … More An Ocean Apart by Sarah Lee | #bookreview | @sarahleetravels @panmacmillan

Autumn is my favourite time of the year. As I’m writing this today, the sun is out, it’s warm, there are lovely red berries on the rowan tree in the garden and the trees are looking beautiful in the sunshine as the leaves change colour. The photo above is not the view from my garden … More Autumn Activities Book Tag | #Autumn #booktag #BookTwitter

I haven’t read anything by Samantha Tonge before but know she’s a great favourite with my fellow bloggers. Now that I’ve read Lost Luggage, I can see why she’s so popular. My thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for having me on the tour and providing an e-copy for review. Lost Luggage is published … More Lost Luggage by Samantha Tonge | #bookreview | @rararesources @SamTongeWriter @BoldwoodBooks #boldwoodbloggers

What are you currently reading? I’m reading Lost Luggage by Samantha Tonge which is for a blogtour tomorrow. Yes I do often leave it to the last minute! I hadn’t read anything by Samantha Tonge before but know that she’s a big favourite with many readers. I can now see why! One lost suitcase. Two … More WWW Wednesday 21st September 2022 | #WWWWednesday #amreading #booktwitter

I have a treat for you today thanks to the lovely people at HQ Stories. You can read the first chapter of The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston ahead of its paperback publication day on Thursday 29th September. It is already available in ebook format. Here’s what the book is about: Florence Day is a ghost-writer … More Read the first chapter of The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston | @ashposton @HQstories

This book was a bit of an impulse purchase of my own after seeing so many glowing reviews of the book. I was quite surprised to discover that I hadn’t read anything by Veronica Henry before, apart from her short story The Apple Orchard. If The Impulse Purchase is anything to go by, I’ve certainly … More The Impulse Project by Veronica Henry | #bookreview | @veronica_henry @OrionBooks

I think I have read all of Rachel Joyce’s books and have loved them all. She’s such a wonderful storyteller. I’ve got an advance copy of her latest, Maureen Fry and The Angel of The North, coming up on my reading list soon. Despite being on my bookshelf for ages, I hadn’t read Miss Benson’s … More Miss Benson’s Beetle by Rachel Joyce | #audiobook #bookreview

I listen to audiobooks quite a lot these days and thought I’d do a wee post about them. I went in search of a booktag to take part in but couldn’t find exactly what I had in mind. So I have created one myself! If you’d like to take part, just answer the ten questions … More The #Audiobook #BookTag