A rare review from me of a book which has been out for a few years. The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde by Eve Chase was published by Penguin in 2017. I borrowed it from my local library (Portobello Library) which you can see in the photo above and have been reading it for my book … More The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde by Eve Chase | #bookreview | @EvePollyChase @PenguinUKBooks
As you might be able to guess from my tinselly photo above, I got Karen White’s The Last Night in London for my Christmas. Finally, I have got around to reading it and it was worth the wait. The Sound of Glass by the same author is one of the very first books I reviewed … More The Last Night in London by Karen White | #bookreview | @KarenWhiteWrite @BerkleyPub
I was very pleased to find a copy of Unladylike Lessons in Love through the letterbox last week. Big thanks to Amita Murray for sending me a copy. It’s a while till this one comes out but I’m really looking forward to reading it. It’s the first in a planned series about the Marleigh sisters … More #Bookpost #Feature | Unladylike Lessons in Love by Amita Murray | @AmitaMurray @HarperFiction @TheBookRetreat
I am a big fan of Janey Godley so when I saw this book was on offer for Kindle recently, I snapped up a copy. She’s probably best known as a comedian and certainly here in Scotland, is well known for her hilarious voiceovers of First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s daily Covid briefings. She has written … More Nothing Left Unsaid by Janey Godley | #bookreview | @HodderBooks @HodderFiction
Fragments of a Woman the debut novel from Emma Venables is coming later this year from Aderyn Press and it sounds really good. It’s set in 1930s Berlin and promises to shine light on a different aspect of the era: what it was like to be a woman in Germany at that dangerous time. I’m … More #Bookpost #Feature – #HistoricalFiction to look out for later this year | Fragments of a Woman by Emma Venables | @AderynPress @EmmaMVenables @WriterForster
Two weeks ago I featured six songs inspired by books and last Monday I chose six books which featured music. This #MusicMonday I’m choosing six books with a musical connection which I haven’t read yet but I’d like to. I’ve read several books by Nick Hornby and Rose Tremain but seem to have missed these … More #MusicMonday – six books with a musical connection which I’d like to read
Together Again is Milly Johnson’s twentieth novel and to celebrate paperback publication, twenty bloggers are sharing their review of this fabulous book. I read this not that long ago and am pleased to share my review again today. About the Book Sisters Jolene, Marsha and Annis have convened at their beautiful family home, Fox House, … More Together Again by Milly Johnson | #paperback #bookreview #TogetherAgain | @millyjohnson @SimonSchusterUK @ed_pr
Later this month, Heather Webb’s latest novel Strangers in the Night will be published by Harper360/William Morrow. As you can no doubt guess from the title of the book, the cover and my CDs, it’s about Frank Sinatra and his stormy and passionate relationship with actress Ava Gardner. It sounds absolutely brilliant and I’m delighted … More Forthcoming release | #bookpost #feature | Strangers in the Night by Heather Webb | @msheatherwebb @RandomTTours @Harper360UK
Virtual Strangers is a book which caught my attention when I saw lots of fellow bloggers saying how much they loved it and what a fun read it was. When I found out it was set in Edinburgh, well I knew I had to read it. I borrowed my copy from the local library. About … More Virtual Strangers by Sam Canning | #bookreview #romcom | @yesshescan @ZaffreBooks
If you are a regular reader of the blog, you will probably know that I really enjoy historical fiction. You may also know that I enjoy genealogy research. I have traced my family back to about the early 1800s, occasionally into the mid to late 1700s. Most of that has been through researching birth, marriage … More Ancestry by Simon Mawer | #bookreview | @smamawer @WaltScottPrize @LittleBrownUK
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