The Fabergé Girl by Ina Christova is published by East West on 16 May. Today I have a Q&A with Ina. 1. Tell us in your own words about The Fabergé Girl. The Fabergé Girl is set during a time that has always fascinated me – namely the silver age of St Petersburg art and…
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr – review
Published by Orion Publication date – 9 May 2024 Source – review copy Sometimes finding your place in the world is the greatest puzzle of all… Clayton Stumper is an enigma. He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your grandad and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps…
Balancing the Books – April 2024
So, we are already over a quarter of the way through 2024. And we all know the days are just going to speed up not slow down. May has always been one of my favourite months though so I’m pleased to see it’s arrival. There’s a sense of freshness, a hint of warmth and two…
Chioma Okereke – Q&A
Water Baby by Chioma Okereke was published by Quercus on 11 April 2024. Chioma kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about Water Baby. Water Baby is a coming-of-age tale portraying the societal pressures on a young woman trying to escape the confines of her community and explores wider issues…
The Secret Library by Oliver Searle – review
Published by Michael O’Mara Publication date – 28 March 2024 Source – review copy How much do you know about the Victorian novelist who outsold Dickens? Or the woman who became the first published poet in America? Do you know what connects Homer’s Iliad to Aesop’s Fables? The Secret Library explores these intriguing morsels of lesser-known history, along with…
A Very Lively Murder by Katy Watson – review
Published by Constable Publication date – 29 February 2024 Source – library copy One murder mystery movie. Three Dahlias. And a whole cast of suspects… Ex child star Posy Starling is finally filming her dream role – Dahlia Lively in The Lady Detective movie. But things take a nightmare turn when a prop weapon is replaced with…
Caroline Montague – Q&A
The Pieces of Us by Caroline Montague was published by Orion on 15 February 2024. Caroline kindly answered a few of my questions. Firstly thank you so much for including me in your Q and A. 1.Tell us a little about The Pieces of Us. The Pieces of Us is a story in two timelines….
A Letter to the Luminous Deep by Sylvie Cathrall – review
Published by Orbit Publication date – 25 April 2024 Source – review copy A beautiful discovery outside the window of her underwater home prompts the reclusive E. to begin a correspondence with renowned scholar Henerey Clel. The letters they share are filled with passion, at first for their mutual interests, and then, inevitably, for each…
Balancing the Books – March 2024
So here we are, a quarter of the way through 2024 already. I told you it would go fast once January ended. I had a very slow reading month in March. I couldn’t get into the right frame of mind to read so couldn’t concentrate on books for very long. I also binge watched the…
The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn
Published by Manilla Press Publication date – 9 November 2023 Source – review copy There’s a book written for every one of us… Carl may be 72 years old, but he’s young at heart. Every night he goes door-to-door delivering books by hand to his loyal customers. He knows their every desire and preference, carefully…
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