Published by Hutchinson Heinemann Publication date – 1 January 2026 Source – review copy When American student Jane Prescott is invited to spend the holidays with her classmate Chiyo, she jumps at the chance to see in the new year at a luxurious mansion at the foot of Mount Fuji. Chiyo belongs to one of Japan’s wealthiest families,…
Month: January 2026
A Deadly Night at the Theatre by Katy Watson – review
Published by Constable Publication date – 10 July 2025 (Hardback) 23 April 2026 (paperback) Source – review copy MURDER IS WAITING IN THE WINGS . . . Actresses Posy Starling and Caro Hooper both gained a name for themselves playing fictional detective Dahlia Lively on screen – but now they are back treading the boards…
The Body in the Library by Agatha Christie – review
Published by Harper Collins First published – 1942 Source – own copy A young woman found murdered A scandal in the making When Mrs Bantry wakes to find a body in her library, there’s only one woman to call: her good friend Jane Marple. But she hasn’t called her old friend for comfort. The body…
Dear Miss Lake by A J Pearce – review
Published by Picador Publication date – 3 July 2025 Source – review copy England, July 1944. After nearly five years of war the nation is weary, and the readers of Woman’s Friend need agony aunt Emmy Lake more than ever. With London under attack from the doodlebugs, the magazine decamps to the countryside, determined to…
Balancing the Books – November 2025
I’ve done it again. I’ve neglected the blog and now it’s time to play catch up. I need to reach back as far as November for that month’s balancing the books. (OK I don’t need to but for completeness I want to). So without further rambling here’s what arrived in the house in November. Weavingshaw…
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