Published by Penguin Publication date – 10 January 2019 Source – review copy Best friends Holly and Roz tell each other everything. So when Holly gets a shot at her dream job after putting everything on hold to raise her daughter, she assumes Roz will be waiting to pop the champagne. But is she just…
The Break Line by James Brabazon – extract
James Brabazon’s debut novel, The Break Line is published by Penguin on 24 January 2019. Penguin have kindly allowed me to share an extract from the book with you. He eased himself off the bed and stood an arm’s length in front of me: six foot six and two hundred and fifty pounds of soft-…
Sadie Pearse – Q&A
Sadie Pearse’s novel, This Child of Ours, was published by Sphere on Sadie kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about This Child of Ours. It’s part love story, part moral dilemma – Sally and Theo are a loving couple, enjoying life with their 7-year-old daughter Riley. Then one day…
Six Degrees of Separation – January 2019: From The French Lieutenant’s Woman to Last Bus to Woodstock
Six Degrees of Separation is the brainchild of Kate from Books Are My Favourite and My Best. Each month there is a different starter book and through six books, with what can be, on my part, extremely tenuous links, see which book you end up at. The starter book this month is The French Lieutenant’s…
Red Snow by Will Dean – review
Published by Point Blank Books Publication date – 10 January 2019 Source – review copy TWO BODIES One suicide. One cold-blooded murder. Are they connected? And who’s really pulling the strings in the small Swedish town of Gavrik? TWO COINS Black Grimberg liquorice coins cover the murdered man’s eyes. The hashtag #Ferryman starts to trend…
When All is Said by Anne Griffin – review
Published by Sceptre Publication date – 24 January 2019 Source – review copy I’m here to remember – all that I have been and all that I will never be again.’ At the bar of a grand hotel in a small Irish town sits 84-year-old Maurice Hannigan. He’s alone, as usual -though tonight is anything…
Reading Bingo 2018
I spotted Book Bingo posts from the fabulous bloggers Cleo over at CleopatraLovesBooks and Marina at Finding Time to Write and I thought it seemed like a fun way of looking at the books I had read over the year. I gave it a go last year and thought I’d try my hand at it…
Attend by West Camel – extract
West Camel’s debut novel, Attend, was published by Orenda on 13 December 2018. Today Orenda have kindly allowed me to share an extract from Attend with you. Chapter 2: Deborah, 1913 ‘That day in 1913, the day I found the strip of cloth with the motif stitched onto it – the day she gave it…
Christie Covers – A look at the covers of Agatha Christie novels
On the final day of the Twelve Days of Christiemas I thought I’d take a look at the variety of covers that have graced the books of Agatha Christie over the years. There are of course still first editions available out there, (for an eyewatering price). You can therefore still own a piece of the…
The Mousetrap by Agatha Christie – a review of the stage play
Way back in January I was lucky enough to be surprised with a ticket to see The Moustrap. I had been wanting to see the play for years and so a late birthday treat meant I could finally watch it. Together with a group of friends we made the trip down to St Martin’s Theatre,…
