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Joyful – Ingrid Fetell Lee – review
I’ve read a lot of books about positive thinking. I live with cancer, and it’s one of the things you are supposed to do: be positive. I don’t know how many people have told me that. It’s a present day … Continue reading
Home – Amanda Berriman – book review
is four. She’s bright, she notices things, and she’s learning about the world. This is her story, told by her, but it’s also a story about her mum, who’s struggling to deal with chronic poverty, really inappropriate housing, and bringing … Continue reading
The French Girl – Lexie Elliot
I really enjoyed this. It starts from a situation we all recognise – not necessarily that holiday, but the blurred boundaries of friendship and sex/romance that happen in young friendship groups. It plays out through entirely believable character development. It’s … Continue reading
Book Review – The Wisdom of Sally Redshoes – Ruth Hogan
I wanted to love this book more than I did. It has so much going for it – an intriguing plot, a great character list, the whole swimming thing… However, it was just too short. None of the characters got … Continue reading
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The Hourglass – Liz Heron – review
I liked this. For a start: Venice. Beautifully captured. What else? This is a very feminine take on the immortality problem. Even though it’s about a woman who has lived for 300 years, it’s not all as great as … Continue reading
Our Kind of Cruelty – Araminta Hall
I have just gulped this book down. It’s excellently done. I am a mental health professional, and sometimes I don’t quite buy the psychology of characters in books, but I absolutely believed in Mike, his experiences, and his responses to … Continue reading
Dear Mrs Bird – A J Pearce
This is set in WW2, and is about a young woman who wants to be a Lady War Correspondent, but ends up working on a women’s magazine under the most unsympathetic agony aunt ever. The voice is fantastic. I am … Continue reading
Everything I know about love – Dolly Alderton
First of all, this is a great book to read. I’m in my early 50s, so this is not my era at all, but I was so powerfully reminded of my late teens, early 20s, when it was OK to … Continue reading
The Orchard – Anne Frasier
Just to prove I don’t just read fantasy, here is a book completely rooted in the real world. It’s a fascinating read. It’s a memoir, a love story, a scream at the state of modern farming, and it’s about apples. … Continue reading
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