From the author of My Brilliant Friend, comes her latest book, set once again in Naples. Giovanna is beloved by her parents, and believes herself to be worthy and beautiful, until one day after a parent-teacher meeting, she overhears her father comparing her to Vittoria, his estranged and despised sister. Because Vittoria is practically a …
Will has left his life of crime behind and started over. But his past isn't willing to let him go. When his daughter returns to the house covered in blood and with a strange package drawing him back into the underworld of forged rare books, he knows his nemesis Henry Slader has returned. This time …
The Darkest Evening is the ninth and latest from Ann Cleeves series featuring detective Vera Stanhope. Vera is driving back from the office when she goes off course in a snowstorm, and comes across a car left with it's door open and an unattended baby inside. As there is no one nearby, she takes the …
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OK, I am wearing mascara here, but otherwise makeup free. Thanks to the lovely people at Influenster Canada and Belif, I had the chance to try out some Belif products, namely the Aqua Bomb Cleansing Balm and their True Cream. I always love to try new things. Belif is a brand that I've come across …
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Gaddy is an interpol agent on the tail of a mysterious man, The Finder, a person who seems to have unlimited resources and an almost miraculous skill for finding lost and valuable things, like Faberge eggs or the glasses Buddy Holly was wearing in the plane crash that killed him. Thrown into the mix is …
I didn't know how much I needed this until Dr Teals and Brill sent me this blogger package. Dr Teal's has a new range of bath products called the Glow and Radiance Foaming Bath or Soaking Solution. And it's so so good. Here's a picture of me riding a horse. Why? Because if you've ever …
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There's a ghost in the White house... Based on historical people and events, this book tells the story of Franklin and Jane Pierce, whose son Bennie died in a train accident just before Franklin took office. There have been various stories of ghost sightings in the White House (the ghost has been called "The Thing") …
When Samuel was 15, he took on an odd job one Summer moving boxes, and had an accident that changed his life forever. One of the boxes had an improperly stored jar of sulfuric acid which exploded and splashed his face and body, scarring him for life. He was lucky to be alive, and to …
I love Dolly Parton. She's such an original and such a bright spark of honesty and kindness. She's funny, she's smart, she makes fun of herself and handles it brilliantly when others make fun of her. She never talks badly about others and has even been known to offer a helping hand to people who …
I'm so excited to talk about this book with you. Because if you're reading this, you're probably an Alice Hoffman/Practical Magic fan like me, and you're awaiting the new book Magic Lessons, about Maria Owens, the matriarch of the Owens family from Practical Magic, the one who was the first in a long line of …
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