Vincent Bijlo is more well known in The Netherlands where he works in TV, radio and theatre, as well as in stand up comedy, so I had never heard of him before Holland Park Press asked me to review this book for them. (As always, all opinions herein are my own, and the book was …
This was the first Anne Tyler that I've read, which is pretty crazy considering how often she's recommended to me, and I'm very happy to recommend her to you. If you read my movie blog, you'll perhaps have read my review of the film adaptation of her book The Accidental Tourist, which I loved. If …
A man whose life has been entirely devoted to his teaching of ancient languages and books finds himself walking out of his life one day when he comes across a book that speaks to him. He walks out on his classes and heads to Portugal to find the author, and to discover the man whose …
This four book series for young adults follows the lives and romantic dramas of four girls living in New York in 1899, when lives were determined by whether your family's money was old or new, and where reputation was everything. Beautiful Elizabeth Holland, who loves a boy her wealthy family will never approve of, her …
This book was sent to me by the author for review, so all opinions are my own, but thank you to Corey for sending it to me. This is the first novel by Corey Recko, who has written other non-fiction works, which have won some awards. He also writes for some historical magazines and things, …
How beautiful is the cover of this book? I love it. I guess you can't judge a book by it's cover, but in this case, if you love the cover art here, I think you'll probably love the book too! This book was sent to me by the author for an honest review, and honestly... …
Continue reading The Art Of Legerdemain As Taught By Ghosts by Jim Naremore
Perhaps it's no surprise to find another review of a novel by Daphne Du Maurier on my blog. I love Rebecca so much, as I know a lot of you do too, and I read The House on the Strand a few months back, (you'll find the review for that one HERE). This book is …
Vincent Van Gogh is a strange, enigmatic figure on the landscape of modern artistic history. He's a man who is often reduced to being known only as a mad genius who cut off his own ear. I was sent this novel by Holland Park Press for honest review, and I think honestly think that you'll …
Continue reading The Yellow House: A Novel About Vincent Van Gogh by Jeroen Blokhuis
Grady's life is a mess. He's ex-military man, with a big alcohol problem, and his wife is about to leave him. Just when he thinks things can't get any worse, his dead beat drug addicted brother drags him into his problems, and he finds himself embroiled in the search for a mysterious object that a …
Lacey Becnel is still recovering from the death of her beloved husband Fox, and the subsequent revelations of his infidelity, when she wakes one morning to find her self under an overpass in New Orleans, naked, with an unconscious and injured stranger lying next to her. As she starts to piece together what happened, she starts …
Continue reading The Incident Under The Overpass: Book One Of The Traiteur Trilogy by Anne McClane
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