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 …
I love LOVE this book, and I love Amy Tan. And maybe this review is a bit of a cheat, because I've read this book before, but I was re-reading it this week and I enjoyed it all over again, and I haven't shared it with you guys before. Published back in 1989, it's Tan's …
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 …
It's Valentine's Day again, that day when everything is cards, flowers and chocolate and love is in the air. And whether you choose to spend your day with your girl gang or the man in your life, I always think it's an excellent time to take stock, and take a look at who you love …
Continue reading Valentines Day Starlet: Rose Gold Lipstick in Red Carpet
Opening in 1807, Rachel grows up on the island of St Thomas, a child beloved by her father, who makes sure that she's well educated, and a mother who is cold and bitter. In her family there is also Adele, who is their servant, and her daughter, Jestine, who is like a sister to Rachel. …
In this coming of age story, Miriam, a young Jewish girl, discovers her love of painting, and follows her heart, from Romania to Israel to the US. Starting in the 1950's, in a politically hostile Romania, the story is as much about finding our place in the world, especially as an immigrant, as it is …
Continue reading No Portrait In The Gilded Frame by Tudor Alexander
If you haven't read Daphne Du Maurier before, you might want to start with her most well known work, Rebecca, which is a huge all time favourite of mine. Her books are often eery, with a mystery at the heart, and things unravel from there, with interesting consequences, which was perhaps why Hitchcock was a …
Continue reading The House On The Strand by Daphne Du Maurier
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
I loved this book, and read it almost in one sitting! It's atmospheric, creepy and actually really fun, in a spooky way. It tells the story of a small town called Warboys, nestled in Britain, and the way that the entry of one beautiful woman tears the town apart. That woman is Agnes Samuel. If …
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