Private Morey’s Jacket by Kate Broadway
When Japan launches a devastating invasion of Australia, Isla’s world shatters. Her husband is sent to the frontlines, leaving her with nothing but a promise…
Book Reviews
The Killing Time (Ali Dawson book 2) by Elly Griffiths
“Sometimes the membrane between this world and the next is very thin.” DI Ali Dawson heads the Cold Case Unit, affectionally known to some as…
A Hymn to Life by Gisele Pelicot
“And yet the feeling persists: love is not dead. I am not dead. I still have faith in people. Once, that was my greatest weakness….
Hotel Ukraine by Martin Cruz Smith
I’m very glad that Martin Cruz Smith resisted the temptation to kill off his main character Arkady Renko – something he may have considered as…
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Like so many women before me, I read The Bell Jar in my twenties. I thought it was ‘cool’. Sylvia Plath’s mystic was part of…
Mad Mabel by Sally Hepworth
My first 5 star rating for 2026. I lost myself in this story. I loved Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick. I loved her as an unlovable child….
The Names by Florence Knapp
The reviews for this book have been glowing: ‘heartwarming’, ‘magnificent’ and ‘heart-wrenching’ to quote a fews. However, this book needs to carry a trigger warning:…
The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club #5) by Richard Osman
They’re back! It’s been a quiet year for our intrepid sleuths as Elizabeth comes to terms with the loss of her husband. As they celebrate…
The Funeral Crashers by Joanna Nell
‘At their age, there was no point in beating about the bush.’ I confess to being a big fan of Joanna Nell’s books. They are…
Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf
This exquisite novel explores the human need for love, no matter our age; that deep yearning to be seen, and heard and held. Addie Moore…
Boleyn Traitor by Philippa Gregory
“All that is needed to defeat a tyrant is the courage to say ‘no’.” Confession time – this is my first Philippa Gregory novel! Recently,…
Southampton Row (Charlotte and Thomas Pitt #22) by Anne Perry
This is the twenty second novel in a series of thirty-two featuring Thomas and Charlotte Pitt. Southampton Row is a sequel to the previously published…
