Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Carol McGrath’s newly released novel, The Queen’s Sister, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb A mother, a wife, a woman of substance... At nineteen, Elizabeth Seymour is already a mother, has been recently widowed, and seen her Queen, … Continue reading Excerpt ~ The Queen’s Sister by Carol McGrath
Review – There and Back: The Story of an Australian Soldier 1915-35 by A Tiveychoc
There and Back: The Story of an Australian Soldier 1915-351 is the memoir of Rowland Edward Lording (1899-1944) writing as A Tiveychoc. The pen name is a reference to the 8th Infantry Brigade commanded by Major General Edwin Tivey in which Lording served. Lording, writing as Tiveychoc, says at the beginning that the narrative ‘mirrors … Continue reading Review – There and Back: The Story of an Australian Soldier 1915-35 by A Tiveychoc
Spotlight ~ The Agincourt King by Mercedes Rochelle (Audiobook)
Today I’m delighted to be shining a spotlight on the audiobook version of Mercedes Rochelle’s novel The Agincourt King, narrated by Kevin E. Green, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Agincourt King is Book 5 in Mercedes’ series, The Plantagenet Legacy. Blurb From the day he was … Continue reading Spotlight ~ The Agincourt King by Mercedes Rochelle (Audiobook)
My Reading – May 2026
Three Reasons for Revenge by Dervla McTiernan The beach was where they went to play. A Profitable Wife by Kat Christensen The first time I heard this infamous family lore I was about nine years old, perched on a footstool next to my grandmother’s rocking chair.
An Aquatic Carnival on the Somme – May 1918
During World War 1 when soldiers were not in the front line, they were considered to be at ‘rest’. This was not leisure time but rather a rest from the trenches. They were kept busy, often with the manual labour of working parties as well as drills, training and parades. These periods also provided soldiers … Continue reading An Aquatic Carnival on the Somme – May 1918
My Reading – April 2026
Venetian Vespers by John Banville Dusk, a deserted room, a scrap of black silk on a marble table, darkening waters beyond. There and Back: The Story of an Australian Soldier 1915-35 by A Tiveychoc Edward Rowland, born of Australian parents at Sydney on the 20th of June 1899, was working in his father’s factory when … Continue reading My Reading – April 2026
We Will Remember Them: Albert Arthur Reader M.M. Part 2
This post continues from We Will Remember Them: Albert Arthur Reader M.M. Part 1 France The HMT Corsican arrived in Marseille on 5 Apr 1916. After a short march from the wharves, they boarded a train, the troops cheering as it left the station. They travelled through picturesque countryside with olive groves, vineyards and blossoming fruit … Continue reading We Will Remember Them: Albert Arthur Reader M.M. Part 2
We Will Remember Them: Albert Arthur Reader M.M. Part 1
Albert Arthur Reader was born on 16 June 1888 at Plenty, a rural locality on the River Plenty, about five miles north-west of New Norfolk, Tasmania. His birth was registered by his mother, Hannah Woodhouse just over a month later. Hannah, born in Tasmania in July 1855, was the only child of two transported convicts, … Continue reading We Will Remember Them: Albert Arthur Reader M.M. Part 1
Excerpt – Sarah’s Destiny by Vicky Adin
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Vicky Adin’s historical novel, Sarah’s Destiny as part of a a Blog Tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb Young Sarah Daniels is the heart, soul and future of The White Hart Inn on the Welsh Back. Alongside the quay and wharves on Bristol’s floating … Continue reading Excerpt – Sarah’s Destiny by Vicky Adin
Excerpt ~ The Enemy’s Wife by Deborah Swift
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Deborah Swift’s newly released novel, The Enemy’s Wife, as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Enemy’s Wife is set in Japanese-occupied Shanghai during World War 2. Blurb ‘A fast-paced, beautifully written, and moving story. Refreshing to read a book … Continue reading Excerpt ~ The Enemy’s Wife by Deborah Swift
Catherine Meyrick 