I’m delighted to be sharing an except of Sharon Bradshaw’s latest release, The Legend of Henry Petch, a tale of werewolves, the paranormal, and an obsessive love that endured across the centuries. Blurb Ben is more interested in getting his hands on Elias Hepworth's fortune, along with the benefits of being a hippy in 1970, … Continue reading Excerpt – The Legend of Henry Petch by Sharon Bradshaw
The Courage of Everyday Lives – Margaret Horigan (1837-1924)
St Mary's Shandon St Mary's baptismal font Margaret Horgan was born in Cork in 1837 and baptized at St Mary’s Cathedral on 14 May 1837. She was the eldest daughter of Patrick Horgan and Ann Connelly, the second of their six children. Patrick was a ropemaker for the Royal Navy. He and Ann had married … Continue reading The Courage of Everyday Lives – Margaret Horigan (1837-1924)
Book Review – Now Comes The Raven by Jean M Roberts
Blurb Settled into her new life in Devon, England, Hannah Heronstone seems to have it all. A beautiful child, a loving husband and a fledgling business. She’s come to terms with who she is, a witch, a healer and cunning woman and has surrounded herself with her sister Midsummer Women. But dark clouds are gathering … Continue reading Book Review – Now Comes The Raven by Jean M Roberts
My Reading – February 2025
The Whispering Muse by Laura Purcell The offer was too good to be true. I knew that from the start. The Drowned by John Banville He had lived alone for so long, so far away from the world and its endless swarms of people, that when he saw the strange thing standing at a slight … Continue reading My Reading – February 2025
Audiobook Excerpt – A Woman’s Lot by Carolyn Hughes
Today I’m absolutely delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Carolyn Hughes’s newly released audiobook of her novel A Woman’s Lot as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Blurb How can mere women resist the misogyny of men? 1352. In Meonbridge, a resentful peasant rages against Eleanor Titherige’s efforts … Continue reading Audiobook Excerpt – A Woman’s Lot by Carolyn Hughes
Excerpt – The Fires of Gallipoli by Barney Campbell
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Barney Campbell’s newly released novel The Fires of Gallipoli as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. The Fires of Gallipoli is heartbreaking portrayal of friendship forged between two British soldiers in the trenches of the First World War. Blurb Edward … Continue reading Excerpt – The Fires of Gallipoli by Barney Campbell
The O’Connors of Valencia Creek – Life on the Farm
My grandmother Catherine O'Connor c.1905 Aged 16 My grandmother grew up on her father’s farm at Valencia Creek in Gippsland, situated beneath the foothills of the Great Dividing Range and Mount Wellington. Her father, William O’Connor, had been born at Thebarton in South Australia in 1847. His parents, Patrick Connor and Mary White had migrated … Continue reading The O’Connors of Valencia Creek – Life on the Farm
My Reading – January 2025
Citizen to Soldier: Australia Before the Great War : Recollections of Members of the First A.I.F. by J N I Dawes and L L Robson Most of the 416,000 men who enlisted in the 1st A.I.F. had their attitudes shaped during the first decade of Australian Federation. Tin Man By Sarah Winman All Dora Judd … Continue reading My Reading – January 2025
Excerpt – Lalji’s Nairobi by Nitin Nanji
Today I’m delighted to be sharing an excerpt from Nitin Nanji’s novel Lalji’s Nairobi as part of a blog tour hosted by The Coffee Pot Book Club. Lalji’s Nairobi is set in the early years of the twentieth century and is inspired by the stories of Indian migrants who settled in East Africa. Blurb British … Continue reading Excerpt – Lalji’s Nairobi by Nitin Nanji
One Minute Book Review – Citizen to Soldier: Australia Before the Great War : Recollections of Members of the First A.I.F. by J N I Dawes and L L Robson
Published in 1977, Citizen to Soldier draws together the recollections of soldiers who served during World War 1. These were collected as the result of an appeal made through newspapers in 1966. The soldiers' own words are woven into a very readable narrative. The book looks not only at the soldiers lives before the war … Continue reading One Minute Book Review – Citizen to Soldier: Australia Before the Great War : Recollections of Members of the First A.I.F. by J N I Dawes and L L Robson
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