Genuine Deceit by Joy York When her grandmother is murdered in what at first seems to be a burglary gone wrong, Reagan Asher undertakes her own investigation alongside the police. What starts out as a ‘who done it’, quickly becomes a compelling ‘why done it’ as Asher uncovers decades of deception that has her questioning … Continue reading One Minute Book Reviews
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Book Review – Adalbert by Craig R Hipkins
Adalbert, the imagined son of Astrolabe and grandson of Heloise and Abelard, is a rash young man, eager to make his own way in the world. The recognition that a scroll that belonged to his father is, in fact, a treasure map, set him on course for what is not only a treasure quest but … Continue reading Book Review – Adalbert by Craig R Hipkins
Book Review – No Stone Unturned by Pam Lecky
When Lucy Lawrence’s husband, Charlie, is killed in what appears to be an accident, her world falls apart as she discovers that not only was Charlie far from the man she imagined him to be but that she is almost penniless. In the aftermath of Charlie’s death, friends melt away and those Lucy should be … Continue reading Book Review – No Stone Unturned by Pam Lecky
Book Review – The Convent Girl by Tania Crosse
Beginning in 1926, The Convent Girl follows Maisie O’Sullivan from age four to her early forties. Brought up in a Catholic convent in Cobh, Ireland from two years old, Maisie has been told that both her parents are dead. Remembering no other life, she has adapted to the regulated life of the convent and, like … Continue reading Book Review – The Convent Girl by Tania Crosse
Book Review – Fat Dogs and French Estates by Beth Haslam
Fat Dogs and French Estates is a delightful and humorous memoir of the adventures of Beth Haslam and her husband, Jack, as they look for a second home, a domaine, in France. They have a list of requirements: around 100 hectares complete with game, space for long walks with their dogs, a few outbuildings and … Continue reading Book Review – Fat Dogs and French Estates by Beth Haslam
Book Review – The House Children by Heidi Daniele
My birth was a sin and a crime. I was born in the Tuam Mother Baby Home to an inmate serving a year of penal servitude, her crime an out-of-wedlock pregnancy. The House Children begins when Mary Margaret Joyce is six years old and living with the Cleary family who she has been fostered to. … Continue reading Book Review – The House Children by Heidi Daniele
Book Review – Sea of Shadows by Amy Maroney
With the first few paragraphs of Sea of Shadows by Amy Maroney the reader steps into the reality of fifteenth century Rhodes – the heat and shadows, the swirl of myriad scents and colours, the bustle of the city and the port, the people drawn from countless nations, all under the control of the of … Continue reading Book Review – Sea of Shadows by Amy Maroney
Book Review – The Sum of our Sorrows by Lisette Brodey
The Sum of our Sorrows by Lisette Brodey is a story of grief and its aftermath. When Abby Sheppard is killed in a car accident her husband and three daughters are bereft. The novel focuses on Lily, the eldest of the three daughters. At seventeen, she is in her final year at school with plans … Continue reading Book Review – The Sum of our Sorrows by Lisette Brodey
Book Review – Souvenirs from Kyiv by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger
Souvenirs from Kyiv is a collection of short stories, each capable of standing alone but taken together they give the reader some understanding of the harrowing experiences of the Ukrainian people during World War 2. The stories are arranged chronologically from 1942 to the war’s end, moving geographically around Ukraine beginning in Kyiv and then … Continue reading Book Review – Souvenirs from Kyiv by Chrystyna Lucyk-Berger
Book Review – Father by Allan Hudson
Father, by Canadian writer Allan Hudson, is set during World War 2 and follows the experiences of Tanner Hill from 1942 through to his return home after the war. This novella starts with a prologue detailing the arrival of two Hill brothers in Canada in the 1840s and the lives they build for themselves in … Continue reading Book Review – Father by Allan Hudson
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