Author: Emma Harcourt ISBN: 978489249142 RRP: $29.99 Publication Date: 18 June 2018 Publisher: HQ Fiction Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher The Shanghai Wife is the debut historical novel of Emma Harcourt who says in the Author's Note prefacing the novel that this is fiction inspired by her grandmother's story. Set in Shanghai, 1925, we are transported to a time and … [Read more...]
Children’s Book Club Reads for July 2018
I am supposed to be sitting and finalising the book club lists for July, and doing about a thousand other things this rainy Friday night but first I have to tell you about the children's books we have just lined up for review by you and your children in July. It's cold and rainy and that means it's the perfect time to snuggle up with your little ones and share story time. … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: Queen of the North
Author: Anne O'Brien ISBN: 9780008225421 RRP: $32.99 Publication Date: 21st May 2018 Publisher: HQ Fiction - GB Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher Anne O'Brien is a Sunday Times bestselling author with a passion for history and a list of historical romances under her belt. She is not an author I have read before I think it might be time to change that. Her latest … [Read more...]
BOOK CLUB: In The Valley of Blue Gums
Author: J.H. Fletcher ISBN: 9781489257314 RRP: $29.99 Publication Date: 21st May 2018 Publisher: Harlequin Mira Copy: Courtesy of the Publisher In The Valley of Blue Gums is the first novel I have read by J.H. Fletcher and I was fascinated by the way he crafts his story and the way he spoke of writing the truth masquerading as fiction. There was quite a lot of … [Read more...]
Book Club Reads for July 2018
I can not believe it's almost the end of June, we were just talking the other day and the financial year ends this weekend. That's crazy! I swear it was just Easter. Winter has certainly arrived, and she is not afraid to make her presence known. We are still getting some glorious sunshine here in the Hills but I'm convinced that the wind is coming straight off Antarctica. It … [Read more...]
Recent Comments