The Continental Affair; alluring and steeped in suspense

Always a sucker for a bit of old-fashioned glamour, it was the stylish cover of The Continental Affair that initially attracted me to this novel. Although it definitely cannot be described as an Agatha Christie…

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Fair Rosaline; a brilliant, subversive re-telling of Romeo and Juliet

As soon as I read the email inviting me to take part in the blog tour of Fair Rosaline, I knew that I definitely wanted to be involved. Why? Because just like Wide Sargasso Sea,…

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All the Little Bird-Hearts; a powerful must read

Released just a few day ago on 2 March 2023, the debut novel from Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow is such a poignant, frank and beautiful read. Set in 1988 it is the insightful story of Sunday, a…

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Independence; captivating historical fiction

I am ashamed to admit that before reading Independence, the new and powerful novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, my knowledge of the partition of India was extremely limited – I didn’t realise it was so…

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This Could Be Everything; hopeful and poignant

You may have been like me growing up and spent your Sunday evenings listening to Bruno Brookes on the radio as he counted down the Top 40 charts on Radio 1. You may have also…

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