The City of Tears; a true epic

As you all know I am a lover of historical fiction, so why has it taken me until now to discover the captivating power of Kate Mosse? And believe me, over this past week I…

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Resistance Book 1 Liberty; raw and powerful

I absolutely love the cover of Resistance Book 1 Liberty, the first book in Eilidh McGinness’s World War II trilogy; I think it is so gritty, eye catching and unique. I was attracted to it…

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The Postmistress of Paris; hard hitting historic fiction

Belated Happy New Year everyone, and welcome to my first book review of 2022 in which I’m telling you about a cracker of a novel. The Postmistress of Paris is hard hitting wartime fiction. It…

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The Last Checkmate; powerful war-time fiction

Pitched as a novel not to be missed if you have read The Tattooist of Auschwitz and if you’ve watched The Queen’s Gambit, I was desperate to read The Last Checkmate, the debut novel from…

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Before My Actual Heart Breaks; truly stunning

I urge you all to read Before My Actual Heart Breaks, the debut novel by Tish Delaney. It is truly stunning – by far, my favourite read of 2021 (and so far I have read…

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