Published by Tinder Press Publication date – 27 July 2017 Source – review copy “It begins with a painting won in a raffle: fifteen sunflowers, hung on the wall by a woman who believes that men and boys are capable of beautiful things. And then there are two boys, Ellis and Michael, who are inseparable….
Month: June 2017
A Summer at Sea by Katie Fforde – review
Published by Arrow Publication date 8 February 2017 Source – own copy “Emily is happy with her life just as it is. She has a career as a midwife that she loves . She enjoys living on her own as a single woman. But she’s also feels it’s time for a change and a spot…
The Wages of Sin by Kaite Welsh – review
Published by Tinder Press Publication date – 1 June 2017 Source – review copy Sarah Gilchrist has fled from London to Edinburgh in disgrace and is determined to become a doctor, despite the misgivings of her family and society. As part of the University of Edinburgh’s first intake of female medical students, Sarah comes up…
Every Story has its Genesis by Jennifer McVeigh – guest post
Today I’m pleased to welcome Jennifer McVeigh to the blog. Jennifer is the author of The Fever Tree and her latest novel, Leopard at the Door, was published by Penguin on 18 May 2017. Here Jennifer discusses the history behind the inspiration for her novel. Every Story has its Genesis All writers are beholden to…
The Last Summer by Richarda Huch – review
Published by Peirene Press Publication date 1 February 2017 Source – review copy Translated by Jamie Bullock “Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. To counter student unrest, the governor of St Petersburg closes the state university. Soon afterwards he arrives at his summer residence with his family and receives a death threat. His…
American Housewife by Helen Ellis – review
Published by Schribner Publication date – 9 Februrary 2017 Source – gift Meet the women of American Housewife… They smoke their eyes and paint their lips. They channel Beyoncé while doing household chores. They drown their sorrows with Chanel No. 5 and host book clubs where chardonnay trumps Charles Dickens. They redecorate. And they are…
Gunnar Staalesen – Q&A
Today I’m pleased to welcome Gunnar Staalesen to the blog. Gunnar is the author of the Varg Veum series that includes, We Shall Inherit the Wind and Where Roses Never Die. His latest novel, Wolves in the Dark, translated by Don Bartlett, is published by Orenda Books on 15 June 2017. Gunnar kindly answered a few…
Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey – review
Published by Harper Collins Publication date – 9 March 2017 Source – Goodreads win “In the chilling new crime novel from award-winning author Jane Casey, Detective Maeve Kerrigan and the murder squad must navigate a web of lies to discover the truth… A murder without a body Eighteen-year-old Chloe Emery returns to her West London…