Anna at War by Helen Peters
I read Anna at War on Sunday afternoon and evening almost without pause. I started it so I could write this review but I continued…
The Girl From the Fjords by Eliza Graham
I have just returned from travelling in Norway where I spent a few days of my time in Bergen. On one of those days I…
Angel of Grasmere by Tom Palmer
I've always liked Tom Palmer's books, even when they were about football, a subject which interests me not at all. But it was when he…
Advent Reading Challenge Day Nine
A Book You'd Like to Spend Christmas In As with yesterday, there's a whole heap of books I could have chosen today. Some contain accounts…
Advent Reading Challenge Day Five
Your Current Read and Fairy Lights I've actually just finished reading this but I thought it was close enough. Mrs Porter Calling is the third…
Resist by Tom Palmer
Tom took as his inspiration for this book the life of Audrey Hepburn. He is at pains to point out that it is not a…
Escape to the River Sea by Emma Carroll
If the title of this book seems familiar, you're not wrong. It probably means that, like me, you're a reader of Eva Ibbotson's fiction. And…
The Hunt for David Berman by Claire Mulligan
Firstly... The Hunt for David Berman is a classic-style adventure. It's a spy-thriller for children and it's a great page-turner. It's the early days of…
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Nisha’s War by Dan Smith
There are some authors whose books a particular reader finds herself inexplicably drawn to. For me, Dan Smith is one such. A few years ago,…
Arctic Star by Tom Palmer
Six years ago I sailed to Murmansk and Arkhangelsk. I had chosen to be there and paid for the privilege. It was midsummer and I…
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