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…
Up in the Air with Barrington Stoke
It's always a good day when a book from Barrington Stoke lands on my desk so when two touched down together I was extremely pleased.…
Out of Nowhere by Paul Dowswell
You may remember that I posted an interview with Paul Dowswell the other week in which I mentioned his most recent book which has been…
Interview with Paul Dowswell
I’ve known Paul Dowswell long enough to have forgotten exactly when we met. It was at an Edinburgh International Book Festival when I was chairing…
Elizabeth Wein
I only meant, last night, to read the first few pages of The Enigma Game to get a feel for it but I ended up…
My Lockdown Books: Thirty Five
My favourite of the late Mal Peet's superlative novels without any shadow of a doubt is Tamar. The review below has appeared elsewhere but I…
My Lockdown Books: Thirty Four
Tally Hamilton is furious to hear she is being sent from London to a horrid, stuffy boarding school in the countryside. But Delderton Hall is…
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