Liddy loves working for her family’s marchpane business, adding secret ingredients when her father isn’t looking. Her recipes are beloved by the town and Liddy knows she is meant to be more than just a housewife. Unfortunately, her mother disagrees; especially when such an eligible match as Jack Heathcote might be possible. Even more unfortunately,Continue reading “‘The House of Sorrowing Stars’ by Beth Cartwright”
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‘What July Knew’ by Emily Koch
To be published 09/02/2023… TRIGGER WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS DEPICTIONS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. HOWEVER THEY ARE DEALTH WITH IN A TASTEFUL AND SENSITIVE MANNER. July Hooper is ten years old, although her birthday is never much of an occasion. This is because her mother died in a car crash on her birthday when she wasContinue reading “‘What July Knew’ by Emily Koch”
‘A Place to Land’ by Lauren K. Denton
To be published 04/10/2022… Violet lives a quiet existence in Sugar Bend. Her and her sister Trudy live and work together, their art shop serving as a haven for locals and a treasure trove for tourists. No one would guess the dreams that Violet had as a young woman, to escape Sugar Bend and travelContinue reading “‘A Place to Land’ by Lauren K. Denton”
‘The Porcelain Doll’ by Kristen Loesch
To be published 17/02/2021… Rosie lives in London and studies in Oxford and in the autumn she will marry her perfectly normal and safe fiancé, Richard. Raisa was born in Russia where she lived with her mum and dad and sister until her dad and sister were shot and her mum took her and fledContinue reading “‘The Porcelain Doll’ by Kristen Loesch”
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