Blogs in August 2019

The Poison Garden 5th August 2019

Where Romy grew up, if someone died you never spoke of them again. Now twenty-two, she has recently escaped the toxic confines of the cult she was raised in. But Romy is young, pregnant and completely alone – and...

Read More 

A Single Thread 4th August 2019

It is 1932, and the’ losses of the First World War are still keenly felt. Violet Speedwell, mourning for both her fianc’ and her brother and regarded by society as a’ surplus woman’ unlikely to marry, resolves to escape...

Read More 

The Last Cruise 4th August 2019

The 1950s ocean liner Queen Isabella is making her final voyage–a retro cruise from Long Beach to Hawaii and back–before heading to the scrapyard. For the guests on board, it’s a chance to experience a bygone era of decadent...

Read More 

The Last Concerto 3rd August 2019

Famed for its natural beauty and rich history, Sardinia in 1968 is notorious, too, for the bandits who kidnap wealthy landowners for ransom. Eleven-year-old Alba Fresu’s brother, and her father, Bruno, are abducted by criminals who mistake Bruno for...

Read More 

The Wives 3rd August 2019

Perfect marriages. Perfect neighbours. Perfect lies. Everyone is guarding a secret in this picture-perfect town. When Karolina Hartwell is arrested driving her son home, the headlines don’t tell the full story. It seems nothing will stand in the way...

Read More