Blogs in April 2025

When The Cranes Fly South 12th April 2025

Bo lives a quiet existence in his small rural village in the north of Sweden. He is elderly and his days are punctuated by visits from his care team and his son. Fortunately, he still has his rich memories,...

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The Barracks 11th April 2025

The iconic debut novel by ‘one of the greatest writers of our era’ (Hilary Mantel) and ‘the Irish novelist everyone should read’ (Colm Tóibín). Elizabeth Reegan, after years of freedom – and loneliness – marries into the enclosed Irish...

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The Wartime Nursery 10th April 2025

Norfolk, 1940. In the dark days of the war, Emmeline’s nursery is the only thing giving mothers hope. But how long can she keep that hope alive? An inspiring and emotional story of love and strength in the darkest...

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The Orphanage 10th April 2025

This is the first book in a five-part post-war series set in the pretty village of Lavenham in Suffolk Shilling Grange Orphanage, England, 1948. She was their only hope. Now they are hers. A gritty, heartbreaking and unforgettable story...

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A Child Far From Home 10th April 2025

England 1939. I desperately push my way through the crowded platform and try to find my darling daughter’s face in the fogged-up windows. As the train pulls away I frantically wave and force a smile. I’m sending her away...

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