Blogs in August 2024

The Village on the Hill 4th August 2024

Three women caught up in three global disasters. Will tragedy reunite them or tear them apart for ever? Bournemouth 1912 – Ena Leighton prepares for a new life with her aunt and uncle in a beautiful house with a...

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Remarkable Creatures 7th July 2024

In the early nineteenth century, a windswept beach along the English coast brims with fossils for those with the eye… From the moment she’s struck by lightning as a baby, it is clear Mary Anning is marked for greatness....

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The Midnight Feast 4th May 2024

Midsummer, the Dorset coast In the shadows of an ancient wood, guests gather for the opening weekend of The Manor: a beautiful new countryside retreat. But under the burning midsummer sun, darkness stirs. Old friends and enemies circulate among...

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The Small Museum 8th March 2024

A chilling historical mystery set against the gothic backdrop of Victorian London, The Small Museum won the Caledonia Novel Award in 2023 and is inspired by the extraordinary treasure trove of curiosities that is the Hunterian Museum in London....

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A Murder of Quality 3rd February 2024

THE SECOND GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL Stella Rode has twice disturbed the ancient cloisters of Carne School: firstly by being the wrong sort, with her doyleys and china ducks, and secondly by being murdered. George Smiley is asked by an...

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