Blogs in July 2020

Isabella 10th July 2020

An epic 18th-century historical romance from the author of the celebrated ‘Lady of the Butterflies’. Fletcher Christian and Isabella Curwen are first cousins who grow up together in the Lake District; kindred spirits who, like Heathcliff and Cathy, are...

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One In Three 10th July 2020

Both of them loved him. One of them killed him . . . Louise has had to watch her husband, Andrew, start a new family in the four years since he left her. The ‘other woman’ is now his...

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The Honey and the Sting 7th July 2020

England, 1628. Forcibly seduced by the powerful George Villiers, doctor’s daughter Hester is cast aside to raise her son alone and in secret. She hopes never to see Villiers again. Melis’s visions cause disquiet and talk. She sees what...

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Headlines and Hedgerows 7th July 2020

Very interesting book about John Craven’s life – from schoolboy reporter would be journalist to BBC reporter.

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Can You Hear Me? 6th July 2020

A memoir of the chaos, intensity and occasional beauty of life as a paramedic. A young man has stopped breathing in a supermarket toilet. A pedestrian with a nasty head injury won’t let the crew near him on a...

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