Blogs in August 2018

Siren Spirit 19th August 2018

Emma McVeigh is emotionally adrift. Broken-hearted after her marriage breakup, she has escaped city life and sought solace in a quintessential English village. Allowing herself time to regroup seems like the best course of action in her life right...

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Mr Mac and Me 11th August 2018

Thomas Maggs, the son of the local publican, lives with his parents and sister in a village on the Suffolk coast in 1914. He is the youngest child, and the only son surviving. Life is quiet – shaped by...

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The Companion 10th August 2018

Précis Courtesy of Goodreads: 1932 – Twelve-year-old Billy Shaw lives in a palace. Potter’s Pleasure Palace – the best entertainment venue this side of the Pennines, complete with dancing and swing-boats and picnickers and a roller-skating rink. Billy’s ma...

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What’s Left Unsaid 10th August 2018

Deborah Stone explores the impact of trauma and hidden identities within the family unit, and considers the devastating effects of the lies and deceit which result when a family is determined to avoid facing the truth. Sasha is just...

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The Lamorna Reach 6th August 2018

The Lamorna Reach presents a Zola-esque tableau of raw, elemental life in Cornwall at the time of the Napoleonic wars. Issy Penhalligan, the heroine, is incredibly beautiful and talented, but these qualities do not secure her a happy, comfortable...

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