Reviewed by Deborah Carr Six years ago Jake Sanders watched as the woman he loved married another man. Just before the wedding she made him promise not to contact her, but in that time his feelings for her haven't lessened, in fact he's spent most of that time being tortured by his imagination of what her life must be like with Todd, her husband, and missing her on a … [Read more...] about Review – Six Years by Harlan Coben
Archives for July 2013
Novelicious Chats To… Celia Brayfield
Celia Brayfield is one of those writers whose novels you could read again and again. PEARLS was her first novel and she says, “I did the classic thing of writing the book I wanted to read but couldn’t find, a wide-screen novel with women characters who really take charge of their lives. I think we’re all like Scarlett O’Hara in the sense that times change so dramatically, … [Read more...] about Novelicious Chats To… Celia Brayfield
Review – The Sacred River by Wendy Wallace
Reviewed by Cesca Major Three women escape the fog of Victorian London and head for Egypt. The invalid Harriet Heron is twenty-three and has yet to live. Closeted in their London house and fussed over by her mother Louisa she wants to escape to a place where she can finally breathe. Harbouring her own Egyptian Book of the Dead, she has her eyes set on Thebes. Accompanied by … [Read more...] about Review – The Sacred River by Wendy Wallace
Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Cherry & Almond Cake from Vivien’s Heavenly Ice Cream Shop
Ah, cherry cake. I've not had a decent cherry cake for years. It sounds so Enid Blyton-ish. It's the sort of cake my grandmothers would make and cannot be replicated by a supermarket, not even the best ones. It's the moistness of the sponge that does it, then a delicious, sweet bite of a cherry. So I am extremely grateful to Abby Clements for … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Cherry & Almond Cake from Vivien’s Heavenly Ice Cream Shop
Novelicious Natters – Style Over Substance
‘Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn’ ― Orson Welles Most books have a beginning – middle – end dynamic and offer a main protagonist to follow. Of course not every book follows the same pattern. Some are written in third person, some in first. Some are linear whilst others jump back and forth through time. Some are written in the standard … [Read more...] about Novelicious Natters – Style Over Substance