Kay Brooks

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks Evie can’t wait to become a mother to Walnut. Along with choosing a suitable name for her baby, Evie is struggling to relax. There’s just so much to do when you run a café with your husband. When doctor’s … [Read more...] about Review – A Baby at the Beach Café by Lucy Diamond

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks Working as a dinner lady and a care-giver for a belligerent elderly lady, then coming home to ungrateful son (who expects to be looked after like a child) leaves Audrey exhausted at the end of the day. She … [Read more...] about Review – The Woman Who Upped and Left by Fiona Gibson

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks Louise is grieving for her son. But Joseph isn’t dead. He is at a prestigious boarding school for extraordinary choir singers. She should be proud like her husband but she feels bereft at his absence. Not … [Read more...] about Review – The Orphan Choir by Sophie Hannah

This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.Reviewed by Kay Brooks It’s 1922 and the war has taken its toll. Frances Wray and her widowed mother are struggling to make ends meet but are determined to remain in their aging home in a quiet, wealthy area of South London. When … [Read more...] about Review – The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters