Rowan Coleman, Lisa Jewell and Jenny Colgan doing their readings for the audience. By Amanda Keats I've been to some pretty spectacular book events over the years for Novelicious but they tend not last more than a couple of hours. You can imagine my excitement then, when I headed off to Henley for a whole day of bookish delights. First up was the lunchtime chat with Lisa … [Read more...] about Novelicious Goes to… Henley Literary Festival
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Review – The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
Reviewed by Cressida McLaughlin Clearing out a parent’s home after their death must be one of the hardest things in the world for a child to do, but for Megan it is made even more difficult and traumatic because her mum, Lorelei was a hoarder. When she arrives at the Bird family house, a beautiful yellow brick cottage with a flourishing garden in a pretty Cotswold village, … [Read more...] about Review – The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell
Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Bread from 31 Dream Street by Lisa Jewell
The first morning after she'd left he'd come downstairs and immediately started pounding dough, desperate to re-create the scent of his failed marriage. Bread. There isn't any other smell that can wrap you up in a bear hug and make you feel all warm and cosy inside. The scent of flour and yeast, quietly baking in the oven, is intoxicating. It has more power than an … [Read more...] about Feasting on Romantic Comedy – Bread from 31 Dream Street by Lisa Jewell
Review – The Making of Us by Lisa Jewell
REVIEWED BY JULES ABSALOM In a hospice in Bury St Edmunds, a man called Daniel is slowly fading away. His friend Maggie sits with him every day; she holds his hand and she listens to the story of his life, to his regrets and to his secrets. And then he tells her about the children he has never met and never will. He talks of them wistfully. His legacy, he calls them. Lydia, … [Read more...] about Review – The Making of Us by Lisa Jewell