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I was intrigued when I spotted what appeared to be a new mystery series in the library recently. A quick look on Amazon revealed that this was indeed a new series and I was lucky enough on another visit to … Continue reading →

Just before Christmas Maisie and her employee, Billie see a man commit suicide in the street. The man was clearly a War Veteran and events very quickly turn Maisie back to her nursing days during the Great War. Soon after … Continue reading →

This was the gentle and realistic story of a mother, Maggie and her three unmarried daughters, Grace, Anna and Sarah. Set in Dublin, it is the story of widow Maggie, who resides in her marital home alone, with her unmarried … Continue reading →

The cover and the first pages of the book indicates a nice, cozy read focusing on a family and the paths their lives take. I was pleasantly surprised. Anna is a lawyer who has ditched her job as a tries … Continue reading →

This is a novella containing two stories: Christmas in my Heart by Catherine Palmer By chance this also has a Christian slant to the book, and whilst I don’t usually focus on this genre these books had appealing covers at … Continue reading →

By complete coincidence, on a separate trip to the library I picked up this book. When I got home I realised that it was the same author as the last book I read – One Perfect Gift. Again, written in … Continue reading →

The gentle story of widowed Jessie and her daughter Emma, who relocate to make a new life for themselves in Colorado after the death of Jessie’s husband Paul. Upon arriving to take up her nursing post Jessie discovers that the … Continue reading →

Product details ·         Paperback: 518 pages ·         Publisher: Virago Press Ltd, this edition 2010. First Published 1936 ·         ISBN-10: 0860689697 Following an interview for the position of head teacher, Sarah Burton returns to her hometown as headmistress of the local school.  She is … Continue reading →