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A really thought provoking,enjoyable and fascinating read. Esme is a girl with ideas ahead of the times. Her behavior is unacceptable to her close family, who decide to have her confined in a mental asylum at the young age of … Continue reading →

Katherine heads off on a genealogical trip with Dr Flo Gadney. The purpose of the trip is to research to see if those named on a headstone in a family churchyard are indeed the ancestors of Dr Flo. Several murders … Continue reading →

This was a lovely book. The last few months have been fairly hectic for me, and strangly my reading has almost come to a standstill. So it was lovely to receive this in the post and for this to be … Continue reading →

Finished several weeks ago. This was not the first I have read in this series, and I found this one to have a slow storyline. Caterer Goldy, can not keep out of trouble, despite being married to a policeman! Her … Continue reading →

This very gentle book was devoured whilst on a recent business trip. I enjoyed the storyline, it appealled to my genealogical mind! It is the very gentle story of Louise, who, upon the death of her mother inherits very little … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this one and read on a business trip to Belfast, not Dublin but nonetheless, Ireland! This is a gentle story. Ellie has inherited her mother’s hat shop, as she debates whether to sell up or carry on, … Continue reading →

This was a beautiful book. Barbara has been diagnosed with cancer. Various therapy have not been successful, and she therefore prepares herself and her family. Barbara writes a series of letters to her 4 daughters – Lisa,Jennifer,Amanda and Hannah. Each … Continue reading →

When Jo’s husband trades her in for a younger model, she suddenly finds herself living on a barge near the Thames. Used to being a kept woman, she soon realises she’ll need more than a few culinary skills to keep … Continue reading →

I really enjoyed this book. Set in Canada in the early 1900s. Elizabeth, a teacher in Ontario is encouraged to visit Alberta where her half brother resides with his family. After consideration Elizabeth makes the trip West, to rural Canada … Continue reading →

I thought this would be very chick litty, but it was a lovely read and as a reader it was easy to identify with the main character. Jo is the mother of two young boys, her husband a reporter who … Continue reading →