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“A moving tale of a black British family that travels through the ages from slavery and beyond” was the review written by Bonnie Greer,of the Guardian. I saw this reviewed a while ago in one of the genealogical magazines. I … Continue reading →

Katherine, living on her own during the week because her husband works away with two children who have flown the nest, spends her time with Aunt Lucy. When Aunt Lucy passes away Katherine inherits 10 boxes of her belongings, mainly … Continue reading →

“Fethering sleuths Carole and Jude return in a wonderful mystery of bitter rivalries and deep-rooted jealousies; Bracketts, an Elizabethan house near the town of Fethering, is about to be turned into a museum. Once the home of celebrated poet Esmund … Continue reading →

This was a fabulous read. Selected from Mount TBR for a trip away on Friday night. I started reading in the early hours of Friday morning and finished in Scotland on Saturday. I could barely put down and did so … Continue reading →

I bought this book at one of the charity shops in Newton Abbot. I was in the midst of a book which I left at home, as my meeting was delayed I had chance to search for a book to … Continue reading →

Continuing the story from Trial by Fire Tom discovers that he can travel in time, and manages to “meet” his ancestors and relatives in earlier times. What genealogist wouldn’t like to visit earlier times and speak to their ancestors? Tom … Continue reading →

I enjoyed the wonderfully eccentric characters, and like many readers before me, devoured this fairly quickly. It was what I would call a “comforting read”

Another fabulous book following the lives, loves and tribulations of the residents & workers of Blossom Street. Linda’s knitting shop embarks on another class, this time knitting a prayer shawl, with a mixture of new and old students – Alix … Continue reading →

This wasn’t the usual chick lit. Amy has spent a fortune on a wedding; only the groom has changed his mind! so Amy decides to go on the honeymoon anyway. Just as she is planning to leave the hotel, the … Continue reading →

This had been on my TBR pile mountain for too long. Tess has come home, pressured by her two sisters to help their aged mother following a hip operation. Tess leaves behind, albeit, temporarily, her life as a singer in … Continue reading →