Tag Archives: Reviews

Children’s Book: Little Blue Cloud by Inbal Argov

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Julie Goucher

Not having any children, I rarely read children’s books. However, I was approached and asked if I would review this book. Available from Amazon, where it is FREE to download on 18th and 19th July on both the US and … Continue reading →

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Murder by the Homeplace by William Leverne Smith

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Julie Goucher

From the back cover “A police radio scanner call of ‘419’ – “dead human body” – on a bucolic fall afternoon in the south-central Missouri Ozarks small town of Oak Springs sends a part-time local newspaper reporter, Penny Nixon, on … Continue reading →

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13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories by Dr Bill (William L) Smith

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Julie Goucher

Yesterday I reviewed this great book by Bill Smith. Today I have a real treat. I have a digital copy of the book to give away – as this is an e-book the give away will be international. So what … Continue reading →

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13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories by Dr Bill (William L) Smith

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Julie Goucher

From the back cover “Dr. Bill enjoys telling and sharing ancestor stories and related family history social context. He has published four family histories, to date, with more in progress. For the latest on Dr. Bill, his writings and stories, … Continue reading →

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The One Penny Orange Mystery by Morris Ackerman

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Julie Goucher

I was intrigued with I saw this book , and reminded of happy memories of 40 years ago when my Grandfather put a 1p British stamp into a matchbox and told me to see if I could find any others … Continue reading →

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Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Julie Goucher

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 →

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Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Julie Goucher

This is the fourth book in the Maisie Dobbs series. This series gets better and better and as the character develops and takes further shape, we as readers are drawn in all the more to a great series. The central … Continue reading →

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The Persian Square by Iran Davar Ardalan

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Julie Goucher

Introduction The moment I saw this book I was intrigued. As regular readers of my blog will note, I have a distant ancestor who died in the Gulf of Persia in 1812 and therefore whilst not a direct link with … Continue reading →

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Review and Giveaway – The Ficton Writer’s Handbook by Shelly Lowenkopf

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Julie Goucher

The concept of this book is rather interesting and is laid out in dictonary format, and as such would not be read cover to cover, yet this is exactly what I recommend you do. This is a collection of  literary … Continue reading →

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Cleveland’s West Side Market: 100 Years & Still Cooking by Laura Taxel, Marilou Suszko, Barney Taxel and Michael Symon

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Julie Goucher

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to review this delightful book. Sadly I had the e-book version as this would have been a delight to have read in the flesh. The book has been thoroughly researched and explores … Continue reading →

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