Meh. I give the author credit for trying to be a little deep, but somehow she didn't succeed. The plot felt clicheed and predictable to me, simply a longer version of its blurb, with characters who didn't grab me and not much else to offer.Brief summary (if you read this paragraph, you've basic...
I've occasionally been foolish enough to make disparaging comments about chick-lit and Elisabeth finally cornered me. Either I shut up, or I read a few. I've always had problems shutting up, so I chose the other option. I certainly enjoyed Bad Manors, a light comedy. This one's darker in tone, ...
Agnes Campion is 30 when she inherits Flagge House from her uncle. Struggling with its upkeep whilst looking after her elderly aunts, juggling her work, and nursing a bruised heart, she doesn't bank on falling for handsome property developer Julian,whose job is everything she despises. But Julian...
“It was too much,' she murmured. "Too much of everything. Blood. Death. Fear. Wasted hope...”Paris, 1789. Sophie Lutrell leaves her comfortable life in the English countryside behind for an extended visit with her cousin Héloïse de Guinot. The two cousins are more like sisters, and they're soon s...
This novel has been in my reading pile for a while and then migrated to my purse. I finished it while eating lunch. This is a book about people, about gardening, and about the power of money to influence behaviour. It begins in the summer of 1929, with the estate of Hinton Dysart getting increasi...
The Second Wife is the compelling novel from bestselling author Elizabeth Buchan. What happens when the mistress gets her man? Against the odds, that's what happened to Minty. She stole her best friend Rose's husband Nathan and made him her own. But now that she's got what she wanted - marriage, ...
A plumber banged away at a dripping pipe in our bathroom. Maleeka’s cleaning materials littered the hallway. The radio in the kitchen was at full blast. Will’s car was in the drive and the driver had kept the engine running. Will had lost his wallet and was rampaging upstairs in the search. In sh...
Sergeant Wulf looked like an animal that lacked the guts for the kill. ‘A Dane!’ Tanne repeated, her thoughts scurrying through a moral and patriotic maze. ‘A fellow Dane?’ ‘Tanne, quiet.’ She had never seen her father so angry. But she was past caring. ‘Why?’ Constable Juncker said simply, ‘Denm...
Please could everyone involved be in the church by 4 p.m. PS Just think – no more bossy emails … Lara scrutinized the street map on-line and printed out a copy. She ran through the list. Dress, shoes, first aid, sewing kit … It was very warm: an Indian summer had arrived, ...
‘I’d like to talk to you. Can we meet in the Magpie?’Tom taking her for a drink was a rare occurrence these days and, more than a little curious, Annie turned up only to discover him moodily flipping a beer mat over and over. Heart sinking, she ordered them a glass of wine each and a packet of sa...