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Elizabeth and Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters | Spotlight Feature and Mini Review

Elizabeth and Margaret: The Intimate World of the Windsor Sisters | Spotlight Feature and Mini Review

They were the closest of sisters and the best of friends. But when, in a quixotic twist of fate, their uncle Edward VIII decided to abdicate the throne, the dynamic between Elizabeth and Margaret was dramatically altered. Forever more, Margaret would have to curtsey to […]

Home by Penny Parkes | Book Review  |#Home

Home by Penny Parkes | Book Review |#Home

A gripping and heartfelt story about overcoming the past and finding where you belong. Anna Wilson travels the world as a professional housesitter – stepping into other people’s lives – caring for their homes, pets and sometimes even neighbours. Living vicariously. But all Anna has […]

All The Fun of The Fair by Caroline Hulse | Book Review | #AllTheFunOfTheFair

All The Fun of The Fair by Caroline Hulse | Book Review | #AllTheFunOfTheFair

It’s 1996, summer is coming, and eleven-year-old Fiona Larson is determined to make this her best year yet… The Fair is the only good thing that happens every year. And Fiona Larson is the only person in town who’s never been. She’s pretended to go […]

The Orchard Girls by Nikola Scott | Book Review | #TheOrchardGirls #HistoricalFiction #WW2

The Orchard Girls by Nikola Scott | Book Review | #TheOrchardGirls #HistoricalFiction #WW2

London, 2004 Frankie didn’t always have it easy. Growing up motherless, she was raised by her grandmother, who loved her – and betrayed her. For years, the rift between them seemed irreparable. But when their paths suddenly cross again, Frankie is shocked to realise that […]

The Lady in the Veil by Allie Cresswell | Guest Post | #TheLadyInTheVeil | @Alliescribbler

The Lady in the Veil by Allie Cresswell | Guest Post | #TheLadyInTheVeil | @Alliescribbler

What secrets hide beneath the veil? When her mother departs for a tour of the continent, Georgina is sent from the rural backwaters to stay with her cousin, George Talbot, in London. The 1835 season is at its height, but Georgina is determined to attend […]