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Katherine of Aragon The True Queen: A Big Book For A Huge Life
Katherine of Aragon The True Queen: A Big Book For A Huge Life (more…)
Holiday Read #2 Song of the Sea Maid
I wasn't quite sure how I was going to go with this book and as I write this review, i'm still not sure. Some parts infuriated me. The book begins with a young street urchin in 18th Century London who has a brother (at least she thinks he is her…
Duffy’s Holiday Reads #1 Wolf Winter – Dark, stark and incredibly cold…
Some people don't like the term 'beach reads' and neither do I. I think it's because i'm not quite sure what a good 'beach read' should be, and why it should be anything different. A good book is a good book isn't it? It shouldn't matter where you are; although…
Bream Gives Me Hiccups – Jesse Eisenberg – Best Book!
Yep, this review will be very short. Not because this book is bad, or because I have nothing to say; this book is just good and I can't elaborate too much further, but I will try. Jesse has such a precise, extremely detailed way of describing domestic situations, that you…
Robert F Kennedy – Mindless menace of violence..
I wrote this post way back in 2011. The speech is still one of my favourites in history and Bobby Kennedy is one hell of a public speaker. ------------------------------------ However you feel about the Kennedy's, whether you think them saints or sinners, there is no denying the talent Robert F…
A Dictionary of Mutual Understanding – A graceful, cold, Japanese tale,with a raw core
Duffy’s review The ebb and flow of this book is extremely graceful. The words move through the pages like an old Japanese play and the spoken language drifts you gently to Nagasaki. A stranger knocks on the door of Amaterasu’s home and says he is her Grandson, thought dead. It…
Thief’s Magic – Book Blog Tour & Giveaway!
Come on a book blog tour full of magic, adventure, and a chance to win a signed copy! FORGET WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE NATURE OF MAGIC In a world where an industrial revolution is powered by magic, Tyen, a student of archaeology, unearths a sentient book called Vella. Once a…
My Q&A with Pamela Hart – Author of The Soldiers Wife
Read my Q&A's here with Pamela Hart who wrote The Soldiers Wife, published by Hachette. Some great tips for any budding writers and bookworms! 'Did you feel any pressure to have any blockbuster endings or shocking plot twists to get the book on the store shelves?' No, not at…
The Soldiers Wife – A tale of war, love, loss and sticking with it…..
A tale of war, love, loss and sticking with The Soldiers Wife is about a young war bride called Ruby who loses her Jimmy when he is called up and sent to fight in World War One. He leaves her in Sydney with two choices; Go back to the family…