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Another book that I read 15-20 years ago but have now revisited in audiobook format. Huge love for Penelope Keith and her mellifluous tones! Agatha Raisin takes early retirement from her PR job in London and moves to the little village of Carsley. She throws herself into country life including entering the quiche compeition. Except […]

1945, Tasha is separated from her mother when Lydia is forced to go on the march from Auschwitz. Can the pair reunite against all odds…? The War Orphan is an historical novel about the situation at the end of WW2. Auschwitz is set to be liberated and the Nazis force the adults to march away […]

Jane and her mother flee to England when the French king dies unexpectedly. The pair are welcomed to the court of King Henry VII and he even assigns Jane to his children’s household, starting friendships that last for decades… The Pleasure Palace is the first book in the Secrets of the Tudor Court series by […]

I invigilated a mock exam last week and as I wandered up and down the aisles it dawned on me that it has been 25 whole years since I was doing my exams. 25 years! A quarter of a century! I still remember sitting at my desk, the nerves, the adrenaline, the relief. I quite […]

1671, Rose Gwyn faces execution for her part in a plot to steal the Crown Jewels. Desperate to save her unborn child, she writes to her infamous sister Nell. Present day, Jess’ life is in tatters as her husband is imprisoned and she leaves her job. She turns to her celebrity sister for a home […]