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Archive for May 2024

The Theatre of Glass and Shadows, by Anne Corlett

Juliet’s father dies and her stepmother gives her a cash settlement to leave home as soon as possible. She heads to London’s Theatre District to try to find the truth about her birth mother… The Theatre of Glass and Shadows is a book with multiple layers set in an alternate universe in London. Juliet is […]

The Hospital, by Leslie Wolfe

Emma wakes in hospital. Her eyes are bandaged, she can barely move, and her memory is missing. She is terrified that she will be attacked while vulnerable, even though she can’t remember who or why she has been injured… The Hospital is a psychological thriller set in America. Poor Emma. Her fear is palpable as […]

#Project52 2024 week 22

Although it has been quite a short half term, it has been so busy and we’re all exhausted! All of us were counting down to 3pm on Friday, ready for a week off. I’ve been invigilating every day as well as 3 governors meetings and the Scouts’ AGM where I was re-elected as Secretary. The […]

The Secret Daughter of Venice, by Juliet Greenwood

  1941, Kate Arden has grown up in the English countryside but has always felt different to her brothers and sisters. She doesn’t want to be bound by patriarchal convention and is teased by flickering glimpses of a secret past that she only patrially remembers… The Secret Daughter of Venice is an historical novel set […]

The Art of Murder, by Fiona Walker

Phoebe is a crime writer, always looking for new ways to kill off her characters. Her writing is paused as she helps her friend Juno look for a new home in the village. But both women are soon investigating a local murder… The Art of Murder is the first book in the new Village Detectives […]