‘Life before Gatsby as narrator Nick Carraway steps out of the shadow and moves into the spotlight‘– NICK It is an absolute delight to be involved with the blog tour today for NICK, the latest novel from Michael Farris Smith, so I really do hope you enjoy my review below. I have also included a…
‘The Thelma and Louise of the seventeenth century: two mis-matched heroines, two grittily textured lives, an outrageous plot (true!), sex, politics, and a gut-wrenching ending’ Lawrence Norfolk on A Net For Small Fishes [ About the Book ] Frances Howard has beauty and a powerful family – and is the most unhappy creature in the…
‘They’re dead.They’re all dead.It’s my faultI killed them…’Who Took Eden Mulligan? [ About the Book ] ‘They’re dead. They’re all dead.It’s my fault. I killed them…’ Those are the words of Iona Gardener, who stands bloodied and staring as she confesses to the murder of four people in a run-down cottage outside of Belfast. Outside…
**WINNER OF THE RICHARD & JUDY / WHSMITH SEARCH FOR A BESTSELLER 2020** Three generations, two secrets, one extended family . . .~ Happy Families [ About the Book ] Set in rural Wales, Happy Families shines a tender, funny and heartwarming light on the lives of three generations of a Chinese immigrant family. When was the…
‘ONE WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFEONE WILL END ITWHO WILL…FIND YOU FIRST’ [ About the Book ] It’s a deadly race against time… Tech billionaire Miles has more money than he can ever spend, and everything he could dream of – except time. Now facing a terminal illness, Miles knows he must seize every minute to…
‘Sometimes you have to confront your past before you can work out the shape of the future…’– Make Yourself At Home [ About the Book ] When Marianne’s carefully constructed life and marriage fall apart, she is forced to return to Ancaire, the ramshackle seaside house perched high on a cliff by the Irish Sea.…
500 years ago: eight martyrs were burnt to death30 years ago: two teenagers vanished without traceTwo months ago: the vicar committed suicideWelcome to Chapel Croft.– The Burning Girls [ About the Book ] For Rev Jack Brooks and teenage daughter Flo it’s supposed to be a fresh start. New job, new home. But, as Jack…
“It’s designed to self-destruct. Grain by grain, year by year. Then gone…nothing”– The Art of Falling [ About the Book ] Nessa McCormack’s marriage is coming back together again after her husband’s affair. She is excited to be in charge of a retrospective art exhibit for one of Ireland’s most beloved and enigmatic artists, the…
‘The hall was empty and dark. She felt for the switch on the wall, but another noise caused her to pause. Was it from upstairs? That’s when she heard the whoosh of sound. The flutter of material. Right before she felt the push between her shoulder blades.‘– Silent Voices [ About the Book ] When…
‘It was as if the music lifted him from the dark room of his mind and lit everything up.’– The Dark Room [ About the Book ] Hare’s Landing, West Cork. A house full of mystery… Rachel Lambert leaves London afraid for her personal safety and determined to uncover the truth behind the sudden death…