‘Although the characters who live and die in these pages are the figment of my writerly imagination, the experiences they endure are rooted in the terrible truth of a dark, dark chapter in Spanish history’– Johana Gustawsson, author of Blood Song [ About the Book – Blood Song ] Spain, 1938: The country is wracked…
Aimee Sinclair: the actress everyone thinks they know but can’t remember where from. But I know exactly who you are. I know what you’ve done. And I am watching you [ About the Book ] When Aimee comes home and discovers her husband is missing, she doesn’t seem to know what to do or how…
They met in cosmopolitan London in the 1980s – a decade of opportunity where everything seemed possible.But was it? [ About the Book ] Set in London in the mid-1980s – a decade of opportunity where everything seemed possible – Helen Bartlett, a popular news presenter and Sam Aziz, a glamorous middle-eastern cardiac surgeon, meet…
The remarkable true story of the women who ruled the East End through war and peace Today I am delighted to bring you all an extract from The Stepney Doorstep Society by Kate Thompson, just released in paperback with Michael Joseph. The Stepney Doorstep Society is described as ‘a fresh look at the Second World…
‘We think we know our friends We think we know our family We think we know our children . Until one of them carries a knife… Until one of them bleeds out on a London street’ Gallowstree Lane is the latest book from Kate London and is her third in this series featuring members of…
Today I review a book that brings to life the history of the hospital almoner. Letters from Alice is a novel by Petrina Banfield and has just been published with Harper Element.
My review of the stunning novel Mrs Hemingway by Naomi Wood.. A beautiful book!
‘Friendship Family Shame Forgiveness What should we cling to, and when is it time to let go?’ Hold is the debut novel from Michael Donkor and has just been published by Fourth Estate. Moving between Ghana and London, Hold is described as ‘an intimate, moving, powerful coming-of-age novel’, telling the story of Belinda, a young…
Today is my stop on tour with Elizabeth Buchan and her historical fiction novel The New Mrs Clifton. A compelling read. Check out my review…
My review today is of ‘The Faithful’, the second novel by author Juliet West, just published by Mantle Books. From the beaches of Sussex to the battlefields of civil war Spain, ‘The Faithful’ is a fabulous book that will steal your heart.