‘Everyone has a story. But what if you can’t remember yours?’ I Found You is the current release from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jewell. Published earlier this Summer, by Century, a division of Penguin Random House, it was a book I was looking forward to reading Everything about the copy I had appealed to me!! It has…
The day Tina from TripFiction dropped by for a chat….
Lost In Static is the debut novel from Christina Philippou. Just published by Urbane Publications, it is a coming-of-age novel that will appeal to a YA audience, as it deals with events surrounding the first year in residence of a group of young people at university. I received my copy from the publisher in exchange for…
Earlier in the week I had the pleasure of being joined on Swirl and Thread by writer Helene Leuschel. Helene was very honest and open with her answers and was so enthusiastic that she also wrote a great guest post for my blog. Entitled Nature, Nurture and The Ability to Empathize, it truly is a…
‘So, how did you become the Granny Whisperer then?’ A fair question indeed! A Man with One of Those Faces is a very funny book. Written by Irishman Caimh McDonnell, it was published by McFori Ink earlier this month. I received my copy from the author in exchange for my as ever honest review. I…
Today I am joined by the lovely writer, Helene Leuschel, for a very interesting Q & A. Helene & myself crossed paths on twitter and I was only too delighted to welcome her onto Swirl and Thread to answer all the questions I threw at her!! A very interesting person, please do read on to…
‘You never know what’s happening on the other side of the wall’ The Couple Next Door is a book I frequently saw mention of on Social Media. Published last August, I spotted it on the shelves of many book stores so I was intrigued as to what it was all about. Read on to find…
Since I have started blogging I have been lucky enough to meet some wonderful people. I find Twitter to be the main source for quite a lot of my interaction. It was on Twitter that I came across the lovely writer that is Evie Gaughan. Through one of our many ‘conversations’, I asked Evie would she…
‘There are sins or (let us call them as the world calls them) evil memories which are hidden away by man in the darkest places of the heart but they abide there and wait.’ James Joyce, Ulysses, 1922 Now I’m going to honest here and, even though I am Irish, I have never read James…
Theale resident and writer, Nicky Clifford, launches her debut novel, Never Again, on October 21st and her dream of seeing her book in print finally becomes reality. Never Again has received warm reviews ahead of publication and looks set to storm its way up the Amazon charts in romantic fiction. I approached Nicky, wondering if…