Category: loneliness
+ childhood, family, fiction, gay, ghosts, loneliness, loss, love, motherhood, mystery, review, secrets, siblings, supernatural
The Season of Secrets by DE McCluskey
To make sense of what was happening around you, could you believe? ‘This could be your mother’s last Christmas,’ were not the words Alison wanted to hear so close to the holidays. Determined to spend one last festive season with her ailing mother, Alison, her daughter Grace, and Anthony her brother, decide to make the journey back to the town where they grew up. … Read More The Season of Secrets by DE McCluskey
The Manuscript by Steven L. Wright
A newly married couple from Harrogate purchased a manuscript from an antiquarian bookseller titled, The Universal Language Isn’t Love or Music but Loneliness. Completed in 1940 by unknown author, William Travers, it was one of several items offered at the estate auction of a local family. Reading and discussing the work changed their lives … and their marriage. Waking in hospital Lieutenant William Travers … Read More The Manuscript by Steven L. Wright
+ audio book, feel-good, female friendship, fiction, fifties, friendship, gay, grief, List, loneliness, loss, love, marriage, motherhood, relationships, review, sixties
The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson
The list he left had just one item on it. Or, at least, it did at first… Mabel Beaumont’s husband Arthur loved lists. He’d leave them for her everywhere. ‘Remember: eggs, butter, sugar’. ‘I love you: today, tomorrow, always’. But now Arthur is gone. He died: softly, gently, not making a fuss. But he’s still left her a list. This one has just one … Read More The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson
What Is Loneliness? by Rebecca Eisenberg
“What is Loneliness?” is a poignant and beautifully illustrated children’s picture book that explores the complex emotion of loneliness in a way that is relatable and reassuring for young readers. Through thoughtful storytelling and captivating visuals, this book takes children on a journey to understand, embrace, and find ways to alleviate loneliness. Genre: Children’sAge: 3 – 7Pages: 31 “What is Loneliness?” is not just a story; it’s … Read More What Is Loneliness? by Rebecca Eisenberg
+ community, feel-good, fiction, friends, friendship, humour fiction, loneliness, marriage, revenge, review
How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy from New York Times- bestselling author Clare Pooley When Lydia takes a job running the Senior Citizens’ Social Club three afternoons a week, she assumes she’ll be spending her time drinking tea and playing gentle games of cards. The members of the Social Club, however, are not at … Read More How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley
+ abuse, adoption, audio book, audio drama, child abduction, child abuse, childhood, family, fiction, friendship, kidnapping, lies, loneliness, mental health, obsession, piano, psychiatrist, relationships, review, secrets
Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
Jessica Regan (Narrator) Stephen Hogan (Narrator) Sara Lynam (Narrator) Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and worried police, but also a sinister voice from a past she has … Read More Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent
The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
Clayton Stumper is an enigma. He might be twenty-five years old, but he dresses like your granddad and drinks sherry like your aunt. Abandoned at birth on the steps of the Fellowship of Puzzlemakers, he was raised by the sharpest minds in the British Isles and finds himself amongst the last survivors of a fading institution. #TheFellowshipOfPuzzleMakers @samuelburr @orionbooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #puzzlemakers When the esteemed … Read More The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr
+ assisted dying, dark humour, dementia, euthanasia, fiction, friendship, humour fiction, loneliness, memory, politics, review
Shaking Hands With Elvis by Paul Carroll
An uncaring government has legalised assisted dying, but it’s not only the terminally ill they loosen the rules for. Anybody considered to have nothing to contribute, a drain on resources, or simply past it, is encouraged to do the decent thing and opt for an early check out. #ShakingHandsWithElvis @paulcarrollink #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #funnybook #assisteddying Entrepreneur Callan Clay is quick to fill the market gap through … Read More Shaking Hands With Elvis by Paul Carroll
+ family, fiction, grief, loneliness, loss, love, mental health, mental illness, motherhood, obsession, relationships, review, seventies
Becoming Liz Taylor by Elizabeth Delo
Val looked around. The baby appeared to be all on its own. There was no sign of a mother. No sign of anyone.Val didn’t think about it. She didn’t even break her stride. She kicked the brake off the pram and pushed it as if she did it every day. #BecomingLizTaylor @elizabeth_delo @AllenAndUnwin #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour Val, a widow living in Weston-super-Mare, spends lonely evenings dressing … Read More Becoming Liz Taylor by Elizabeth Delo
+ community, feel-good, female friendship, fiction, friendship, lies, loneliness, loss, menopause, plants, review, sisterhood
The Invisible Women’s Club by Helen Paris
A joyous and refreshing read about the power of unlikely friendships, women’s voices, and a reminder that it’s never too late to find joy and meaning later in life. One woman’s journey from invisibility to being seen once more, as she strives to save her beloved community allotment, perfect for fans of The Lido and Keeper of Stories. Ignored. Overlooked. But they’re about to prove everyone wrong… … Read More The Invisible Women’s Club by Helen Paris
+ childhood, family, fiction, friends, friendship, grief, loneliness, loss, love, mystery, relationships, review, wales
Scrap by Kathy Biggs
Life has become stale for best friends Mackie and Sharon, who never imagined they’d end up working in a scrapyard. Sharon has dreams of becoming a cruise ship star, while a browbeaten Mackie cares for his wayward daughter’s twins. But fate takes an unexpected turn when a mysterious kid is discovered in the boot of a car. #Scrap #KathyBiggs #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours @Honno #BlogTour He has a … Read More Scrap by Kathy Biggs
+ alcoholism, childhood, crime fiction, family, fiction, friendship, grief, lies, loneliness, loss, mystery, review, Scottish Highlands, secrets, superstition, witches
Gallow Falls by Alex Nye
A remote Scottish estate. A missing teenager. When a young archaeologist discovers bones at the site of her Bronze Age broch on Gallows Hill, the community of Kilbroch hold their breath. Ex-detective Callum MacGarvey came to work on the estate in order to escape from his past, but when a friend asks for his help, he cannot refuse. Missing teenager Robbie MacBride’s grandmother wants … Read More Gallow Falls by Alex Nye
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