Tag: family
The Passion of the Cross by Tony Lee Moral
When famed curator Giovanni Montefiore’s is shockingly murdered at the Italian Opera in Rome following his bold proclamation regarding the authenticity of the True Cross, there are many suspects, but suspicion falls heavily upon his nephew, Mario Montefiore. With his American girlfriend, actress Catriona Benedict, by his side, they embark on a perilous quest for truth and to uncover the real killer, leading them … Read More The Passion of the Cross by Tony Lee Moral
+ family, fiction, forgiveness, grief, India, jealousy, loss, love, motherhood, murder, review, secrets, sisters
Missy by Raghav Rao
Madras, India: The orphaned girls of St Ursula’s convent are destined to be nuns or servants but seventeen-year-old Savi dreams of escape. Responsible and good with languages, she’s taken on as governess for the wealthy Nandiyar family at their country estate. The horrific events of a single night force Savi and her love, Ananda, into a dangerous journey, re-emerging in America under new identities, … Read More Missy by Raghav Rao
The Grandmother by Jane E. James
I might be a grandmother. But I’m not some sweet, harmless old lady who people can push around. Two little girls stand with their heads bowed in my living room. I’m told they’re my granddaughters. This is the first time I’ve met them since my daughter and I fell out after she married that waste of space, Vince. Daisy is nine, and Alice seven. … Read More The Grandmother by Jane E. James
+ community, family, fiction, friendship, murder, review, secrets, sisterhood
I Died At Fallow Hall by Bonnie Burke-Patel
Anna Deerin moves to a remote Cotswold cottage to become a gardener, trying to strip away everything she’s spent all her life as a woman striving for, craving the anonymity and privacy her new off-grid life provides. But when she clears the last vegetable bed and digs up not twigs but bones, the outside world is readmitted. With it comes Detective Inspector Hitesh Mistry, … Read More I Died At Fallow Hall by Bonnie Burke-Patel
+ alcoholism, childhood, dark humour, domestic noir, family, fiction, forgiveness, haunting, lies, loss, love, mental illness, motherhood, psychiatrist, review
The Guests by Charlotte Stevenson
They weren’t invited. But they refuse to leave… Tamsin is being haunted by unwelcome visitors in her house she calls The Guests. Nobody knows about their presence but her. After confiding in her husband, he left, and she won’t make that mistake again. Genre: ThrillerPublisher: Bloodhound But now her relationship with her teenage daughter Summer is starting to suffer. As each day passes, the … Read More The Guests by Charlotte Stevenson
+ family, fiction, friendship, Ireland, literature, loss, love, review
Heart Be At Peace by Donal Ryan
A stunning lyrical novel from the Number one bestselling author Donal Ryan about love, loss, hope and connection. 2019. Small town rural Island. 21 voices. A standalone novel that can also be read as a companion to Donal Ryan’s multi-award-winning bestseller, The Spinning Heart, voted ‘The Irish Book of the Decade’ ‘I said it before. Madness comes circling around. Ten-year cycles, as true as … Read More Heart Be At Peace by Donal Ryan
+ alcoholism, childhood, coming-of-age, family, family drama, fiction, grief, loss, love, motherhood, relationships, review, secrets, WW2
Junction of Earth and Sky by Susan Buttenwieser
A sweeping and emotional debut from a dazzling new voice – for fans of The Paper Palace, The Dutch House and Betty. Coming of age in 1940s England, Alice’s life is thrown into chaos under the shadow of the war. Forced to let go of her hopes and dreams, she finds herself uprooted to America and a life she never could have imagined. Decades later, it is … Read More Junction of Earth and Sky by Susan Buttenwieser
+ audio book, family, feel-good, fiction, friendship, loss, love
The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan
When it’s time to face the music, all we can do is dance… Recently widowed Venetia Hamilton Hargreaves is left with a huge house, a bank balance to match and an uneasy feeling that she’s been sleepwalking through the last fifty years. Determined to live fully again, she embraces life with an enthusiasm and purpose she’d forgotten she could muster. Buying the dilapidated Phoenix … Read More The Phoenix Ballroom by Ruth Hogan
The Bookstore Wedding by Alice Hoffman Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories #2
In this star-crossed short story from New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman, timing is everything as two sisters learn to let love follow its own path. Isabel, the long-lost Gibson sister, is finally back home on Brinkley’s Island, Maine. With Sophie and Violet, her sister and her niece, she’s got the family bookstore—and with Johnny Lenox, she’s got something even more special. But … Read More The Bookstore Wedding by Alice Hoffman Once Upon a Time Bookshop Stories #2
The Paintress by Jane Anderson
Dual timeline around the life of a forgotten artist. The joys and traumas of love, ambition, and motherhood. Anna grew up hearing stories from her grandmother of an ancestor artist’s adventures in St. Petersburg. Now, in the, adult Anna stands in front of Christina Robertson’s gorgeous life-sized portraits of the Romanovs and she hopes the legend is true. Her research into the painter becomes a … Read More The Paintress by Jane Anderson
+ 1970s, adoption, Catholic Church, family, female friendship, fiction, friendship, grief, Historical fiction, Ireland, loss, motherhood, rape, religion, review, secrets, seventies
The Walk by Emma Marns
‘The two girls sat in the back of the car, their destination unknown and their crimes worse than murder.’ In November 1979, Ailbe and Maire disappear from their rural village in Ireland, never to return. Pregnant out of wedlock, they are now outcasts from society. Genre: Historical fiction / Literary fiction / ContemporaryPublisher: Cranthorpe Millner Publishers Believing they will at least have each other, the girls … Read More The Walk by Emma Marns
+ adventure, crime fiction, dark humour, family, fiction, Finland, friends, friendship, humour fiction, murder
The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen (translated by David Hackston) Paperback Out Now
This brilliant and hilarious book is now out in paperback. Available to buy on Amazon.www.amazon.co.uk Henri Koskinen, intrepid insurance mathematician and adventure park entrepreneur, firmly believes in the power of common sense and order. That is until he moves in with painter Laura Helanto and her daughter… #TheBeaverTheory @antti_tuomainen @OrendaBooks#RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #paperback As Henri realises he has inadvertently become part of a group of local dads, a competing … Read More The Beaver Theory by Antti Tuomainen (translated by David Hackston) Paperback Out Now
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