Tag: friendship
+ female friendship, fiction, friendship, Ghost story, haunting, paranormal, psychic, review, supernatural
The Haunting of Highdown Hall – Psychic Surveys #1 by Shani Struthers
If you sold your soul to the devil, could you ever get it back? The latest in a long line of psychically-gifted females, Ruby Davis can see through the veil that separates this world and the next, helping grounded souls to move towards the light – or ‘home’ as Ruby calls it. Not just a job for Ruby, it’s a crusade and one she … Read More The Haunting of Highdown Hall – Psychic Surveys #1 by Shani Struthers
+ Belfast, crime fiction, eighties, fiction, friendship, Ireland, journalist, murder, obsession, review, serial killer, thriller, USA
The Wolf Is At Your Door by Simon Maltman
New York, 1987. Rory is a likeable career thief originally from war-torn Belfast, planning out his next big score. A serial killer is murdering women in the city. But no bodies are ever found; just missing girls and cryptic plaques left on benches in Central Park. #TheWolfIsAtYourDoor @simonmaltman @AestheticPress1 @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour When the killer strikes too close to home, Rory becomes unhealthily obsessed … Read More The Wolf Is At Your Door by Simon Maltman
+ abuse, female friendship, fiction, friends, friendship, jealousy, lies, love, marriage, mystery, Psychological fiction, relationships, review, secrets, therapy, thriller
The Engagement by Nasheema Lennon
Speak now or forever rest in peace . . . THE PERFECT FIANCÉ When Victoria’s best friend Gwen announces she is marrying the rich and handsome Michael, celebrations are strained. Victoria doesn’t trust Michael – he’s hiding something. And he reminds her of someone she needs to forget. THE DREAM WEDDING PLAN Too loved up to see Michael’s dark side, Gwen drags Victoria into … Read More The Engagement by Nasheema Lennon
+ crime fiction, family, female friendship, fiction, friendship, grief, loss, love, Magical realism, revenge, review, secrets, supernatural, thriller
Dragonfly Summer by J H Moncrieff
No small town’s secrets can stay buried for long. Moncrieff digs into the treachery of memory and the power of female friendships… Dragonfly Summer is a gripping thriller that asks: What happens when the past comes back to haunt you? #DragonflySummer #JHMoncrieff @flametreepress #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour Jo Carter never thought she’d return to Clear Springs, Minnesota. But when the former journalist receives a cryptic note about … Read More Dragonfly Summer by J H Moncrieff
+ audio drama, Cat on a Piano, disability, fiction, friendship, love, podcast, radio play, review, Theatrephonic
AnOther World by Cat On A Piano / Theatrephonic
Adam has Cerebral Palsy. Evie has SMA2, a form of Spinal muscular atrophy**. They are both wheelchair users. Adam also has a dog called Barney who is very friendly and steals things. Adam’s physical deterioration is much slower than Evie’s, whose decline is rapid. But in a virtual reality world called AnOther World they can be whatever they want to be. Evie is a … Read More AnOther World by Cat On A Piano / Theatrephonic
+ abuse, bullying, childhood, crime fiction, family, female friendship, feminism, fiction, friendship, grief, literature, loss, love, marriage, motherhood, murder, relationships, review
Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
The most compelling, challenging and contemporary novel you will read this year – and which will start conversations we need to have around authenticity, identity and gender. From the bestselling authors Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan comes a moving and powerful exploration of the secrets we keep and the risks we take in order to become ourselves. Olivia fled her abusive marriage to return … Read More Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult and Jennifer Finney Boylan
+ female friendship, fiction, friendship, loss, psychiatric hospital, review, secrets, sisters, thriller
The Clinic by Sally Ann Martyn
Would you go to a beauty clinic that promises to transform your life? If you’re prepared to put the work in. It seems like the opportunity of a lifetime. An all-inclusive stay at a top-of-the-line wellness retreat for a month of pampering and luxury. Not just anyone gets in. Guests are hand selected. #TheClinic @sallyannemartyn @JoffeBooks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour They promise big results: a total transformation. All you … Read More The Clinic by Sally Ann Martyn
Daisy and the Dazzling Dachshunds by Janey Clarke
The discovery of a murdered woman with a rescued dog and her puppies on Bodmin Moor, hurtles Daisy, a shy retired librarian and her oddball friends, into another dangerous, yet comical escapade. Daisy is on a mission to find the murdered woman’s killer, linking events to the puppy farm, and is suddenly thrust into a world of explosions, shootings and kidnappings! Furthermore, family secrets … Read More Daisy and the Dazzling Dachshunds by Janey Clarke
+ dark humour, fiction, friends, friendship, grief, literature, obsession, relationships, review, secrets, therapy, writing
Suicide Thursday by Will Carver
If words could kill…Eli Hagin can’t finish anything. He hates his job, but can’t seem to quit. He doesn’t want to be with his girlfriend, but doesn’t know how to end things with her, either. Eli wants to write a novel, but he’s never taken a story beyond the first chapter. #SuicideThursday @Will_Carver @OrendaBooks#RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #blogtour #CarverCult Eli also has trouble separating reality from fiction. When his … Read More Suicide Thursday by Will Carver
+ alcoholism, brothers, devil worship, feminism, fiction, friendship, Ghost story, Gothic mystery, grief, haunting, literature, paranormal, review, secrets, sisterhood, suffragette movement, supernatural
The Parlour Game by Jennifer Renshaw
Death is only the beginning…. London, 1873. Ivy Granger, an amateur botanist, is plagued by disturbing dreams and faceless whispers. Misunderstood by her father, she fears for her sanity – threatened with the asylum or worse, the hands of a man she loathes. But a stranger at her mother’s funeral reveals Ivy’s world has been a lie, and she could have a different life, … Read More The Parlour Game by Jennifer Renshaw
+ childhood, family, fiction, friendship, humour fiction, love, motherhood, office drama, relationships, review, secrets, sisters, World War Two
The M Word by Eileen Wharton
Roberta Gallbreath is middle aged and menopausal. She dislikes her children, detests her ex-husband and despises her colleagues. When her mother dies, Roberta is left with a pile of letters and a mystery surrounding her son. The letters reveal Roberta’s heritage is not what it seems and she is soon on a mission to become a better person. #TheMWord @WhartonEileen @SpellBoundBks @Zooloo’s Book Tours @zooloo2008 #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour … Read More The M Word by Eileen Wharton
+ adventure, audio drama, Cat on a Piano, fiction, friendship, humour fiction, love, podcast, radio play, review, Theatrephonic
Around The World In 80 Days by Cat On A Piano / Theatrephonic
Theatrephonic has joined forces with Rain or Shine Theatre Company to present a radio adaptation of their 2021 Christmas tour: Around the World in 80 Days As I was on holiday in Gran Canaria (she says showing off) I listened to this in one go on the beach. People around me probably wondered why I kept bursting out laughing. Mad dogs and Englishman and … Read More Around The World In 80 Days by Cat On A Piano / Theatrephonic
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