Here And Now, Santa Montefiore Buy Here And Now from your local Bookseller: ‘Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore’ – Jojo Moyes ‘An enchanting read, overflowing with deliciously poignant moments’ – Dinah Jefferies ‘Santa Montefiore hits the spot for me like few other writers’ – Sarra Manning ‘One of our personal favourites’ – The TimesContinue reading “Book Reviews of the Week: 07.08.20”
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Weekly Chats: Amelia Gentleman with Charlotte Edwardes
In this week’s chats we are joined by two brilliant journalists, Amelia Gentleman & Charlotte Edwardes to discuss ‘The Windrush Betrayal’, an excellent and essential read based on Amelia’s reporting for The Guardian newspaper. The book looks at the appalling treatment, bullying & discrimination of Caribbean immigrants or ‘The Windrush Generation’ in the United KingdomContinue reading “Weekly Chats: Amelia Gentleman with Charlotte Edwardes”
Author of the Week: Santa Montefiore
This week’s Author of the Week is the bestselling author, Santa Montefiore. Santa has not one, but two books currently in the bestsellers list in the Sunday Times, The Secret Hours in paperback and the newly released Here And Now. Today we chat about Here And Now, a beautifully moving, uplifting book about a familyContinue reading “Author of the Week: Santa Montefiore”
Weekly Chats: E.C Fremantle with Joanna Briscoe
For this week’s edition of Weekly Chats we are joined by E.C Fremantle with Joanna Briscoe on her hugely addictive new novel, ‘The Honey And The Sting’. A historical fiction based in 1628 featuring the Duke of Buckingham, George Villiers and a hunt for his illegitimate child. This is a fast-paced game of cat andContinue reading “Weekly Chats: E.C Fremantle with Joanna Briscoe”
Happy Hour with Tippl: Boozy Butterbeer
Put that down Harry! This boozy Butterbeer isn’t one for young wizards! This was the fine team at Tippl’s final collaboration with London Cocktail Club and what a treat it is. With a base of honey whiskey and vanilla vodka it has the perfect balance of sweetness with a bit of a kick. INGREDIENTS: 20ml/Continue reading “Happy Hour with Tippl: Boozy Butterbeer”
Author of the Week: Curtis Sittenfeld
This week’s Author of the Week is Curtis Sittenfeld sharing her excellent new read ‘Rodham’, a fiction book grounded in facts that poses the question, what would Hillary Clinton’s life be like if she did not marry Bill? Sittenfeld talks “putting on her pantsuit & her blonde wig” & diving deep into Hillary Rodham Clinton’sContinue reading “Author of the Week: Curtis Sittenfeld”
Book Reviews of the Week: 22.07.20
All The Lonely People, Mike Gayle Buy All The Lonely People from your local Bookseller: ‘Mike takes ordinary people and makes them extraordinary. Hubert Bird is a gentle hero and I loved him. All The Lonely People is a book that is perfect for the times we live in, but also one to treasure for many yearsContinue reading “Book Reviews of the Week: 22.07.20”
Weekly Chats: Sara Collins with Sofka Zinovieff
For this week’s Weekly Chats we are joined by the two brilliant writers Sara Collins with Sofka Zinovieff to share Collin’s Costa Book Awards First Novel Winner for 2019, ‘The Confessions of Frannie Langton’. Like the cover suggests, this book is a richly woven tapestry of mystery, romance & murder that also observes the darkContinue reading “Weekly Chats: Sara Collins with Sofka Zinovieff”
Author of the Week: Mike Gayle
This week’s Author of the Week is the brilliant Mike Gayle sharing his heartwarming & relevant book for these times, All The Lonely People. All The Lonely People is a story that follows the life of the loveable, Hubert Bird. Every week Hubert has a weekly call with his daughter from Australia. When he speaksContinue reading “Author of the Week: Mike Gayle”
Book Reviews of the Week: 14.07.20
The Ghost Factory, Jenny McCartney Buy The Ghost Factory from your local Bookseller: ‘As a private, intimate reflection on what it was like to live through the worst years of the violence, this novel is unrivalled’ Irish Sunday Independent ‘Deftly plotted and adroitly written, this account of Jacky’s conflicts is mesmeric‘ New Statesman The novel exploresContinue reading “Book Reviews of the Week: 14.07.20”