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Parcel of Books
I opened the door to the postman earlier to discover a parcel of books from a friend – yay! My friends are the best! I got: Lazy Ways to Make a Living by Abigail Bosanko The Peacock Emporium by Jojo Moyes Certainty by Madeleine Thien Acting Up by Melissa Nathan I am one very happy [...]
Share on FacebookPut Aside: True Believer by Nicholas Sparks
I’m gutted to put this down as Nicholas Sparks is one of my favourite authors but for no real reason I just cannot get into this book. Synopsis: As a science journalist with a regular column in Scientific American, Jeremy Marsh specializes in debunking the supernatural and has a real nose for the strange and [...]
Share on FacebookMarshmallows for Breakfast by Dorothy Koomson
Synopsis from Amazon: When Kendra Tamale returns to England from Australia she rents a room from Kyle, a divorced father of two, and begins a new job. She’s looking forward to a fresh start and simple life. Kyle’s five-year-old twins, Summer and Jaxon, have other ideas and quickly adopt Kendra as their new mother – [...]
Share on FacebookThe Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella
Synopsis from Amazon: The story of a girl who needs to slow down. To find herself. To fall in love. And to discover what an iron is for…Samantha is a high-powered lawyer in London. She works all hours, has no home life, and cares only about getting a partnership. She thrives on the pressure and [...]
Share on FacebookPS I Love You by Cecelia Ahern
Synopsis: A wonderfully warm and heartfelt debut from a stunning new talent. Everyone needs a guardian angel! Some people wait their whole lives to find their soul mates. But not Holly and Gerry. Childhood sweethearts, they could finish each other’s sentences and even when they fought, they laughed. No one could imagine Holly and Gerry [...]
Share on Facebook31 Dream Street by Lisa Jewell
Synopsis from Amazon: Leah and Toby have lived across the street from one another for years without meeting … and Leah has been itching to peek behind the front door of Toby’s eccentric house, always packed to the rafters with weird and wonderful tenants. When fate finally lets her in, Leah finds that Toby needs [...]
Share on FacebookPemberley by Emma Tennant
Synopsis from Amazon: Attempting a sequel to “Pride and Prejudice”, this novel brings the original characters back to life. It is a story in which their pasts catch up with them, yielding dramatic results. Pemberley is a sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The story is based at Darcy’s Derbyshire mansion, where Elizabeth is [...]
Share on FacebookThe Chocolate Run by Dorothy Koomson
Synopsis from Amazon: Amber Salpone thinks in chocolate – talk to her for three minutes and she’ll tell you what kind of chocolate you’d be. In fact, most days, if she was asked to choose between chocolate and relationships, there’d be no contest. At least chocolate has never let her down. Unlike her family. Growing [...]
Share on FacebookThe Teahouse on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens
Synopsis from FantasticFiction: The old tea house on Mulberry Street in Belfast hasn’t changed much over the years. But it’s about to bear witness to some significant transformations Daniel Stanley might make the most glorious deserts in the whole of Ireland, but he won’t support his wife Penny’s desire to have at least one bun [...]
Share on FacebookHead Over Heels by Jill Mansell
Synopsis from Amazon: Jessie has kept the identity of her son Oliver’s father a secret for years. She’s stunned when she discovers that the man in question, actor Toby Gillespie, has just moved in next door. The truth’s about to come out. One glance at Oliver, and a little mental arithmetic, and Toby has the situation [...]
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