Author: Sarah Vaughan

Review: The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan

Posted August 11, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: The Farm at the Edge of the World by  Sarah Vaughan

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Farm at the Edge of the World by Sarah Vaughan Published by Hodder & Stoughton on June 30, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction, Historical Pages: 321 Format: Arc Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads 1939, and Will and Alice are evacuated to a granite farm in north Cornwall, perched on a windswept cliff. There they meet the farmer’s daughter, Maggie, and against fields of shimmering barley and a sky that stretches forever, enjoy a childhood largely protected from the ravages of war. But in the sweltering summer of 1943 something happens that will have tragic consequences. A small lie escalates. Over 70 years on Alice is determined to atone for her behaviour – but has she left it too late? 2014, and Maggie’s granddaughter Lucy flees to the childhood home she couldn’t wait to leave thirteen years earlier, marriage over; career apparently ended thanks to one terrible mistake. Can she rebuild herself […]

Review: The Art of Baking Blind by Sarah Vaughan

Posted August 8, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: The Art of Baking Blind by  Sarah Vaughan

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Art of Baking Blind by Sarah Vaughan Published by Hodder Paperbacks on August 13, 2015 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 416 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads There are many reasons to bake: to feed; to create; to impress; to nourish; to define ourselves; and, sometimes, it has to be said, to perfect. But often we bake to fill a hunger that would be better filled by a simple gesture from a dear one. We bake to love and be loved.In 1966, Kathleen Eaden, cookery writer and wife of a supermarket magnate, published The Art of Baking, her guide to nurturing a family by creating the most exquisite pastries, biscuits and cakes. Now, five amateur bakers are competing to become the New Mrs Eaden. There’s Jenny, facing an empty nest now her family has flown; Claire, who has sacrificed her dreams for her daughter; Mike, trying to parent his two […]