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Review: The Missing Wife by Sheila O’Flanagan

Posted August 16, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Missing Wife by Sheila O’Flanagan Published by Headline Review on June 16, 2016 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 480 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads When Imogen Naughton vanishes, everyone who knows her is shocked. She has a perfect marriage. Her handsome husband treats her like a princess. She’s always said how lucky she is. So why has she left? And how will she survive without Vince? What goes on behind closed doors is often a surprise, and Imogen surprises herself by taking the leap she knows she must. But as she beings her journey to find the woman she once was, Imogen’s past is right behind her… Will it catch up with her? And will she be ready to face it if it does? The Missing Wife is a heart-warming, smile on your face type of book. Like always I enjoyed this new Shelia O’Flanagan […]

Review: Eden Gardens by Louise Brown

Posted May 25, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

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.Eden Gardens by Louise Brown Published by Headline Review on April 21, 2016 Genres: Fiction, Historical Pages: 368 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Eden Gardens, Calcutta, the 1940s. In a ramshackle house, streets away from the grand colonial mansions of the British, live Maisy, her Mam and their ayah, Pushpa. Whiskey-fuelled and poverty-stricken, Mam entertains officers in the night – a disgrace to British India. All hopes are on beautiful Maisy to restore their good fortune. But Maisy’s more at home in the city’s forbidden alleyways, eating bazaar food and speaking Bengali with Pushpa, than dancing in glittering ballrooms with potential husbands. Then one day Maisy’s tutor falls ill. His son stands in. Poetic, handsome and ambitious for an independent India, Sunil Banerjee promises Maisy the world. So begins a love affair that will cast her future, for better and for worse. Just as the Second World War strikes […]

Giveaway and Review: The Second Love of My Life by Victoria Walters

Posted April 5, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Second Love of My Life by Victoria Walters Published by Headline Review on April 7, 2016 Genres: Chick-lit, Fiction Pages: 320 Format: E-Arc, Paperback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads *AN AMAZON RISING STAR*Victoria Walters’ debut novel is a powerful tale of love, grief and survival, perfect for fans of Cecelia Ahern, Lucy Dillon and Miranda Dickinson. ‘Brilliant and superior women’s fiction’ HeatIn the Cornish town of Talting, everyone is famous for something. Until recently Rose was known for many things: her infectious positivity; her unique artistic talent; and her devotion to childhood sweetheart Lucas. But two years ago that changed in one unthinkable moment. Now, Rose is known for being the young woman who became a widow aged just twenty-four. Though Rose knows that life must go on, the thought of carving out a new future for herself is one she can barely entertain. Until a newcomer, Robert, […]

Review: The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood

Posted April 4, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments

I received this book for free from Netgalley, Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The One-in-a-Million Boy by Monica Wood Published by Headline Review on April 5, 2016 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 416 Format: E-Arc, Hardback Source: Netgalley, Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads The story of your life never starts at the beginning. Don’t they teach you anything at school? So says 104-year-old Ona to the 11-year-old boy who’s been sent to help her out every Saturday morning. As he refills the bird feeders and tidies the garden shed, Ona tells him about her long life, from first love to second chances. Soon she’s confessing secrets she has kept hidden for decades. One Saturday, the boy doesn’t show up. Ona starts to think he’s not so special after all, but then his father arrives on her doorstep, determined to finish his son’s good deed. The boy’s mother is not so far behind. Ona is set to discover that the world can surprise us at any […]

Review: The One You Really Want by Jill Mansell

Posted April 2, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 1 Comment

The One You Really Want by Jill Mansell Published by Headline Review on September 4, 2006 Genres: Chick-lit, Contemporary, Fiction, Romance Pages: 480 Format: E-Book Source: Own Copy Buy on Amazon Goodreads It all starts with a shiny, red, sit-on lawn-mower. When Nancy spies her Christmas present from her husband sitting on the lawn, she realises the jewellery she thought was for her must be on someone else. Her best friend Carmen isn’t surprised (she never liked Jonathan) and persuades Nancy to leave Edinburgh and come and stay in her luxury London flat – far too vast for Carmen since her husband, millionaire rock star Spike Todd, died. Soon Nancy’s met gorgeous Connor O’Shea, who lives next door, and his daughter Mia is matchmaking – not least because she’d like to see the back of Connor’s current pushy girlfriend. Meanwhile Carmen, who’s always been certain she doesn’t want another man in her life, feels a spark when a handsome charity worker called Joe calls round. But Joe’s not quite all he seems…The one you really want could be closer than […]

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