Tag: Elizabeth Noble

Pastime Pleasures #27 – Things I want my Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble

Posted February 20, 2015 by Charlotte in Pastime Pleasures / 0 Comments
Pastime Pleasures #27 – Things I want my Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble

Welcome to my  feature, Pastime Pleasures, posted every other Friday. Today is the turn of Things I want my Daughters to Know by Elizabeth Noble. Here I will look at books that have given me great pleasure in the past. These are books I can read over and over again. The only rule is that the book must have been published five or more years ago. Barbara’s daughters are devastated to lose their mum, but then Barbara has sent them letters. Will these letters give the girls comfort? Will their be able to come together as a family and mourn their mother properly? And finally will they be set free from their burden in order to live their lives free? Things I want My Daughters to Know  shows the different relationships a parent can have with their children as each has different personalities. It shows how together yet how far apart a family can be. How each can grieve in their own way.  It is about the bonds between siblings and families. This is a sweet, caring book, without being too over-emotional […]

Review: The Memory Book by Rowan Coleman

Posted March 8, 2014 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Memory Book by Rowan Coleman

The Memory Book by Rowan Coleman Published by Ebury Press on Feburary 24th 2014 Genres: Contemporary, Fiction Pages: 375 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The name of your first-born. The face of your lover. Your age. Your address… What would happen if your memory of these began to fade? Is it possible to rebuild your life? Raise a family? Fall in love again? When Claire starts to write her Memory Book, she already knows that this scrapbook of mementoes will soon be all her daughters and husband have of her. But how can she hold on to the past when her future is slipping through her fingers…? Original, heartwarming and uplifting, The Memory Book is perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes. Having finished The Memory Book about five minutes ago, I feel that I have been on a roller-coaster ride, not for the thrills and spills but for the ups and downs. One moment I would be laughing, the next crying. OK first off I need to admire the cover of this book. The cover is perfect, […]