Tag: book-reviews
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My Latest Review… BEELITZ-HEILSTÄTTEN: Where Ghosts Never Die
What if rediscovering your birthplace unearthed a secret so powerful it could rewrite history—and your own identity? A Russian-American writer obsessed with her birthplace – a ghostly derelict German military hospital near BerlinHer Austrian husband, who pines for the father he never metA passionate young doctor destined for darknessA demonic figure who changed the course…
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Tale of the Seasons’ Weaver #Review #Epic Fantasy #Fiction
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The dust is finally beginning to settle after the last few weeks of chaos, and I have been taking stock and checking that everything is as it should be. Imagine my dismay to find our review for one of my favourite books this year had been missed. Huge apologies to Diana! “Already the animals starve.…
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Winter Journeys.. a novel of music and memory #Fiction
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I have been reading a most unusual story, written by our good friend, Audrey Driscoll. The book description caught my interest, but didn’t prepare me for such an amazing roller coaster of a story… Winter Journeys is a story about the power of music and imagination. In 1827, a year before his death, composer Franz Schubert…
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Miracles and Ghosts… #Review #Fiction #ShortStories
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Hi Folks! I am trying to appear normal today, probably in the vain hope that it could be true! Beginning with a catch-up of things unfinished. This review has been on the back burner since Christmas, so it was a great place to begin… Miracles and Ghosts: A Christmas Collection’s eight tales bring light in the…
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Our New Year wants to start here…
Image by 👀 Mabel Amber, who will one day from Pixabay A quick glance out of my window this morning confirmed what I was already feeling. The sun was shining, the sky was a lovely shade of blue, and the bird station in the garden was alive with small birds, all trying for the best spot. I spotted…
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Why Bookworms Make Great Partners (part two)
Why Bookworms Make Great Partners (part two) Since posting the first part of this article from The Sense Hub, there has been a substantial increase in activity around here. You can read it again HERE. Sunday is normally a family day for me, where I cook a roast and chill out for the rest of…
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A Frozen Friday… #Icicles
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I am sad to say that yesterday’s wonderful flakes of snow didn’t last long. In an hour, they were but a memory… Every time I think the weather is as cold as it will get, it drops another few degrees. They say that the temperature will return to normal at the weekend, and I hope…