The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton is a richly layered historical mystery that weaves together the lives of three main characters: Eliza, Nell and Cassandra. What is The Forgotten Garden about? The story begins in 1913 when a young child is found abandoned on an Australian wharf with no memory of who she is. A […]
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For more years than we’d care to admit a 31-mile section of the 109-mile Cleveland Way taunted us. It was high time to get our walking boots on and complete the Cleveland Way National Trail. Why had it taken so long to do it? Simple. Logistics. However, at the start of July it all came
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Cartes Postales from Greece is the second novel I’ve read by Victoria Hislop. But then, I’m not entirely sure you can call my most recent escape a novel. It’s more of a collection of stories tied together by a lovesick author and a young woman stuck in a rut. What is Cartes Postales from Greece
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On Saturday 26th July two of us from OOBE Ltd will be tackling the South Tyne Trail Charity challenge. This will see us yomping along the South Tyne Trail to raise money for Global’s Make Some Noise – a fantastic charity that helps hundreds of great causes across the UK. The South Tyne Trail is
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Black Rock by Amanda Smyth was her debut novel and it is set on Trinidad and Tobago during the 1950s. It follows sixteen-year-old Cecilia who arrived into the world as her mother departed it. Her English father doesn’t know of her existence so she is raised by her Aunt Tassi and lives with her and
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Sunrise on the Reaping is Suzanne Collins’ long-anticipated return to Panem, serving as the fifth instalment in The Hunger Games series. It’s a prequel and set twenty four years before the original dystopian trilogy. The prequel is concerned with the fiftieth Hunger Games. The Quarter Quell and a particularly brutal one, where twice the number
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Ted A Pawtobiography by Ted the Dog is a light-hearted ‘sniff and tell’ from the characterful canine in the hit BBC show Gone Fishing. If you’ve watched Gone Fishing with Paul Whitehouse and Bob Mortimer, you’ll be aware of a rascally four-legged hound that often makes an appearance. He’s a gruff, bark-it-how-it-is type who’s also
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The explosive finale to the Apokeri Bay Trilogy is revealed. May I present Chosen Lies: Can one Greek summer rewrite the past? What do you think? A massive thank you to Wigwam Studios for once more capturing my vision and transforming it into this stunning front cover. I absolutely love the setting sun behind Tharesseti. If
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None of This is True by Lisa Jewell is a psychological thriller charting the relationship between two very different women. Alix Summer, a successful podcaster and Josie Fair, a disillusioned seamstress who’s lived the same life for thirty years. “‘Hi!’ says Josie, her voice coming out higher than she’d imagined. ‘I’m your birthday twin!’” It’s
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Saturday 17th May dawned fair and it was off to Newcastle Writing Conference in The Common Room , Neville Hall. Clutching our tote bags and lanyards (handily with our names and booked sessions included) plenty of us were taking the time to improve our writing craft. The Man From Kilmarnock Did Good In a packed
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