One Moonlit Night by Rachel Hore follows the plight of the Anderson family during World War II, the secrets we keep and what happens when we discover the truth. I’ll get right to the point. I’m a massive Rachel Hore fan. I consumed A Week in Paris and The Memory Garden and I absolutely adore […]
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In May 2024 I exclusively published Saving Elora on Amazon so I could enter the UK Kindle Storyteller Award competition. A massive thanks to all of you who bought and reviews my Apokeri Bay sequel but on my first attempt I didn’t make it through as a finalist. However, find out how Saving Elora has
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I’m very excited to announce that I’ll be at two Northumberland Libraries events next week to celebrate National Reading Group Day. I’d love it if you could join me at Newbiggin Library on Mon 9th Sept, 10:30am or Cramlington Hub on Thurs 12th Sept at 2pm to chat about my Greek-based Apokeri Bay series. If
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Over twenty years ago I holidayed on the Greek island of Crete. I spent a fortnight in the sun before heading off to university, so money was tight. My shoestring budget allowed for one trip only and I had two choices: trek the Samaria Gorge or visit the former leper colony of Spinalonga. I chose
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In this The Memory Garden by Rachel Hore review, I’m going to say straightaway that I had very high expectations. I loved A Week in Paris and hoped for more of the same. I wasn’t disappointed. Rachel delivers another knockout book. Again, it goes between two time periods. This time modern day and a hundred
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After a few days of continual rain, it was a relief to find clear skies. I wouldn’t have to don waterproofs to reach The Guisborough Bookshop with my box of goodies. And more importantly, less inclement weather would hopefully encourage people to stray outdoors for a book signing. The wonderful independent bookstore team had affixed
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Online book purchasing might have rocketed in recent years but some would say nothing beats browsing in a real bookshop. There are a myriad of quirky, cute and welcoming options in the UK, from waterside Hillbillies, Gairloch to The Edge of the World, Penzance. In North-East England is the award-winning Forum Books with its exceptionally
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Newcastle-born writer, Jackie Watson, has partnered with award-winning Wigwam Studios for her first women’s contemporary fiction novel. Apokeri Bay is the first part of a trilogy set in Lefkada, Greece and follows a feisty young Geordie woman who arrives in a quaint seaside village full of secrets. Wigwam Studios (winner of the 2022 Creative StartUp
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