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Archive for January 2021

The Newlyweds, by Arianne Richmonde

  Vivien and Ashton have been married just 6 months. The perfect wedding and the perfect couple. But Vivien’s friends and therapist soon suspect that there are secrets in the marriage when bruises start to appear on Vivien… The Newlyweds is an intriguing book with a mystery at its heart. From the start, I had […]

The Day My Husband Left, by Amy Miller

Heidi and Johnny have had a lifetime of love together. But now Johnny is dead and Heidi is bereft. She has her daughters but her heart has never forgotten the son she and Johnny were forced to give away as teenagers. Then she discovers a photo on Johnny’s phone, taken moments before he died. A […]

A Baby on the Doorstep, by Rachel Wesson

  A baby is left on the doorstep of Hope House and immediately joins the family of proprietors Lauren Greenwood and Becky Tennant. Both women are committed to caring for ‘unloved orphans’ as the house was previously described, but their home is threatened by the creation of a national park… A Baby on the Doorstep […]

Gluten free vegan jam sponge pudding

I’ll admit it doesn’t look very pretty (my husband asked if it was shepherds pie!) but this gluten free vegan jam sponge pudding is super tasty and everyone wanted seconds so next time I will double up the quantities! Ingredients: 2oz caster sugar 90ml aquafaba (the liquid from a tin of chickpeas) 2oz vegan spread […]

The Watchmaker of Dachau, by Carly Schabowski

  Jewish watchmaker Isaac is captured by the Nazis and transported to Dachau. His skills single him out and he is forced to work directly and personally for Becher. He befriends Anna, another Jew in the household who is serving as a maid but lives in fear of drawing attention to herself. Isaac also begins […]