.I completely loved this story about a maid, a rat and a spoon. It was so nice spending more time with Molly the Maid of the bran muffin. I absolutely loved just spending more time with her and loved getting to know her back story. It was so nice to see her celebrated rather than
This is one of the best novels I have ever read. It completely was a romp to read. It had all of the fun, glamour, fashion and fashion you expect from a Natasha Lester novel. But it also completely has so much social commentary here. Why is it that most designers are men? Why are
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This has got to be Sally Hepworth’s darkest novel yet. I completely give it all the stars. This is such a worthy novel. It’s everything you expect in a Sally Hepworth; it’s fast, it’s dark, there are twists in the twists..but this is also about fostering, childhood, sisters and luck. It just gave me so much
What a story! There is not one thing I didn’t love. I love the 80s storyline; ‘the fingerless lace gloves and long strands of fake pearls’, the very 2017-ness of the 2017 storyline. The setting and descriptions the ‘cluster of people in matching black puffer jackets, all carrying paper cones of steaming fish and chips
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What a charming read 🍀 I couldn’t have loved it more. Thank goodness I’m part of the Rachael Johns Online Bookclub or I wouldn’t have prioritised it. I loved the Irish setting, Irish people and goodness everything about it! Definitely gave me all the armchair travel to Ireland feels, it was just lovely. I love
** spoiler alert ** I don’t read thrillers usually, especially ones with missing children. I wouldn’t normally have even thought about it, but the premise was so intriguing! I see mother’s groups all the time, no one ever seems to be watching!!! Also for me, it never felt like Bella was ever going to not
What a story, I think I connected more with Cilka’s journey than I did with Lale and Gita. I feel terrible that I never really thought about what came after the Allies marched in. Humans are mind blowing, both in terms of cruelty and kindness. I found it so powerful. One for everyone to engage
