Book Reviews – April 2022 – Sallie Eden
Miss Plum and Miss Penny by Dorothy Evelyn Smith Published by Dean Street Press, 2020. Originally published in 1959 Miss Penny (on such a short acquaintance, it doesn’t seem appropriate...
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Book Reviews – April 2022 – Sallie Eden
Old Baggage by Lissa Evans Published by Black Swan, December 2018 I chose this book to read on International Women’s Day (8 March) and, although not its target group, I...
Book Reviews – March 2022 – Sallie Eden
Jemima The Pig and the 127 Acorns by Michael Morpurgo Published by Harper Collins, March 2022 With all the wit and writing quality Michael Morpurgo is known for, this short story...
Book Reviews – March 2022 – Sallie Eden
The Mango Hand by Nigel Milliner Published by Olympia Publishers, 2021 I absolutely loved this thought provoking and original book, even though my heart sank when I received it. Why? For two...
Book Review – February 2022 – Sallie Eden
Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston Published by Picador, 2019 Brian’s year hasn’t begun well. His ex wife has a new, over-achieving, partner, his son finds him a disappointment, the cat...
Book Reviews – January 2022 – Sallie Eden
Close To Me by Amanda Reynolds Published by Wildfire in 2017 Recently shown on Channel 4*, and described as a “shocking psychological drama”, initially it reminded me of S J Watson’s wonderful 2015...
Book Review – January 2022 – Sallie Eden
This is the story of Phyllis Pearsall, daughter of a Jewish, Hungarian immigrant, and an Irish-Italian mother. It manages to be both interesting and disappointing. The former because her thoroughly unpleasant father...
Book Reviews – December 2021 – Sallie Eden
Peep Inside Christmas by Anna Melbourne, illustrated by Emma Allen Published by Usborne, 2021 An interactive, peep and lift the flap board book featuring elves, animals and, of course, Santa. Apparently...
Book Reviews – December 2021 – Sallie Eden
Manhunt: The Night Stalker by Colin Sutton Published by John Blake Publishing, 2021 Currently a TV drama (which I haven’t watched), this is the true story of the hunt for...
Book Review – November 2021 – Sallie Eden
The Phone box at the Edge of the World by Laura Imai Messina (translated from the original Italian by Lucy Rand) Published by Manilla Press 2020 Inspired by a true story and...