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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...

Book Review – November 2021 – Sallie Eden

Teach Your Dog Cornish by Anne Cakebread Published by Ylolfa, 2019 I apologise for saying this, but it’s time to start thinking about Christmas presents. Many of you might be looking...

Book Reviews – October 2021 – Sallie Eden

The Order of the Day by Éric Vuillard Published by Picador, 2019 This is the story of meetings which took place in the lead up to WWII. Those involved included Hitler, Chamberlain, von...

Book Reviews – October 2021 – Sallie Eden

There’s a Hole in my Bucket (a journey of two brothers) by Royd Tolkien Published by Little A, 2021 When Mike is diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, he and his brother, Royd,...

Book Review – September 2021 – Sallie Eden

Lockdown by Peter May Published by riverrun books, 2020 A dark and disturbing novel described as a “crime thriller that predicted a world in quarantine”. Whilst researching for another book in...

Book Review – Sallie Eden – September 2021

Home Stretch by Graham Norton Published by Hodder & Stoughton, 2020 A friend recommended this book and I’m not surprised. Graham Norton has a gift for writing about feelings and...