April 18, 2019

REVIEW: Mr Finchley Discovers His England by Victor Canning

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsadventure / England / Historical / non-romance / road trip / self discovery1 Comments

Mr Edgar Finchley, unmarried solicitor’s clerk, aged 45, is told to take a holiday for the first time in his life. He decides to go to Margate. But Fate has other plans in store… From his abduction in a Bentley by a cheerful crook, to his smuggling escapade off the ... more >

April 16, 2019

REVIEW: A Conformable Wife by Alice Chetwynd Ley

JayneB Reviews Category / Book ReviewsBath / England / Historical / older hero/heroine / RegencyNo Comments

1814, Bath “I promise you, she’s the most delightful creature, with a quirky sense of humour very like your own. As for the other qualities you mention – birth, breeding, experience of managing a household of consequence – she has them all, with amiability and common sense besides!” So Henrietta ... more >

April 11, 2019

REVIEW: The Book of the Moon: A Guide to Our Closest Neighbor by Maggie Aderin-Pocock

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsastronomy / dyslexia / NASA / non-fiction / science / Scientist5 Comments

Have you ever wondered if there are seasons on the moon or if space tourism will ever become commonplace? So has Dr. Maggie Aderin-Pocock. In fact, she earned her nickname “Lunatic” because of her deep fascination for all things lunar. In her lucidly written, comprehensive guide to the moon, Aderin-Pocock ... more >

April 9, 2019

REVIEW: The Bookshop of the Broken Hearted by Robert Hillman

JayneB Reviews Category / Book Reviews1960s / Auschwitz / Australia / bookseller / family relationships / Historical / Holocaust / Hungary / Jewish characters / older woman/younger man3 Comments

Can one unlikely bookshop heal two broken souls? It is 1968 in rural Australia and lonely Tom Hope can’t make heads or tails of Hannah Babel. Newly arrived from Hungary, Hannah is unlike anyone he’s ever met–she’s passionate, brilliant, and fiercely determined to open sleepy Hometown’s first bookshop. Despite the ... more >

April 8, 2019

REVIEW: Crazy Cat Lady by Ester Scholten and Agnes Loonstra

JayneB Reviews Category / Book Reviewscats / non-fiction / picture books2 Comments

Crazy Cat Lady (noun): A badge of honor for people who know cats are awesome. Do you often wake up covered in cat hair? Do you keep adopting more and more cats—then staying home Friday nights to cuddle them? Proclaim your feline obsession proudly! Joyfully illustrated with cheeky mottoes, flowcharts, ... more >

April 4, 2019

REVIEW: The League of Wives by Heath Hardage Lee

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1960s / 1970s / activism / non-fiction / prisoner of war / Vietnam / War / Military2 Comments

The true story of the fierce band of women who battled Washington—and Hanoi—to bring their husbands home from the jungles of Vietnam. On February 12, 1973, one hundred and sixteen men who, just six years earlier, had been high flying Navy and Air Force pilots, shuffled, limped, or were carried ... more >