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January 6, 2020

REVIEW: Winter and Rough Weather (Drumberley Book 3) by D.E. Stevenson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / Drumberley series / family drama / family relationships / farming / Historical / Post WWII / Scotland / Small-Town1 Comments

James Dering and his new wife Rhoda are returning from their honeymoon, and Jock and Mamie Johnstone are delighted to welcome them to their new home on a neighbouring farm. But Mamie’s concern proves justified, and Rhoda, a talented painter who has chosen marriage over art, finds rural Scotland lonely ... more >

May 19, 2017

REVIEW: Music in the Hills (Drumberley Book 2) by D.E. Stevenson

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews20th century / Drumberley series / family relationships / farming / Historical / Post WWII / retired military / Scotland1 Comments

After spending time combatting terrorists in Malaya, James Dering returns to Scotland. He starts a new life at Mureth House, the home of his aunt and uncle, Mamie and Jock Johnstone, where he hopes to learn to be a farmer. But he soon learns that picking up farming isn’t an ... more >

February 22, 2017

REVIEW: Vittoria Cottage (Drumberley Book 1) by D.E. Stevenson

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsDrumberley series / England / family relationships / Historical / older heroine and hero / Post WWII / Widowed HeroineComments Off on REVIEW: Vittoria Cottage (Drumberley Book 1) by D.E. Stevenson

WARNING – terms The use of “N” pulled me up short. However this is immediate post-war England and the word is used once by a blunt speaking probably 50 some year old man. Since being widowed, Caroline Dering has been content to live her life solely for her children: her ... more >

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