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August 24, 2026

REVIEW: Mixed Marriage The Diary of a Portuguese Bride by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneA- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Reads1960s / Diary / England / family relationships / First-Person / fish-out-of-water / marriage / Portugal7 Comments

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This is the diary of an English girl who falls in love with an eligible young Portuguese, Afonso. The bride recounts, vividly and hilariously, her and her Mother’s plans for an English country wedding, how they dealt with Uncle George (The Head Of The Family), and their success in making ... more >

August 17, 2026

REVIEW: Family Gathering by Elizabeth Cadell

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / enemies to lovers / engagement / England / English countryside / family relationships2 Comments

Natalie Rome, timid and retiring, discovers that a new life at forty is not, after all, as difficult an achievement as she had feared. With new relations and a new home, she finds security and happiness. She also finds a stepdaughter as timid as herself and a stepson of exceptional ... more >

June 16, 2026

REVIEW: Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviews1950s / amateur sleuths / England / murder mystery / older woman2 Comments

In the second installment of the Nora Breen Investigates series—“perfect for cozy mystery lovers” (Book Riot)—beloved former nun Nora Breen returns, this time to track down a ghostly killer before it’s too late. When Dolores Chimes, a famous medium, arrives in Gore-on-Sea, even surly Detective Inspector Rideout is lured in ... more >

May 19, 2026

REVIEW: Learning the Rules by Tom Matheson

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / Fiction / self discovery / teacher / teachingNo Comments

Falling in love wasn’t in the plan. Mike Beckett has a plan. Well… he had one. Once a freelance writer with a steady girlfriend and a comfortable (if unreliable) Ford Fiesta, Mike suddenly finds himself jobless, single, and desperate for a fresh start. So, he dives into teaching: a year ... more >

April 29, 2026

REVIEW: Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block by Jesse Q Sutanto

JayneBook Reviews / C Reviewsadult fiction / Contemporary / cooking / England / found family / older woman / self discovery / Womens-FictionNo Comments

A nearly divorced trophy wife enrolls in culinary school to win back her husband, only to find a fresh start in the unlikeliest of places in this new novel from the USA Today bestselling author of Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. Retirement should mean long-awaited trips to the sapphire ... more >

February 23, 2026

REVIEW: The Cottage at the Edge of the Woods by Jane Lovering

JayneB Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / England / mental health / mental illness / single mother / YorkshireComments Off on REVIEW: The Cottage at the Edge of the Woods by Jane Lovering

When single mum Libby is offered a life-changing sum of money to clear out an old cottage in the woods, she expects dust and decay. She doesn’t expect a house full of secrets, a room full of birds, and a woman who refuses to leave. The handsome but stressed architect ... more >

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