B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviewscontemporary fiction / English countryside / joint review / London / older hero/heroine / slice of village life / Womens-Fiction12 Comments
Jennie: I was alerted to the terrific debut The Flatshare by Janine’s review last year, and read it myself earlier this year. Janine gave it an A-, but I liked it so much I gave it a straight A, which is rare for me. When she suggested we review O’Leary’s ... more >
B Reviews / Book ReviewsContemporary / Paranormal lite / politics / rural setting / slice of village life / Spain / village / WitchesNo Comments
This is a light-hearted story set in an Andalucian hill-village. Agnes, a mathematics teacher with some curious and useful abilities takes a holiday in Spain and meets a breeder of horses who asks her to marry him. She abandons her job and her father and the UK and comes to ... more >
A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsclassic fiction / Romance / slice of village life4 Comments
Way back in 2010, when I reviewed my first Elizabeth Gaskell book, Cranford, a few commenters urged me to read Wives and Daughters. I can’t quite explain why it’s taken me quite so long to actually pick the book up, but recently when I read and reviewed Ruth, someone again ... more >