‘Five Dunbar brothers are living- fighting, loving, grieving- in the perfect chaos of a house without grown-ups. Today the father who left them has just walked right back in. He has a surprising request: who will build a bridge with him? It is Clay, a boy tormented by a long -buried secret, who accepts. But why is Clay so broken? And why must he fulfil this extraordinary challenge?‘
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The final curtain is closing on the Second World War and in an abandoned Italian village Hana, a nurse, tends to her remaining patient. Rescued from a burning plane, the anonymous Englishman is damaged beyond recognition and haunted by painful memories. The only clue Hana has to unlocking his past is the one thing he clung on to through the fire- a copy of The Histories by Herodotus, covered with hand-written notes detailing a tragic love affair.
pick“A unique love story told from the heart” Read my full review for Helen Cullen‘s ‘The Lost Letters of William Woolf‘ here: https://emmasbookery.co.uk/2018/07/the-lost-letters-of-william-woolf-by-helen-cu...
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pickSing, Unburied, Sing, is a character study of a contemporary African-American family in Mississippi, but also a hauntingly beautiful story about ghosts. In the literal and figurative sense. Raising issues of race, death and extreme family dynamics are prominent features, but its brightness is obtained from the author's overwhelming empathy for her characters, even at their worst. None of them are perfect, but simply human.
“1615. Celebrated couple Robert and Frances Carr are imprisoned on suspicion of murder. She has been rescued from an abusive marriage by Robert, and is determined to make a new life for herself. Whatever the price. He has risen from nothing to become one of the country‘s most powerful men. But to get to the top, you cannot help making enemies. Now a man is dead.” Review: https://emmasbookery.co.uk/2018/06/the-poison-bed-by-e-c-fremantle-blog-tour/
pickGabaldon has crafted a novel that is different to the stereotype some readers might be expecting, as this is no average love story despite the racy sex scenes. However, it does have extreme sexual violence that readers should be aware of. Her characters have depth, are lovable, and realistic. There‘s non-stop drama and action until the last 200 pages, where it all comes to a stand-still. Despite this it was a very enjoyable read.
