Book 10 of #20BooksofSummer AudioBookReview – The Secrets of Saffron Hall by Clare Marchant #TheSecretsofSaffronHall #NetGalley #AMustListen #HistFic #DualTime

From Goodreads: "Two women. Five centuries apart. One life-changing secret about to be unearthed… 1538 Though Eleanor is not wealthy, the saffron spice she grows for her new husband is more valuable than gold. But as his reputation in Henry’s court soars, Eleanor soon understands that she has entered into a dangerous game. The king’s...

Book 6 of #20BooksofSummer BookReview – Flamingo Boy by Michael Morpurgo #FlamingoBoy

From Goodreads: " A stunning new classic from master storyteller Michael Morpurgo for readers of 9+, in the vein of PRIVATE PEACEFUL and THE BUTTERFLY LION. This is a landmark new novel form the nation's favourite storyteller, set in the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2. There, a young...

#AudiobookReview – Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid #DaisyJones&TheSix #Amazing #NewFavourite #BuyItNow 🎧🎧🎧

About the Book: "Everyone knows Daisy Jones & The Six, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now. Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and...

#BookReview – The Occupation by Deborah Swift #TheOccupation #2020HistFicReadingChallenge

From Goodreads : " One woman’s secret war against the Nazis. One man’s war against himself… 1940, Jersey When Nazi forces occupy Jersey in the English Channel Islands, Céline Huber, who is married to a German, must decide where her loyalty lies. Love for her island, and fear for her Jewish friend Rachel, soon propel...

#AudiobookReview-Death at Hungerford Stairs by J.C. Brigg #DeathAtHungerfordStairs #2020HistFicReadingChallenge

From Goodreads: "Charles Dickens turns detective yet again as he and Superintendent Jones of Bow Street pursue a brutal murderer. London, November 1849. When a boy is found drowned in the River Thames at Hungerford Stairs, novelist Charles Dickens and Superintendent Jones of Bow Street are mystified to discover the child is not the missing...

#AudiobookReview – The Murder of Patience Brooke by J.C. Briggs #ACharlesDickensInvestigation #2020HistFicReadingChallenge

From Goodreads: "A brutal murder in Victorian London forces a famous writer to solve the mystery… London, 1849 Charles Dickens has set up Urania Cottage as a sanctuary for fallen women. But he is shocked when the matron’s assistant – Patience Brooke – is found hanging outside the property, covered in blood. Desperate to protect...

#AudioBookReview – The Foundling by Stacey Halls #TheFoundling #ThePigeonhole

From Goodreads: "London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate daughter Clara at London's Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the child she has never known. Dreading the worst - that Clara has died in care - the last thing she expects to hear is that her daughter has already been reclaimed - by...

#AudioBookReview – The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes #TheGiverofStars #LoveAudio #AudiobookChallenge #LibraryLoveChallenge #2019histfict

From Goodreads: "Set in Depression-era America, a breathtaking story of five extraordinary women and their remarkable journey through the mountains of Kentucky and beyond, from the author of Me Before You and The Peacock Emporium. Alice Wright marries handsome American Bennett Van Cleve hoping to escape her stifling life in England. But small-town Kentucky quickly...

#BookReview – A Dangerous Engagement by Ashley Weaver #AmoryAmes #ADangerousEngagement #ARC #NetGalley

From Goodreads: "Amory Ames is travelling to New York, excited to be a bridesmaid at her childhood friend Tabitha’s wedding, but with Prohibition in full swing, her husband Milo is less than enthused. When a member of the wedding party is found murdered on the front steps of the bride’s home, the happy plans take...

#BookReview – What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon #WhatTheWindKnows

From Goodreads: "In an unforgettable love story, a woman’s impossible journey through the ages could change everything… Anne Gallagher grew up enchanted by her grandfather’s stories of Ireland. Heartbroken at his death, she travels to his childhood home to spread his ashes. There, overcome with memories of the man she adored and consumed by a...