THE ROSE OF FLORENCE BY ANGELA M SIMS
This is an ambitious debut novel. Part family saga, part romance, part mystery thriller… but best not to try to pigeonhole it, rather just say it’s a cracking story.
Read moreThis is an ambitious debut novel. Part family saga, part romance, part mystery thriller… but best not to try to pigeonhole it, rather just say it’s a cracking story.
Read morePart romance, part thriller, but more than anything a novel about human nature in all its glories; of compelling, forbidden, life changing love; of the pasts that haunt us; of dangerous secrets.
Read moreChristmas is exactly the time of year for a reliable romance; a time-honoured trope, relatable characters, super-cute children and more mince pies and mulled wine than you can shake the proverbial stick at.
Read morePoring over photographs, videos, and maps reminded me just what a little gem Lumbarda is with its rural setting, surrounded by olive groves and vines, its sparkling sea and tiny harbour.
Read moreMy first Fiona Valpy and it certainly won’t be my last – I’m so excited to have discovered this wonderful writer at last.
Read moreI love books about friendship, and this must be up there among the best. Although it took me a while to settle into it, once the cast of characters began to build around ‘Average Jo’ I was enthralled, and wanted to know more about them.
Read moreWhere do I start with this wonderful novel? With the sense of place and time, I guess, because it was so brilliant and what drew me in.
Read moreOh my, what a book. I felt that tingle almost straight away, the one only a really special book gives you.
Read moreI’m a big fan of Rosanna Ley’s books and this was no exception; in fact, it’s one of my favourites. The characters are instantly believable, the descriptions sumptuous and the whole story is perfectly tensioned.
Read moreThere is no doubt that Korcula makes the most of its ties, real and imagined, to Marco Polo. Even though it is almost impossible to separate the facts from the myth, the part Venetians in general played in the island’s history is indisputable.
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