Night Train to Marrakech is the third and last part of the Daughters of War trilogy. Vicky, the daughter of Elise and Victor travels to Morocco in the hope to meet her grandmother Clemence and learn more about her past. She studied to be a fashion designer and she hopes to meet Yves Saint Laurent,... Continue Reading →
Un excellent roman policier qui nous captive. D’abord car le scénario est excellent et bien mené. Noémie Chastain, capitaine à la brigade des stup à Paris, est sérieusement blessée dans l’exercice de ses fonctions puis parachutée dans un village perdu où son talent s’exprime dans un commissariat qui paraît tranquille, comme l’eau du lac avoisinant.... Continue Reading →
Like many readers, when I finished The Last Summer, the first novel of the Wild Isles series, I was left with so many questions. It was a painful cliffhanger because I had to wait for the next book… And then it came, The Stolen Hours, and it was worth the wait. The book takes us... Continue Reading →
I had really enjoyed the two previous book by Carol Kirkwood and I was pleased and grateful to be offered an advance reader copy of this third one. This was the perfect book for a rainy summer week as it took me on a lovely trip to the Amalfi coast in Italy.The story mixes to... Continue Reading →
I discovered Kate Mosse when reading The City of of Tears, which was volume 2 of the Burning Chambers saga. I enjoyed it so much that I decided to go back and read The Burning Chambers. The first book starts in 1562 in Carcassonne, and sets the scene for this saga with the story of... Continue Reading →
This is a really fascinating book about food, eating culture, traditions, and recipes from the Tudor times. The author starts with an impressive review of the books and documents she has researched over a period of about 10 years. What a work of love that was ! Covering the period 1485 to 1603, the book... Continue Reading →
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