I very much enjoyed reading The City of Tears. I have not read the Burning Chambers and I did not feel as though I was missing part of the story but having enjoyed so much this novel, I have now embarked into the Burning Chamber too. The book is superbly written and researched. The reader... Continue Reading →
After the Burning Chambers and The City of Tears, The Ghost Ship is the third part of the story that started when Minou Joubert was nineteen in 1562. In this third book, we follow the steps of Minou’s granddaughter Louise in the early 1600s. Louise has had a troubled childhood and this has made her... Continue Reading →
I enjoyed this book, both the story and the audiobook.When recently dismissed Mrs King sets her mind on taking everything out of the grand Park Lane house where she was employed, she needs allies to bring this heist to a successful conclusion. She brings together a whole team of colourful characters who all have their... Continue Reading →
It has been a busy time, but… when was I not busy. Don’t remember. We did our trip to Iceland, and what I can say is wow wow wow! It was really stunning. We had quite a bit of rain but we enjoyed our trip very much and our guide Gunnar had a lot to... Continue Reading →
I knew Hazel Gaynor from her book The Memory of Violets, which I had found really good. I was looking forward to reading her beautiful writing again. And I was not disappointed.This book is set in the early years of the Second World War, when London was bombed repeatedly. People were terrified. Whole neighbourhoods were... Continue Reading →
I slowed down my reading the last weeks, thanks to a nasty lung infection. But I am now back on track. Left the beautiful South African autumn and returned to The Netherlands in the sunshine. I am reading The Midnight Conspiracy by David Leadbeater. Getting really hooked into it. The book is due to be... Continue Reading →
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