The publisher's summaryThe greatest journey is the one you least expect…Long before Dorothy visits Oz, her aunt, Emily Gale, sets off on her own unforgettable adventure much closer to home… When news reaches Kansas that her beloved sister has tragically died, Emily Gale must become a mother overnight. Her sister’s orphaned child, Dorothy, desperately needs... Continue Reading →
Good morning! Coffee Calendar: 24 Recipes of Energy and Inspiration (Anna Grice)
This book will make you think again about that cup of coffee you make and offers ways to make it more exciting. After a brief overview of coffee history and various coffee preparations (a vocabulary very useful to look up to date at a café), we can enjoy coffee through the seasons. Each month has... Continue Reading →
The Moonlit Maze (Zoë Marriott)
The publisher's summary 1924. Lord and Lady Kearsley's glittering Summer Ball is in full swing when their betrothed daughter Xanthe slips out of the orangery and into the maze for a secret encounter. By the next morning, the grand house will be in ashes and two bodies removed, but no one will ever know what happened... Continue Reading →
Mes tentations de lecture
Il fait chaud ! Les petits veinards sont en vacances et peuvent s'installer à l'ombre avec un thé glacé et plonger dans les pages d'un bon roman. Ceux qui doivent travailler apprécient sûrement de s'asseoir le soir à la fraîche, oublier les réunions, les obligations, le métro et les embouteillages et laisser leur esprit naviguer dans... Continue Reading →
Reading temptations
For many readers, summer holidays are a treat. Reading outside, at an idyllic spot, on holidays or not, listening to the birds or just at a café in town enjoying a sunny day. No matter what your summer looks like, you will hopefully have a chance to read. I really loved this list from Goodreads... Continue Reading →
All the Diamonds in Paris (Kristin Harmel)
The publisher’s summary Paris, 1942: In the midst of the Nazi Occupation, Annabel Marceau begins stealing from Germans and funnelling money to the French Resistance. But when she takes a pair of valuable bracelets from a high-ranking Nazi officer, she finds herself - and her two young daughters - in the line of fire, with... Continue Reading →
