Set amid the splendour and misery of North Africa during World War II, Julia Gregson’s novel Jasmine Nights is the tale of entertainer Saba Tarcan, who volunteers to sing for the British and Allied troops as a chance to get out of Wales and onto the stage where she truly feels alive. The half-Welsh Saba [...]
Dora Tide is pregnant. And terrified. She is terrified that she will be unable to be a good mother to her baby, because of a secret in her past that she has never been able to accept. But what kind of secret would have pursued her from childhood to motherhood? In Secrets of the Tides, [...]
The British Empire expanded into India in the mid-1800′s, taking over from the East India Company and setting up their own government, military, and commercial enterprises. The British Raj, made up of only about 50,000 people at its height, yet managed to rule over millions of natives and set in place a lasting memory of [...]
Luscious, delicious, heavenly – summer peaches are at the heart of Joanne Harris’s latest novel, Peaches for Monsieur le Curé, the third book featuring the queen of chocolate, Vianne Rocher. It is eight years after the events in Chocolat, and Vianne receives a letter from the dead – Armande Voisin, summoning Vianne to Lansquenet once [...]
The world of haute couture and high business is the setting for Lesley Lokko’s latest novel An Absolute Deception. At the heart of the novel is Anneliese Zander de Saint Phalle, talented and celebrated queen of fashion, designer and visionary. She has surrounded herself with people who have helped her on her journey to greatness, [...]
Grace is dying, slowly. Cancer has returned and she is fading from view while her children watch, in Deborah Forster’s novel The Meaning of Grace. At its heart, this is a story about finding grace – that calmness of spirit and acceptance of life that is difficult to capture and once caught, is visible to [...]
I’ve just finished reading Caroline Overington‘s latest novel, Sisters of Mercy, which is the tale of Snow Delaney and her long-lost sister, Agnes. Or is it? Because Agnes is missing, and in the course of the investigation, light is shed on Snow’s own shocking history and of her damaging impact on society’s most vulnerable children. [...]
I think it’s only fair that I start with a warning. Lock the doors and turn off the phone, Caroline Overington has a new novel Sisters of Mercy. This is, on the surface at least, a story about two sisters – Agnes and Snow – who have only just learned of each other’s existence, and [...]
The novel opens smoothly, with an outstanding report card for Bee Branch, Bernadette Fox’s daughter, currently in 8th grade at Galer St School in Seattle. But from here, you will need to buckle your seatbelt for the rollercoaster ride that is Where’d You Go, Bernadette, Maria Semple’s second novel. Bernadette is a recluse, hiding behind [...]
Married for more than 10 years, monogamous, and with one or more children? Then Wife 22 by Melanie Gideon will strike a chord with you. Alice Buckle, who fits all the above criteria, is googling for “Happy Marriage” one day after a disastrous function at her husband’s company. So when an invitation to participate in [...]
I’ve long loved Tove Jansson’s childrens’ stories, filled with quirky, delightful characters. Here, translated into English for the first time, is Art in Nature – a collection of short stories that Tove Jansson wrote and published for adults under the name Dockskåpet (Doll’s House) in 1978. The writing is just as captivating as when I [...]
Indulge in Lindt’s Newest Range of Decadent Chocolate Goodies
Lindt have added temptation to our shopping carts as we make our way down the sweets aisle, with the release of their decadent new range of dessert inspired flavours in their Creation Range. Tantalise your tastebuds with; Heavenly Crème Brûlée, Velvety Vanilla Almond, Divine Hazelnut or Sumptuous Orange available in milk and dark chocolate varieties. [...]
Get Cooking with these New Fast & Fruity Pouches of Fruit Goodness
Freshfields are releasing a new range of fruitalicious way of eating and cooking with fruit in any easy to use kinda way, introducing Fast & Fruity Pouches. The new all-natural fruit pouches are a handy way of including more fruit in your everyday in a simple easy way. The new pouches are pourable, made up [...]
Get Your Vitamin Boosted Sparkling Water Bubbles on with Sodastream’s Source
Sodastream is making its comeback as the must have gadget for the kitchen and we’ve decided to test it out from a natural perspective as we take a step back in time with the updated, sleek and modern version to put fizzy goodness back into our water. As you know we don’t drink soft drinks [...]
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Win 1 of 4 DVD Packs Including; The Sapphires, Ted, Friends with Kids, Magic Mike and Lola Versus
To celebrate the release of the latest movies to be released to DVD, we have four packs of each these movies to giveaway; The Sapphires, Ted, Friends with Kids, Magic Mike and Lola Versus. Sing along with the girls from The Sapphires as they entertain the troops in Vietnam; laugh along to the the irreverent [...]
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