The Widow’s Weeds (Widows Book 3) by Allie Cresswell #BookTour #Review

One evening, Viola goes missing. The explanation—a visit to her son—seems doubtful and her women friends’ messages go unanswered. A spiky, caustic woman, Viola’s heavy drinking makes her tiresome company, but they know nothing of her troubled past. Yet, Maisie misses Viola. Recently, their shared love of gardening has almost blunted Viola’s barbs, and Maisie

The Girl from Venice by Siobhan Daiko #amreading #BookReview

Lidia De Angelis has kept a low profile since Mussolini’s laws wrenched her from her childhood sweetheart. But when the Germans occupy Venice in 1943, she must flee the city to save her life. Lidia joins the partisans in the Venetian mountains, where she meets David, an English soldier fighting for the same cause. As

My Top Reads 2021 ~ July to December

During the second half of this year I was able to revisit some more favourite authors. I was delighted to rediscover Carol Hedges‘ Victorian Detectives in the last volume of the series Desire & Deceit . I rediscovered Sara Sheridan, many of whose books I read about 10 years ago. Her latest novel The Fair

The Fair Botanists by Sara Sheridan Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2022

Could one rare plant hold the key to a thousand riches? It’s the summer of 1822 and Edinburgh is abuzz with rumours of King George IV’s impending visit. In botanical circles, however, a different kind of excitement has gripped the city. In the newly installed Botanic Garden, the Agave Americana plant looks set to flower