Set in Austria, America, Japan and China, The Diplomat’s Daughter is a historical fiction novel that tells the story of how three young people, whose lives are intertwined, are affected by war. It’s told from the perspective of Emi, Leo and Christian. Emi Kato is a young Japanese girl who is multilingual, smart and talented. Due to her…
Larchfield by Polly Clark tells the story of two poets in an unlikely friendship. Dora is an aspiring poet and academic who grew up and studied in England. Recently married and with child, she has to move to Scotland when her husband accepts a new job opportunity. Her husband, Kit, is Scottish and moving to the small town…
When I started my book blog in 2013 one of the most talked about books of that year were Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites which I of course immediately added to my to-read pile. Everyone was reading it and reviewing it, so of course you want to read it too. However, despite me having the book I still haven’t…
Have you ever been in that position where you’ve read a book and loved it, but you left reviewing it for too long that you simply forgot most of the finer details of what the book was about? That is what has happened with Incantation by Alice Hoffman. I read the book in April, but if you ask…
I have a fondness for historical fiction that is set during WWII and that’s one of the reasons why the synopsis of The Draughtsman by Robert Lautner called out to me. The novel is set in 1944 during WWII. The main protagonist, Ernst Beck, is fresh out of university having studied to become a draughtsman. He lives in…
From the author of The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins, comes the new novel Into the Water. While The Girl on the Train was a psychological thriller, Into the Water is more a mystery novel, in my opinion. I loved Hawkins’ debut novel and were really looking forward to her latest. The story is narrated from the…
Dead to Me is a part historical fiction novel that plays off in WWII England and covers a variety of themes: war, crime, romance, but most of all, friendship. Two girls, Ruby and Verity, comes from two different social spectrums who starts a friendship when they both happen onto a crime scene. Verity comes from a wealthy family…
I’ve fallen back into the mould, the exact one that I wanted to get out of when I wrote this post (When History Repeats Itself) in September last year. I think it’s fairly safe to say that I’m out of my reading slump and that could well be the reason why I’ve been writing a lot of book…
Hi to all my lovely readers! In case you missed it, I reviewed Stay with Me by Ayòbámi Adébáyò a few days ago. I have an extra paperback copy (new) to give away, so if you liked my review, please do enter: Entry-Form
Stay with Me is a story that is as interesting as the cover is beautiful. It’s the debut novel by Ayòbámi Adébáyò that plays off in Nigeria in the 1980s. It’s an exploration of love, relationships and infidelity. Yejide and Akin met when she was at university and fell hopelessly in love. However, this love story is shrouded…
Follow me on goodreads
blog button
