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The Vivien Brandt Mysteries by Gianetta Murray

If you’re looking for a cosy crime series to curl up with on these dark winter nights, I can recommend the Vivien Brandt mysteries by Gianetta Murray, which explore the murky underbelly of pretty English villages with all the candour and incisiveness of their American heroine, and the author. Relocated to the UK through marriageContinue reading “The Vivien Brandt Mysteries by Gianetta Murray”

The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros

This short novel has captured by breath and is holding my heart hostage. So deceptively simple, it is poignant, shocking and haunting. It tells the tale of teenager Dylan, who lives with his mother Rowenna in a small cottage in rural Wales. This is their notebook, chronicling what happened at the End, from the rumours,Continue reading “The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros”