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At Yellow Lake by Jane McLoughlin

Etta’s on the run from her mum’s creepy boyfriend; Jonah is in flight from his past; and Peter is trying to fulfill a promise to his dying mother. When the three teenagers collide at the cabin at Yellow Lake, the scene is set for a turbulent love triangle. Add in some murderous thugs, and youContinue reading “At Yellow Lake by Jane McLoughlin”

The Daylight Gate by Jeannette Winterson

This should have been brilliant, really. Three winning elements for me – Jeannette Winterson (a favourite author), the Pendle Witch Trials (long a source of fascination), and Hammer Films (a current obsession). But what a disappointment! Leaving aside the historical inaccuracies, which I can forgive as Winterson clearly states it contains “speculations and inventions”, itContinue reading “The Daylight Gate by Jeannette Winterson”