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The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell

The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell was book of the month for our village book group. There was a wide variety of views about it, but...

The Importance of Settings in my Novels by Rosie Travers

It is a thrill to welcome bestselling novelist, Rosie Travers to the blog today to explain how she uses setting in her novels. Thank you...

Remembering My First Impressions of the Writers' Summer School at Swanwick

I originally heard about The Writers' Summer School from fellow writers at The Largs Writers Group to which I was introduced by the late,...

An Interview with Sue Moorcroft

It is with great pleasure that I welcome bestselling women's fiction author Sue Moorcroft to the blog today to chat about her new...

The Flat Share by Beth O'Leary

I had read and enjoyed The Switch by Beth O'Leary so when I noticed another of her novels available, I decided to try this one too. The...

Second Chance by Jane Green

I don't often read women's fiction, but I was recently attracted by the cover and title of Jane Green's book, Second Chance. The Blurb...

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