The Secret Garden Club - When Hilary finds her husband of thirty years dead while on his way to the compost heap, it is the end of the world as she knows it! In a fit of grief, she destroys every inch of the beautiful garden to which George devoted his life. The trees are left standing, but only because Hilary can't get the safety off the chainsaw! In the hazy days after … [Read more...] about The Secret Garden Club by Wendy Lynn Newton – Book Review
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Felicia’s Favourites by Danielle Steel – Book Review
Felicia's Favourites by Danielle Steel - Grieving the sudden loss of their beloved mother, her five daughters each receive a mystifying letter precisely one month after her passing. Felicia Morgan Weston’s message to her daughters reveals an astonishing secret that upends everything they thought they knew about her. Widowed at a young age, Felicia dedicated herself to … [Read more...] about Felicia’s Favourites by Danielle Steel – Book Review
The Couple’s Retreat by Mercedes Mercier – Book Review
The Couples Retreat by Mercedes Mercier -At a secluded beachfront mansion on Kangaroo Island, one of Australia's breathtakingly beautiful holiday locations, three wealthy couples gather for a weekend of partying and opulent indulgence. Beneath the glitter and excess, however, old rivalries and volatile secrets fester between the old friends. When they wake to discover a … [Read more...] about The Couple’s Retreat by Mercedes Mercier – Book Review
Seed by Elisabeth Easther – Book Review
Seed by Elisabeth Easther follows the intertwined lives of four New Zealand women who are navigating fertility, career, and personal relationships. There is Virginia, a midwife, who has spent her working life looking after other women’s pregnancies and births, at 43 decides she too wants a child! With no partner, she seeks help to conceive from friends, which leads to, … [Read more...] about Seed by Elisabeth Easther – Book Review
The First Law of the Bush by Geoff Parkes – Book Review
The First Law of the Bush by Geoff Parkes – it’s a beautiful day to be alive, Bill Dickerson thought, seconds before he tumbled from the viaduct onto the jagged rocks below . . . His untimely death made national news! One year on, however, his widow, Carol, has received no explanation regarding the tragic incident. Was it suicide? An accident? Could it be murder? Carol … [Read more...] about The First Law of the Bush by Geoff Parkes – Book Review