by Sue Reid | Aug 22, 2023 | Book Reviews
Claudia and Esmeralda’s stories are seventy years apart but the two are intertwined. This is the second book in The Lost Daughters series but can be read as a stand alone novel. Hope’s House in London was a safe place for unwed mothers before the adoptions...
by Sue Reid | Aug 10, 2023 | Book Reviews
Fear and superstition have never made great companions but this has gripped the small town of Cleftwater East Anglia in1647. Master Makepeace and the ‘judiciary’ have been given the task of rounding up the women, young or old to purge the village on the...
by Sue Reid | Aug 10, 2023 | Book Reviews
Resilience and fortitude are personified is Suzanne Heywood’s memoir Wavewalker. Though her family have denounced her recollections, one cannot doubt Suzanne’s clear, precise accounts. From her fears and insecurity after a devastating storm fractured her...
by Sue Reid | Aug 10, 2023 | Book Reviews
This is the powerful story of Australia’s first Japanese war-bride at a time when Australia’s war scars refused to bend… Based on a true family story, Alli Parker has fictionalised the love and dedication of her grandparents in her debut novel....
by Sue Reid | May 16, 2023 | Book Reviews
I can’t recall ever recommending to read a novel twice! Once read, you will return to the beginning and start again – such is the monumental shift and collision of all you thought this story to be… Layla literally looks to the constellations, wonder...
by Sue Reid | May 11, 2023 | Book Reviews
Marnie is isolated, not only in her South Island (Aotearoa New Zealand) terrain, but in life and hope. At a vulnerable time of loss and heartache, Marnie claims a young magpie that has fallen from its nest – and so, the two forge a bond. Through her nurture and...
