Brahma Dreaming…A Beautiful book.

  Thank you to the publisher for the review copy. Published by: JJ Books. Brahma Dreaming” is master storyteller John Jackson s latest collaboration with the acclaimed artist, Daniela Jaglenka Terrazzini.John s intriguing versions of the tales of the Hindus great gods are graced by Daniela s brilliantly reimagined illustrations… Continue reading

Liz Currently Loves….The Lying Down Room by Anna Jaquiery

Publication Date: Available Now. Published by: Mantle Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy via netgalley. At night Armand lay in bed with a sadness in his heart that ballooned until there was room for nothing else. He thought with horror of the lying-down room… Paris;… Continue reading

Liz Currently Loves….Surrounded by Water by Stephanie Butland.

Thank you kindly to the author and publisher for the review copy. Elizabeth’s world is turned upside down when her husband dies in a tragic drowning accident. How typical of her kind, generous husband – a respected police officer – to sacrifice his own life saving a complete stranger’s. Elizabeth… Continue reading

Nagasaki by Eric Faye – A short and Intriguing tale.

Winner of the Academie Francaise Grand Prix. Translated by Emily Boyce. Thank you to Gallic Books for the unexpected pleasure of this read. In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, meteorologist Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes. Food begins to go missing. Perturbed… Continue reading

Liz Currently Loves….Murder by Sarah Pinborough

Publication Date: May 1st 2014 from Jo Fletcher Books. Thank you SO much to all concerned for the advance reading copy. It meant I didnt have to commit murder myself… Dr. Thomas Bond, Police Surgeon, is still recovering from the event of the previous year when Jack the Ripper haunted… Continue reading

Look Who’s Back! A merciless satire indeed…

Thank you to the author and publisher for the review copy. Summer 2011. Berlin. Adolf Hitler wakes up on a patch of ground, alive and well. Things have changed – no Eva Braun, no Nazi party, no war. Hitler barely recognises his beloved Fatherland, filled with immigrants and run by… Continue reading

Liz Currently Loves…After I’m Gone by Laura Lippman.

Publication Date: April 2014 from Faber and Faber. Thank you to the author and publisher for the beautiful advanced reading copy. When Felix Brewer meets nineteen-year-old Bernadette ‘Bambi’ Gottschalk at a Valentine’s Dance in 1959, he charms her with wild promises, some of which he actually keeps. Thanks to his… Continue reading

Author Interview – Alison Taft. Shallow Be Thy Grave.

I recently read two novels by Alison Taft featuring main protagonist Lily Appleyard and I thought they were terrific, so I asked Alison a few questions and here is what she had to tell me. Tell me a little bit about how the story started for you.  They say your… Continue reading