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A Right Royal Face-Off

It is 1777, and England’s second-greatest portrait artist, Thomas Gainsborough, has a thriving practice a stone’s thrown from London’s royal ...
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Jay-Jay and the Carnival: A Review

"Jay-Jay the Supersonic Bus is a brightly coloured playbus full of toys. He’s always ready for adventure, and after an ...
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Tony Bassett: Smile of the Stowaway

"A married couple, a stranger from far away and a murder that rocks their lives. Desperate to reach England, a ...
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Walking With Ghosts on Ward’s Pond – An Interview With Heidi Sprouse

A hundred-year-old unsolved mystery resurfaces when journalist Charlie Baxter becomes consumed with finding out the truth. After discovering his bloodline ...
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Victoria to Vikings – The Circle of Blood: A Review

"At the heart of our present are the stories of our past. In ages gone by, many monarchs died while ...
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Our Day at Paultons Park

At the edge of the New Forest a little sprinkle of magic meets the whir of rollercoasters as a former ...
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Blog Tour: The Space Between Time

Welcome to the month-long blog tour for Charlie Laidlaw's latest book, The Space Between Time, due for release on June ...
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The Promise Between Us

Metal artist Katie Mack is living a lie. Nine years ago she ran away from her family in Raleigh, North ...
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A Long Shadow: A Review

When farmer Dan Maddicott is found shot dead in one of his fields, he leaves behind a young family and ...
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Catering For Your Crew

I used to say that the one thing that new parents or parents-to-be really don’t need is unsolicited advice or ...
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The Onyx Crown – An Interview with Alan Hurst

One of my favourite indulgences is to curl up with a book at the end of a weary day. Disappearing ...
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Jay-Jay the Supersonic Bus

Last year we reviewed The Christmas Play Rehearsal by Sue Wickstead and this year we are delighted to have been ...
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Spring Inspired Family Activities

Spring is always a great season to get creative and spot signs of life bursting through. With the Easter holidays ...
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Dyed Souls by Gary Santorella

Described by John Lloyd of The Bookbag as "Catcher in the Cuckoo's Nest," Dyed Souls is a gritty coming-of-age literary ...
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Restyling My Home

Many of you will know that we moved house two and a half years ago. We went from living in ...
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Did I Mention…?

I love bringing book reviews to my blog. Not only do I feel honoured to have the work of an ...
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Maths with Matr

Extracurricular tutoring and learning opportunities have long been available both face to face and more recently online.  Despite this I ...
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Black Matter – A Review

I have the pleasure of bringing a new book review to my blog today – Black Matter by GD Parker ...
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