Tag Archives: Childhood
Book Review: Hungry by Grace Dent
From Frazzles to Foie Gras: a memoir of wanting more. From an early age, Grace Dent was hungry. As a little girl growing up in Currock, Carlisle, she yearned to be something bigger, to go somewhere better. Hungry traces Grace’s story … Continue reading
Blog Tour: Monstrous Souls by Rebecca Kelly
What if you knew the truth but couldn’t remember? Over a decade ago, Heidi was the victim of a brutal attack that left her hospitalised, her younger sister missing, and her best friend dead. But Heidi doesn’t remember any of … Continue reading
Book Review: Bookworm by Lucy Mangan
When Lucy Mangan was little, stories were everything. They opened up different worlds and cast new light on this one. She was whisked away to Narnia – and Kirrin Island – and Wonderland. She ventured down rabbit holes and womble burrows … Continue reading
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Tagged Blyton, Books, Bookworm, Childhood, Reading, Trebizon
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Book Review: Unaccompanied Minor by Alexander Newley
Born with a famous name to a show business marriage, Alexander Newley is the son of the Hollywood stars Joan Collins and Anthony Newley. Their life was one of almost unparalleled privilege and glamour but under the glossy veneer there … Continue reading
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Tagged Anothony Newley, Art, Childhood, Joan Collins, Memoir, Nomadic, Self-Portraits, Showbusiness
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A Blog A Day: In Her Shadow by Louise Douglas – Review
Hannah Brown never thought she’d have a best friend like Ellen Brecht. Ellen is everything she isn’t – beautiful, daring, glamorous and fierce. Growing up together in rural Cornwall, life seems perfect. But their idyllic childhood is shattered by obsession, … Continue reading
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Tagged Best Friends, Childhood, Cornwall, Deaths, Mystery, Romance
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