by lauralizbuckley | 5 Dec, 2020 | Book Reviews
Twenty Years a Stranger blurb Is it possible for anyone to really know another person? That is the question Grace King must ask herself when she receives an email informing her that the man she has been married to for the last twenty years is an accomplished con-man,...
by lauralizbuckley | 28 Nov, 2020 | Book Reviews
In the Sweep of the Bay blurb This warm-hearted tale explores marriage, love, and longing, set against the majestic backdrop of Morecambe Bay, the Lakeland Fells, and the faded splendour of the Midland Hotel.Ted Marshall meets Rene in the dance halls of Morecambe and...
by lauralizbuckley | 7 Nov, 2020 | Book Reviews
Early Departures plot summary Jamal and Quincy used to be best friends, until a series of tragedies drove them apart. When Q dies, it seems Jamal will have to mourn the fact that they weren’t able to reconcile. Until, that is, a mysterious new medical procedure offers...
by lauralizbuckley | 3 Oct, 2020 | Book Reviews
Surrender Your Sons Genre Young adult thriller Content Warnings Conversion therapy, panic attacks, homophobia, suicide, self-harm, transphobia Plot summary Connor Major came out to his mum this summer, and it was a disaster. She’s deep into the church in their...
by lauralizbuckley | 26 Sep, 2020 | Book Reviews
The Truants Genre Contemporary fiction, mystery Content Warnings Drug use, explicit references to sex, abortion, death The Truants plot summary Jess made her university choice based on one thing, and one thing only. Professor Lorna Clay, author of The Truants, and the...
