Sunday 31 January 2021
๐ดSunday Brunch with Jaffareadstoo ~ Hana Cole
Saturday 30 January 2021
๐ Hist Fic Saturday ~ A Net for Small Fishes by Lucy Jago
Bloomsbury Publishing 4 February 2021 My thanks to the publishers for my copy of this book |
Friday 29 January 2021
๐ Book Review ~ The Night Swim by Megan Goldin
Mirror Books 21 January 3021 My thanks to the publisher for my copy of this book |
Thursday 28 January 2021
๐ Book Review ~ The Sugar Game by Ashley Brown
15 January 2021 My thanks to Cameron Publicity for my copy of this book |
Wednesday 27 January 2021
๐ Blog Tour ~ Coming Home to Brightwater Bay by Holly Hepburn
Delighted to be part of the blog tour today
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Simon&Schuster 21 January 2021 My thanks to the publishers for my copy of the book and to Random Things Tours for the invitation to be part of the blog tour today |
Tuesday 26 January 2021
๐ Blog Tour ~ Into the Woods by David Mark
Delighted to be part of the blog tour today
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Aria & Aries Head of Zeus 21 January 2021 My thanks to the publishers for my copy of this book and the invitation to be part of the blog tour |
Monday 25 January 2021
๐ Book Review ~ Saving the World by Paola Diana
Quartet Books 2018 My thanks to Midas pr for my copy of this book |
Part manifesto for change part historical and sociological essay, Saving the World charts women’s condition through the centuries, analysing their treatment within political, religious, economic and societal contexts to form a bigger picture of their place in the world; and explores what needs to be done in 2018 to create a truly equal world. Having already broken the glass ceiling for women in Italy, where she introduced a new bill requiring company boards to have 30% female representation, Paola turns to the Gender Pay Gap and puts forward her vision for how we reach an equal society, one in which all women are set free from fear, violence and oppression. Paola Diana impresses on us that this world we inhabit, dominated by men and often seemingly immutable, is far from the only one possible.
Already a bestseller in Italy, this translation has been extensively revised by the author to incorporate recent UK events that impinge on women’s rights and the struggle to achieve equality. A clarion call for change, Diana’s polemic should be read by all who hold powerful positions in government, industry and the arts.
Sunday 24 January 2021
๐ดSunday Brunch with Jaffareadstoo ~ Rebecca L. Marsh
Saturday 23 January 2021
๐ His Fic Saturday ~ The Coming of the Wolf by Elizabeth Chadwick
On Hist Fic Saturday
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Sphere 6 August 2020 |
Friday 22 January 2021
๐ Blog Tour ~ What I Did by Kate Bradley
Zaffre 21 January 2021 My thanks to the publisher for my ecopy of this book And the invitation to be part of this blog tour. |
Thursday 21 January 2021
๐ Publication Day Review ~ All My Lies are True by Dorothy Koomson
๐ Happy Paperback Publication Day ๐
Headline 21 January 2021 My thanks to the publishers and to EDPR for my copy of this book |
30 years ago, teenagers Poppy Carlisle and Serena Gorringe were put on trial for the murder of their teacher. Poppy was convicted. Serena walked free. 10 years after Poppy’s release from prison, and now with families of their own, both women have spent a lifetime trying to forget. But time is no healer. The story is not theirs alone; their families have lived it too. Will the truth of what happened that night ever come to light, or will the abuses of the past destroy everyone they love? A story about family, obsession and psychological abuse, it seems that everyone lies... but whose lies are going to end in tragedy?
๐ My thoughts..
Anyone who has read The Ice Cream Girls will wonder what happened to Poppy and Serena in the years following their dramatic arrest and court appearance. Thankfully the author felt that it was now time to write a sequel, even though initially she said she wouldn't, and I'm really pleased that we have in All My Lies are True a worthy continuation of this compelling story.
All my Lies are True picks up the story several years after the first story finished. Poppy is out of prison and Serena has been living her life seemingly unscathed in the intervening years. However, scars run deep, and although neither women have much contact with the other they remain ever present in each other's thoughts. The passage of time doesn't dim the connection but there is now a new generation for whom the troubles of the past are about to threaten the future. When the events of the present, and I'm not going to say what they are as that would spoil everything, start to spiral out of control then the whole sad and sorry cycle is about to start all over again.
The story is beautifully told, with a scarily realistic edge, and with central characters who get right inside your head and who you invest in from the first page. Some I liked more than others and there's one in particular I was wary of from the start but that's what makes the story so compelling, characters who you believe one minute, and then start to doubt at other times. The story is told from different timelines and several points of view, that of Verity, Serena's grown up daughter, Serena herself, and also Poppy, each of them have a story to tell and each is as compelling as the others.
All My Lies are True has enough twists and turns to keep you guessing and because nothing is ever as it seems, I think, that's what makes this book such a riveting and engrossing read. My opinion is that you don't need to re-read the first book in order to get the most out of this follow up as the author gives enough back story for it all to make sense. However, if you've not done, then I do think that you would get more enjoyment if you first read The Ice Cream Girls.
๐ All My Lies are True by Dorothy Koomson is out in paperback today ๐
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