The Girl You Left Behind #BookReview

Jojo Moyes tells two stories, set in two timelines held together by a painting titled The Girl You Left Behind.

Just Two People #BookBytes 27

World War I. Germany has taken over France. It's Christmas Eve as a German Kommandant stands before a French girl saying: “You shall forget that I am part of an enemy army, I shall forget that you are a woman who spends much of her time working out how to subvert that army, and we …

The Giver of Stars #BookReview

The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes is a beautifully written book about pack-horse librarians -a group of women who travelled long distances on horseback, carrying with them books for people in isolated houses on the hills.

When a Man Hits a Woman #BookBytes 26

Hola folks. Welcome back to another edition of #BookBytes. The lockdown derailed me for a while but I'm back now and I just finished reading The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes. I picked it up with some amount of trepidation but I'm glad I did. I won't go into what the book is about. …

On Loving Your Children #BookBytes 10

It's time for BookBytes and I'm doing something I've not done before - sharing two quotes instead of one. In my defence - they share a theme, and the first one reminded me of the second. The first is from Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, which I read recently. It's a wonderful book - …

After You – A review

After You by Jojo Moyes Over the last few years I have quite settled down to the idea of sequels. The moment I fall in love with a book I begin to hope a sequel will come along and that I’ll never have to say good-bye to the characters I’d grown to care for. And …

Me Before You – A Review

Heloooo everyone. This place has been quiet, too quiet too long. I’ve been away and I’ve been reading. Remember I told you I was gifted a kindle? Let me just say that I’ve been putting it to very very good use. I have a bunch of books to review and I begin today with my …