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Tag Archives: Scuffed Granny Reviews
Travels with Maurice: An Outrageous Adventure in Europe, 1968 by Gary Orleck
An enjoyable memoir filled with glamour, parties and celebrity, of a treasured time in the author’s life shared with the charismatic Maurice
The Animals at Lockwood Manor by Jane Healey
This is a book about animals, sort of but more than that, it is a suspenseful tense book of secrets and spookiness with a gothic bent
A Keeper by Graham Norton
The story of Elizabeth Keane, told through two narrative strands, interwoven cleverly and smoothly by Norton, to reveal long hidden secrets
The Diving-Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
A uniquely moving book, beautifully written with poignancy and a touch of humour – a window into a world of paralysis
Trading Dreams at Midnight by Diane McKinney-Whetstone
The story of four women in Philadelphia and the dynamics in their family relationships, exacerbated by the shadow of mental illness
The Dark Frontier by A.B. Decker
A thriller of some complexity which winds its way in an unusual fashion to a satisfying conclusion
Death Comes to Pemberley by P.D. James
A turgid read for a Jane Austen lover that had to ultimately be abandoned.
One August Night by Victoria Hislop
Continuing where The Island finished, One August Night takes us back to Crete and the families of Plaka and their subsequent dramas
Monsoon Summer by Julia Gregson
A story of colonialism, tradition and families, told from the perspective of a British woman heading to India as it establishes independence