New Book - The Mothers by Sarah J. Naughton (Pages 1 - 255)

 

First Published:  January 2, 2020

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Summer At Seastone - Facts

 

When we first meet Bea, she is living in Maida Vale, London. Affluent Maida Vale is a residential neighbourhood with elegant Victorian houses and wide, quiet roads. 

Summer At Seastone 3 - The End (Pages 169 - end)

 

RATING: OKAY

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Summer At Seastone 2 (Pages 27 - 169)

 

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New Book - Summer At Seastone by Judith Lennox (Pages 1 - 27)

 

First Published: January 19, 2023

The book starts with a woman waiting to board a ferry and she has doubts. While she waits, her thoughts go to three names: Bea, Marissa and Emma.

A Christmas Homecoming - Characters

 

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These are the novella's characters for future reference:

A Christmas Homecoming -- Facts

 The  novella is set in a mansion near Whitby  in 1897. Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in North Yorkshire. It is located at the mouth of the River Esk, where the North York Moors meet the Yorkshire Coast, and has a maritime, mineral and tourist economy. The town has a strong literary tradition. Part of Bram Stoker's novel Dracula was set in Whitby, incorporating pieces of local folklore, including the beaching of the Russian ship Dmitry. 

A Christmas Homecoming 2 - The End (Pages 103 - end)

 RATING: OKAY

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New Book - A Christmas Homecoming - Christmas Novellas 9 - by Anne Perry (Pages 1 - 103)

 

First Published: January 1, 2011

Caroline Fielding, who is Charlotte's mother, is married to Joshua, her second husband and an actor. 

La Bodega - Facts

 

The novel is set in 1892 in Jerez de la Frontera. Jerez de la Frontera  is a city and municipality in the province of Cádiz in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Located in southwestern Iberia, it lies on the Campiña de Jerez, an inland lowland plain crossed by the Guadalete River, midway between the Atlantic Ocean, the Guadalquivir river and the western reaches of the Subbaetic System.

La Bodega 3 - The End (Pages 126 - end)

 

RATING: VERY GOOD

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La Bodega 2 (Pages 45 - 126)

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New Book - La Bodega by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (Pages 1 - 45)

 

First Published: 1919

Fermín Montenegro works in one of the wineries in Jerez de la Frontera.