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Shaz's Book Blog
14.03.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Lottie Fox escapes to the heather-strewn hills of Loch Cameron, she is still heart-sore after the man she thou...
11.03.2025
When I was contacted about taking part in T he Weekenders blog tour, I knew I wasn't in a position to read the latest from David F. Ros...
09.03.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley After her husband died fighting for their country, Winnie is heartbroken, reeling, and suddenly solely responsible...
07.03.2025
Today is World Book Day so it seemed only fitting to do a giveaway for this cute mini World Book Day tote bag that I found on Temu (I actual...
25.02.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Present day. Single mother Carrie arrives on the sun-drenched island of Santorini, her adored uncle Sol’s tattered ...
19.02.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley England, 1942. On a dark night of the Blitz, Ruby returns to her beloved hometown with her heart shattered. Tears ...
Reviewed by Emma Crowley 1944, Germany. Louise struggles down from the cattle car, stumbling on the platform as guards shout harsh threats t...
Reviewed by Emma Crowley In desperate need of a fresh start after a recent heartbreak, Cat Hardwick leaves her life in the city behind and t...
03.02.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Bella’s heart is broken by her cheating husband, she packs a bag and escapes to the little island of Jersey, ...
02.02.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Zosia arrives at Foxglove Cottage holding her small son’s hand in hers, she is desperate for a new beginning. ...
01.02.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Germany, 1939: When Rachel Blau’s husband Franz is released from Dachau, she barely recognizes the man she married....
28.01.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Poland: Day in and day out, fifteen-year-old Jordanna holds tight to the hands of her siblings as they’re forced in...
23.01.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Ever since the Nazis came to power, violence has spread through the city Esther Spielmann once called home. Each ni...
20.01.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Carrie Anderson’s business selling books at her local train station is thriving and, with her beloved Mike returne...
18.01.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Nick is the most intriguing man Nella has met in a while. He's a 9 in the looks department (no one gets a 10), ...
16.01.2025
Germany, 1944: Nazi banners blowing in the wind, Maggie Sullivan takes her first steps into enemy territory. Armed only with a camera and a ...
05.01.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Manchester, December 1940: Sally, Betty and Lorna are determined to keep their spirits up this winter. Their frien...
01.01.2025
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Verity Callaway is running away. From her job. From her quiet life in the Midlands. And most of all from her ex-fia...
31.12.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Singleton and city-girl Ivy Heart has just turned thirty. She can’t remember when she last had a Christmas off and ...
29.12.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Kate seems to have it all – wonderful friends, a successful career, and an idyllic life in the quirky Yorkshire tow...
25.12.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Take one woman longing for the perfect Christmas . . . All Clara has ever wanted is Christmas surrounded by loved o...
12.12.2024
As one giveaway ends it's now time for the final giveaway of 2024 which once again has been generously donated by Emma who is offering o...
02.12.2024
I can't believe it's 1st December already! Personally this year has seen my reading slump continue although I'm slowly getting m...
01.12.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Poland, 1944 When twelve-year-old Marta and her little sister Joanna are snatched while out shopping for food and p...
08.11.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Paris, 1940. As Nazi soldiers march down the Champs Elysees, Noor’s heart is shattered. Her family is forced to fle...
30.10.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley As the smell of smoke drifts through the air, Jewish people lock their doors. They no longer feel welcome in their...
28.10.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Jessica’s grandfather left for war, he promised to keep a record of each day he was apart from her grandmother...
24.10.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Ginny Kingston returns to Ireland’s windswept Roone Bay after ten years of self-imposed exile, the last person...
23.10.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Eden turns the key in the red door of Four Winds Cottage, the clifftop house where she used to holiday as a c...
21.10.2024
I can't believe another year has passed since I set up the blog 13 years ago (technically the anniversary is tomorrow but I've decid...
20.10.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley 1943, London: Elizabeth Carmichael is rushing to work in her smart army uniform, worrying about her fiancé in the R...
18.10.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley France, 1939: When Jewish refugee Hannah Lerner and her beloved younger sister Lotte arrive in a small French town...
17.10.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Tara Ballantyne hasn’t been home to Loch Cameron since her childhood sweetheart and fiancé Ramsay Fraser suddenly ...
07.10.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley 1944, Nazi-occupied Holland. As Nurse Freddie cycles through the tulip fields, she looks like any other law-abiding...
28.09.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Emmeline’s daughter, Lydia, has already been evacuated and now, as Emmeline loses neighbours and friends to the bom...
25.09.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Paris, 1943. The scent of fresh baguettes hangs in the air as Coralie unbolts the door to her bakery with trembling...
20.09.2024
You know you have a bit of a book problem, although it's a nice one to have, when you buy a book then come home and realise that you had...
16.09.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Bette and Nina Crowdie have never been close – the ten-year age difference doesn’t help, and Bette’s rarely been ...
14.09.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley England, 1940. When Rose sees a parachute crash into the woods behind her house she rushes to help. Finding an in...
05.09.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley In the darkest days of war, can a land girl’s wish come true? England, 1943. With Christmas days away, the land g...