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Shaz's Book Blog
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...
31.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley At the imposing iron gates of Auschwitz, twenty-one-year-old Hodaya clings to her mama and papa, her little sister...
22.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Present day. Arriving in sun-drenched Caccipulia, Callie grips the faded restaurant menu in trembling hands. Found ...
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Walking across the warm terracotta tiles of her family house, the scent of roses and fresh rosemary in the air, Luc...
19.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley As the darkest shadows of the war spread, nurse Margarete Weiss is sent away to work in a mother and baby home in a...
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Hana’s home has gone up in flames; the little bakery at the heart of the city is no more. Smoke curls into the sky ...
11.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Deaf since the age of five, Mina has had to fight for everything she has, including her place at an Austrian univer...
07.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley A chance encounter is about to change everything for Thea Wynter. The moment she arrived on the Isle of Skye, life ...
06.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley When the Germans seize Paris, its peaceful streets fill with terror overnight, and nowhere is safe. Desperate to he...
04.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Evelina has already lost so much: her sons are away fighting, her husband is dead, and most of her friends have fle...
03.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Young linguist Elisabeth has been working for the British secret service since the war began, rescuing downed pilot...
01.08.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley A mile outside the Cotswolds, everyone knows everyone in Honeystone, and for many years the villagers have lived q...
30.07.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Ottilie Oakcroft can’t imagine living anywhere but the village of Thimblebury. Since moving there after her husband...
28.07.2024
As it's the start of my week off I've decided to celebrate with a giveaway for this bundle of Summery themed goodies. I'm soundi...
27.07.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Scrabble fan Jo always seems to pick the wrong guys. Now she's moved to the Yorkshire village of Hebbleswick, a...
Reviewed by Emma Crowley In the cosy Yorkshire village of Hebbleswick, single mum Taylor dreams of a fashion design career, but she spends h...
16.07.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley When Boston-born Erin arrives in wind-tossed Roone Bay, she’s heart-sore, tired and lonely. Her marriage is over: s...
13.07.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Lili Rodenberg and her husband Marius run the Edel, Berlin’s most glamorous hotel. For its wealthy guests, it is an...
08.07.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley ‘Dear Diary, I have so much to keep secret. Maybe I am cruel to leave. But I have no choice…’ Thirty-one-year old ...
29.06.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Claire arrives at her new job as researcher at a grand English country house, nursing a broken heart. But tucked i...
12.06.2024
Reviewed by Emma Crowley Del moved to the south of France three years ago and hasn’t looked back. She’s found new friends, new purpose, and ...