by Liza Picard Rating: **** Highly recommended. Liza Picard writes in an easy-going style which disguises the hefty amount of research....

by Beryl Bainbridge Rating: ** I struggled with this book, it might be because I have a 13 year old daughter and I was reading it at the...

by Ken Follett Rating: **** It's difficult to write a review of this, I personally think. It's epic, it's huge, the research and the...

by Daphne Du Maurier Rating: ** I was quite disappointed in this book. I ordinarily love Daphne Du Maurier and was thrilled to discover...

by Alison Weir Rating: *** I quite liked this book, I took it on holiday with me and it was an easy, fast-paced read. But, in places it...

by Jake Arnott Rating: ** I really wanted to like this book, it seemed to contain all the elements for me but alas, I was very...

by Jules Verne Rating: ** I will confess I read this because my daughter is acting in a play of the story and I did not particularly...

by John Steinbeck Rating: *** I have not read Steinbeck for some time and this was a refreshing change from my recent reading. Some of...

by Elizabeth Gaskell Rating: *** What to say? An incredibly pleasant read and I thoroughly enjoyed losing two hours reading this, time...

by Hugh Walpole Rating: **** A lovely novel; some beautifully profound but accessible writing. The characters, especially Janet, were...