My Review (5 stars out of 5) (Audiobook) Called into the police station one day, Gisèle Pelicot discovered that her husband of fifty years had been caught by a supermarket guard filming up women’s skirts. But on his computer the police also found videos showing that for years he had been drugging and raping his…
Month: August 2026
‘Shuggie Bain’ by Douglas Stuart
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Abandoned by her husband in 1980s Glasgow, Agnes Bain hopes for a new start. But she soon seeks solace in alcohol, while her children do all they can to keep her from harm. Her youngest son, Shuggie, knows he’s different to other boys but if he can set…
‘Tangled Lines’ by LM Pirie
My Review (4 stars out of 5) Fisherwoman Isla MacLeod is caught in a net of isolation. Toiling alongside her grandfather, the work doesn’t give her time for relationships and it’s getting her down. Her friend Morag sets Isla up on Highland Hearts dating site, but Isla thinks there isn’t much chance of meeting anyone…
‘Solid State’ by Kenneth Womack
My Review (5 stars out of 5) In February 1969, the Beatles began working on their final album – Abbey Road. The album included ‘Come Together’ ‘Something’, and ‘Here Comes the Sun’, some of the band’s most memorable songs. Subtitled The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatles, this is another of…
‘House of Thieves’ by Rachel Walkley
Welcome to my spot on the Blog Blitz for House of Thieves, via Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources Blurb At Terrington Hall, objects are treasured while people are forgotten. Chief conservator Amy is restoring the Hurly family’s guilt-stained hoard when a theft forces her to hire Harrison, a security adviser on a personal quest to…
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