Tag Archives: Time Travel

The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

If you met Nick Davenant you would probably think he was a normal, unremarkable young man, enjoying life in 2013 as the owner of a dairy farm in Vermont, whose biggest worry is a visit from the cheese inspector. But … Continue reading →

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Mariana by Susanna Kearsley

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

From the moment Julia Beckett first sees Greywethers as a five-year-old, she knows there’s something special about the lonely farmhouse, but it’s not until she’s an adult and a successful illustrator of children’s books that she gets the chance to … Continue reading →

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The Rose Garden by Susanna Kearsley

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

Following the death of her sister Katrina, Eva Ward leaves her home in Los Angeles and travels to England to scatter Katrina’s ashes. Eva knows that of everywhere in the world the place that held the most special memories for … Continue reading →

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The Map of Time by Felix Palma

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

The Map of Time, translated from the original Spanish, is an interesting mixture of historical fiction, science fiction and romance. The book appealed to me as soon as I read the synopsis and saw that it was set in Victorian … Continue reading →

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The House on the Strand by Daphne du Maurier

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

Dick Young is at a turning point in his life. He has recently left his job at a London publishing firm and needs to decide what he wants from his future. He’s been offered another job in New York and … Continue reading →

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Review: The Christmas Mystery by Jostein Gaarder

Posted on December 30, 2009 by

“They were going to Bethlehem, to Bethlehem- because that’s where the Christ-child was born.” The Christmas Mystery begins in Norway on 30th November when a boy named Joachim discovers a hand-made Advent calendar in a book shop. The next day, … Continue reading →

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Review: An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon

Posted on October 17, 2009 by

An Echo in the Bone is the 7th book in Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series (or Cross Stitch as it’s known here in the UK) and takes place during the American Revolution. I’ve been following the adventures of Jamie Fraser and … Continue reading →

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