The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop
Author, J B Blackwood, learns that she has won a major literary prize but she can’t tell anyone, even her … More The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop
Author, J B Blackwood, learns that she has won a major literary prize but she can’t tell anyone, even her … More The Anniversary by Stephanie Bishop
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I haven’t read anything by Nora Ephron but came across Heartburn as an audiobook read by Meryl Streep and it … More Heartburn by Nora Ephron
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I am not sure I could bring myself to visit the Museum of Broken Promises – too much heartache and … More The Museum of Broken Promises by Elizabeth Buchan
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