Also set in England during WW2 like The Runaway Sisters that I recently read and reviewed, The Lost Children is the tale of two siblings whose lives change when they are evacuated out of London because of the bombings. The Lost Children As they walked towards the railway station, their mother took an envelope from her handbag. ‘I want you to keep this somewhere safe.’‘What’s in the letter?’‘Listen carefully. You’re never to open it unless you or your sister are in real trouble. Promise me.’ England, 1943: Home is no longer safe for eight-year-old twins Molly and Jacob. Night after night wailing bombs and…
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Books that make you laugh, cry and laugh again is how Kristan Higgins‘ books have been described. I had to share about this author on #ReadersSpeak – the bi-monthly feature I introduced two weeks ago. Who Is Kristan Higgins? Kristan Higgins is the New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of 19 novels, which have been translated into more than two dozen languages and sold millions of copies worldwide. Her books have received dozens of awards and accolades, including starred reviews from Kirkus, The New York Journal of Books, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal , People and Booklist. Her books regularly appear on…
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First love is hard to forget. The second book in Barbara Josselsohn’s Lake Summers series, The Blue Girls is a story about a couple finding their way back to love! The Bluebell Girls Three generations. One summer that will change everything. Growing up in Lake Summers, Jenna and her mother Sweet were known as the bluebell girls. Jenna was carefree, always running barefoot through their wildflower garden, and no one expected her to live in their little lake house in the Adirondack Mountains forever. But when Sweet’s health declines Jenna must return from her life near New York, and with her…