• Books & Book Reviews - Fiction

    Lost Luggage

    I’m happy to be reading and reviewing another book from this author. Book Description One lost suitcase. Two strangers. And a notebook that will change lives. For almost fifty years, sisters Dolly and Greta have lived together – getting each other through the good times and the bad. Except this year, Greta isn’t there and Dolly is feeling lost and alone. In memory of her sister, Dolly heads to the lost luggage auction where she and Greta go each Christmas. But her bid reveals a gift she never imagined. Amongst the clothes is the notebook of a reclusive woman who…

  • Books & Book Reviews - Fiction

    Lily’s Secret Inheritance

    Lily’s Secret Inheritance is the third book by Kristin Harper that I’ve read – the other two being, A Letter from Nana Rose and Aunty Ivy’s Cottage. Book Description Turning off the winding coastal road and seeing the old farmhouse surrounded by cranberry vines ahead, Lily’s breath catches in her throat. It’s just how she remembers it. But pushing open the wooden front door for the first time in decades, it’s clear everything has changed… When her estranged aunt Dahlia dies, single mother Lily Lindgren is surprised to inherit the family home and cranberry farm. Returning to Dune Island for…

  • Books & Book Reviews - Fiction

    Buttercups in the Basement

    Having read and reviewed The Landlord of Hummingbird House , I was only too happy to read Buttercups In The Basement, another book in this series. Book Description 1967: the summer of love and the year Betty moves into her first home.Independent. Open. Inexperienced. She is excited to be living with her new husband, William, and committed to returning Hummingbird House to its former glory. But when she invites captivating new tenants into her home and settles into married life, her world begins to transform in ways she could never have imagined. She thought she was on a journey toward…