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    Wodehouse Novels #ReadersSpeak

    There is so much happening around us. Between the pandemic, the slump economy, water crisis, rain woes and all the overwhelming news that makes things seem dismal, we need to take a break now and then, laugh and ignore the troubles for a while. That’s where some comic fiction comes in to recharge us before we return to routine. One author who is guaranteed to have you chuckle is Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse. One of the most widely read humourists of the 20th century, PG Wodehouse wrote more than 90 novels and many short stories. While his genre and characters…

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    The House at Magpie Cove

    Another sweet story set in beautiful Cornwall, The House At Magpie Cove is the first book I’ve read by Kennedy Kerr. The House at Magpie Cove The Cornish beach house creaked in the salty sea wind and, from the weathered wooden porch, Mara watched a lone magpie circle above. It was silly to think that her mother’s spirit was still with her, but Mara felt as if there was something keeping her here. A secret that needed to be told… When Mara Hughes inherits her late mother’s tumbledown beach house overlooking the bright, sandy sweep of Magpie Cove, it couldn’t have come at a worse time.…

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    The Company Daughters

    The moment I read about The Company Daughters I was at once drawn to reading this book, and not just because of its beautiful cover! Since I live in India, I’m always interested in reading of the colonial times. Though this book is about the Dutch and not the British, the Dutch did have a presence in India too with their Dutch East India company. The Company Daughters Wanted: Company Daughters. Virtuous young ladies to become the brides of industrious settlers in a foreign land. The Company will pay the cost of the lady’s dowry and travel. Returns not permitted, orphans preferred. Amsterdam, 1620. Jana Beil has learned that life rarely provides moments of joy.…