Having read Vanessa Carnevale’s My Life For Yours I just had to read A Child Of My Own. A Child Of My Own As I watch her walk away, an arm raised to her face as she wipes tears from her eyes, I wonder if I really can go through…

Many years ago I read Sunday’s Child, an autobiographical account written by Anne Lyken-Garner, of her difficult childhood in Guyana. In many ways, that book made the reading of The Far Away Girl a much richer experience. The Far Away Girl She dreamed of finding a new life… Georgetown, Guyana…

I was drawn to read The French House because I realised that it was based on history of how some French women, including Veuve (‘widow’ in French) Clicquot, the heroine of this story, who lost their husbands at a young age are behind the world’s finest drink! The French House…