Persephone Book Haul

First thing I want to show you is this beauty . This is the 1999-2018 Persephone Catalogue containing information on books number 1 - 130 in their catalogue . It truly is a beautiful and informative catalogue to dip into when ever you are at a loss for something to read. .

Front cover :

Back cover:

It’s like a beautiful patchwork made of paper . 

Now let’s get on with showing you the books . 

My birthday is in December and so my family order my presents in mid November to make sure I get them on time and here is some of the beauties I received so far , there is also a book subscription and I will be getting eleven more over the next 11 months as the first one is included here with the order . 

Young Anne by Dorothy Whipple 

Making Conversation by Christine Langford

The Call by Edith Ayrton Zangwill

To Bed With Grand Music by Margarita Laski

The New House by Lettice Cooper

The Crowded Street by Winifred Holtby

A House In The Country by Jocelyn Playfair

Below is a link to Persephone Books , it’s definitely worth checking out :

http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/

Whiskey In A Teacup by Reese Witherspoon . Review

I was so pleased when I was able to get this at my Library . I have been a fan of This actress since I was a teenager and have followed her film career ever since . I was very keen to sit down and read this beautiful book when it arrived and it certainly does not disappoint. 

Reading Reese’s book for the first time is just what you would expect from the warm bubbly blonde we see on tv and in movies , Reese’s book feels like having a chat with an old dear friend ... and there is lots of iced tea at hand and plenty of Y’all’s . The book is broken down into different chapters like Christmas , books , Cooking , recipes etc . I must say the recipes were mouthwatering and I am looking forward to trying them out , the beverage recipes alone are dreamy . 

The thoughts I had coming away from reading this were  , can Reese please be my friend :0) , I truly hope she will be writing another book very soon and what a warm and funny lady she really is . 

Below please find the link to this book on Goodreads :

Goodreads 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40009804-whiskey-in-a-teacup

The Victorian Chaise-Longue by Marghanita Laski

This is the story about a fairly young , married woman with a new baby recovering from tuberculosis , one day she lays down for a rest on her second hand chaise-longue and wakes to find herself in someone else’s body in the past . 

This story gave me chills ... not in the same way as you get when you worry there is someone standing behind you in the dark but with a very uneasy feeling that not all is well at all ... I kept wondering could she have become delirious through her illness or was the chais-longue some type of portkey that brought her back to the previous owners body ... for a small book it packs a lot of punch and gives you plenty to come away and think about . I would highly recommend this. 

This is published by Persephone Books.

Link below:

http://www.persephonebooks.co.uk/the-victorian-chaise-longue.html

Murder At Harbor Village by G. P Gardner. Review

Don’t you just love when you find a mystery you really enjoy ... sigh ... love it ! Main character Cleo Mack  is contemplating moving and retiring , and Harbor Village , Fairhope, Alabama has won her heart . It is proving hard to resist especially when she meets a lovely group of people while on her first week there and is offered a great job and new residence in a home for retired people. Cleo and her new friends have just the right amount of inquisitive nature’s because a body is found in the residents pool and it will take these older sleuths to find out just what exactly happened. I loved every minute I spent reading this book , I sincerely hope there will be more books featuring Cleo and her fabulous new friends . 

I received this book through Netgalley . 

This book is published on the 13th November 2018 and will then be available from all good bookstores. Below please find the links . 

Goodreads 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39168405-murder-at-harbor-village

Author Page 

https://www.gpgardner.com/author

A Vintage Death by Mary Ellen Hughes . Review

I loved this story set in the picturesque town of Keepsake Cove on the East Shore of Maryland . The town is made up of a lot of specialty shops and it’s somewhere that would be awesome to spend time in .... sigh .. if only it was a real place . The main character is Callie , she is a fairly new owner of a music box shop and she lives behind her business. It sounded so cosy I wish it was an actual place you could visit . The town is about to start decorating for Autumn and have a famous writer arrive for a book signing when tragedy strikes and the sleuthing begins . I loved this story ! Give me great characters , a dreamy setting and an awesome mystery and I am one happy lady , and that’s exactly what I got . This had a real bad guy that you just love to hate ... I was desperate to see what was going to happen with his devilish self so I just had to read this all in one sitting . It was SO worth it ! Who needs sleep anyway . I recommend this to all mystery lovers . 

I received this for review from the awesome people over at Netgalley and midnight Ink Publishers. 

This book is being published 8th November 

Below please find the links :

Goodreads :

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38256348-a-vintage-death

Author Website:

http://www.maryellenhughes.com/

A Cold Brew Killing by Lena Gregory . Review

This is book three in the All Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery Series set in Boggy Creek , and the main character is Gia , she is the owner of the cafe . There is elections coming up in town and there are quite a few of the residents who have a lot to say on some of the candidates who are in the running ,  it does not take long until the dislike for one particular candidate becomes glaring obvious when a body is found . I really enjoyed this book , between the relationship between the characters and the back story it made for a gripping read. This was my first read in this series but I can’t wait to go back to the start now and read some more about these awesome characters. My favorite character was Gia , she has a warm heart and is a great friend with just enough nosiness in her character to

make her a great sleuth . Loved this! 

I received this book for review from the lovely folks at Kensington Press and Netgalley. This book is being published November 6th and will be available from all good bookstores then. 

Below please find the links :

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39110735-a-cold-brew-killing

Lena Gregory Website:

http://www.lenagregory.com/

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