I finished reading "TILL THE BOYS COME HOME" several minutes ago. Reading it was like riding at times a boat down white water rapids. There would be moments of calm, and then -- WHOOM! tragedy and devastating sadness. The novel carries the reader across the length and breadth of the year 1918. A yea...
The novel begins on Christmas Day, 1916 and then quickly progresses into 1917. The war for the Hunter Family and its servants, as well as for Britain, has become all-consuming. No-one, not a corner of the country has been left untouched by the war's effects, both direct and indirect. Starvation loom...
One of the hallmarks from reading a Cynthia Harrod-Eagles novel is that you will never be indifferent to the lives of the characters therein. And so it is with "THE LAND OF MY DREAMS", the third novel in the 'War at Home' Series. It is now 1916. The First World War for civilians and combatants alike...
"KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING" takes up where "GOODBYE PICCADILLY" left off. It is now 1915. For both the Wroughton and Hunter families in Northcote, the war is beginning to take on a grimness that is beginning to make itself felt throughout Britain. Charles Wroughton, the eldest son and inheritor of...
"GOODBYE PICCADILLY" is a novel centered around 2 families in Britain, spanning the period from July to December 1914. One family - the Hunters of The Elms, Northcote - is middle class. Mr. Edward Hunter is a banker - yet with enough wealth as to be able to have servants (one set of servants lived w...
3, 5 starsHad I known that Shadow Play was the book#20 in the series, I would have never requested it - I prefer to read my series from the very beginning and in the right order. Besides, I’ve recently made some negative experience with the sequels that were parts of a series and shouldn’t be read a...
"THE WINDING ROAD" is the 34th novel in the Morland Dynasty Series. It has all the classic hallmarks of the previous novels: complex, compelling, and fascinating characters; fantastic places that take on the attributes of vital, living beings; and a keen sense of life in motion. The story carries ...
The Morland Dynasty Series #1 This series has an interesting concept: follow one family through the generations. The series has over thirty books. Unfortunately, there was a family tree at the start of this book, and you have to get a good 200 pages into the book before it starts being about anyt...
bookshelves: winter-20152016, dec-2015-free-for-all, series, tbr-busting-2015, published-2011, lon-shepherd-s-bush, britain-england, mystery-thriller, amusing Read from December 07 to 08, 2015 Terry Wale 10 Hours 20 MinsDescription: David Rogers was a doctor, handsome, charming and rich. He li...
bookshelves: tbr-busting-2014, under-100-ratings, published-2009, spring-2014, mystery-thriller, series Read from April 29 to May 06, 2014 Narrated by Terry WaleDescription: The brand-new Bill Slider Mystery - Bank Holiday Monday, and beautiful Zellah Wilding straight-A student, prefect, future...
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