January 2018 – Page 2 – Echoes In An Empty Room

eleanor

Eleanor Oliphant has learned how to survive – but not how to live

Eleanor Oliphant leads a simple life. She wears the same clothes to work every day, eats the same meal deal for lunch every day and buys the same two bottles of vodka to drink every weekend.

Eleanor Oliphant is happy. Nothing is missing from her carefully timetabled life. Except, sometimes, everything.

One simple act of kindness is about to shatter the walls Eleanor has built around herself. Now she must learn how to navigate the world that everyone else seems to take for granted – while searching for the courage to face the dark corners she’s avoided all her life.

Change can be good. Change can be bad. But surely any change is better than… fine?

My Thoughts:

This is a book everybody should read, this is a book to remind you that everyone has their own story. There are times in the book where you laugh out loud but there are also sad times and times to reflect on your own life. I think this book sends out a powerful message to its readers and I reckon it is going to be hard to top such a powerful read.

Get your copy here:

kindle edition

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eleanor-Oliphant-Completely-Fine-Bestseller-ebook

hardback

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Eleanor-Oliphant-Completely-Fine-Bestseller

veronica henry

Homemade mulled wine, freshly baked mince pies and plenty of Christmas cheer…

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, they say. And in the little Cotswolds village of Honeycote, the festive season looks set to bring people more than a few surprises under the tree.

As Lucy Liddiard plans the festive lunch for her nearest and dearest, she has little idea of the dramas about to play out before the crackers are pulled and the corks popped. She knows the family brewery, Honeycote Ales, has seen better days. She knows her husband, Mickey, is an incorrigible flirt. But does she realise how close both are edging towards disaster?

As the nights draw in, garlands deck the halls and the carols ring out, there are secrets and lies, love and lust all waiting to be unwrapped.

Welcome to Honeycote, and a Christmas no one will ever forget…

My Thoughts:

This book was originally published as Honeycote and this is the first book in the three part series. I did find the start of the book overwhelming as there are a lot of characters from the start but once you get to know who everybody is it was fine. It is full of laughter, friends and family time. There is lots going on but it was a really good read.

Get your copy here:

kindle edition

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Country-Christmas-Veronica-Henry-ebook

paperback

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Country-Christmas-Veronica-Henry