A Belle in a Bookshop

The Endless Autumn by Annabelle Knight ” Either way, it didn’t matter to her anymore, she felt a new lease of life burn inside her; a thirst for excitement swelled within as she contemplated all the possibilities that lay before her. “ To the outside […]

Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty “Pirriwee Public School . . . where we live and learn by the sea! Pirriwee Public is a BULLY-FREE ZONE! We do not bully. We do not accept being bullied. We never keep bullying a secret.  We have the […]

All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda “I couldn’t sleep in the house, worrying that there was something I was missing — someone who’d been in my house, possibly out there right now. I came out to the back porch sometime after midnight for the […]

Outlander by Diana Gabaldon “ Ye are Blood of my Blood, and Bone of my Bone, I give ye my Body, that we Two might be One. I give ye my Spirit, ’til our Life shall be Done. ”  The Second World War is at […]

Wicked The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire “ ‘I shall pray for your soul,’ promised Nessarose. ‘I shall wait for your shoes,’ Elphie answered. “ Most everyone has heard of the Tony Award-winning musical, Wicked. It is […]

The Heiresses by Sara Shepard ” The girls were the future of Saybrook’s Diamonds, and they had to act accordingly. They were to live their lives with the utmost decorum, smile for the cameras, speak several languages, hold many degrees, cultivate the art of conversation, […]

Orange Is The New Black My Year In A Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman ” As Nina headed down the hill to the FCI, I felt a real sense of loss. She was the first real friend I had made, and I wouldn’t have any contact […]

The Martian by Andy Weir “Yes, of course duct tape works in a near-vacuum. Duct tape works anywhere. Duct tape is magic and should be worshiped.” I just love it when the underdog wins. Some might not consider Andy Weir, author of the bestselling novel […]

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George “ He wanted her to sense the boundless possibilities offered by books. They would always be enough. They would never stop loving their readers. They were a fixed point in an otherwise unpredictable world. In life. In love. […]

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn “I was not a lovable child, and I’d grown into a deeply unlovable adult. Draw a picture of my soul, and it’d be a scribble with fangs.” Gillian Flynn is best known for her astoundingly successful thriller, Gone Girl – […]