A Belle in a Bookshop

Weekend In Paris by Robyn Sisman ” People can be so frightened of failing that they do nothing, or choose something so dull they have no chance of shining. “ Not every book is meant to be meaty and award-winning, like the classic War & Peace. Not […]

The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella As I sat down to make my recommendation today, I was having a hard time. One goal with this year’s blog is to not repeat authors. That is already proving to be difficult; as I have weekly combed through […]

Postmortem by Patricia Cornwell “ The dead have never bothered me. It’s the living that I fear. ” About six or seven years ago, I borrowed a bunch of books from a friend who had an impressive library. Most of the books that I borrowed, […]

The Selection by Kiera Cass ” 35 girls.  1 crown.  The competition of a lifetime. “ There are few books that I have come across that have such beautiful covers as those of The Selection Series, by Kiera Cass. The series spans three books with […]

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 […]

The Little Lady Agency by Hester Browne ”Gentlemen! No Little Lady in Your Life? Call the Little Lady Agency: Everything organized, from your home to your wardrobe, your social life to you. No funny business or laundry.” I have so many friends who claim they […]

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 […]

Me Before You by Jojo Moyes “ …I told him a story of two people. Two people who shouldn’t have met, and who didn’t like each other much when they did, but who found they were the only two people in the world who could […]

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. […]