Meet Alice Buckley: Middle-aged, disgruntled, teenagers, disengaged husband and a couple of unsightly chin hairs springing up – nothing really wrong but nothing really right. Alice agrees to participate in an on-line marriage satisfaction quiz – the plot is filled with unexpected twists and turns. Alice is positively delightful, witty, wise, sharp, engaging … I […]

Another fabulous read by Donna Morrissey. This woman has depth, breadth and humour and her characters reflect the same. Her novels all take place in Canada’s East and the setting is as important as the characters. Livvy, the novel’s protagonist, has spent a lifetime burying some haunting secrets from her past (I do love those […]

I couldn’t put this book down and felt bereft as I turned the last page. I fell in love with Harold Fry – this ordinary, simple, seemingly failed 66 year old man who went to mail a note to “Queenie” and ended up walking 600 miles to say goodbye to her. This is the story […]

This is the meringue on the lemon meringue pie of books – light, airy, fun, believably unbelievable – will keep you hooked and giggling all the while knowing that the plot is absolutely fantastical (but, who cares, really???) – and, really, if there is a man like Julian Ashford out there could you PLEASE give […]

I love all of her books – this is a sequel to Whistling in the Dark but you don’t have to read one to appreciate the other. Characters are wise, witty and quirky but absolutely believable. Main character is 10 year old sassy Sally O’Malley. She leads us through her summer – it is a […]