beautiful

I was asked by the authors friend Sharon Kleve to review this book.

takes place in December 1898 towards the end of Victoria's reign.

London music hall star, Honeysuckle Flowers is to be taken to Wales to meet his parents. At that time music hall stars were not seen as good and proper to the Victorian high society so there is concern for Honeysuckle that his parents will shun her.

Honeysuckle comes to the rescue when she discovers his mother needs money for a plaque in memory of  soldiers who have died in battle  from their village, what better than to put on a musical show to raise the money. 

Will this gain the memorial plaque, will his parents see her in a different light and accept- readers you will have to read this and find out.

Beautiful, well written and gives the true meaning of Christmas.

A recommended Christmas gift this Christmas.

Poppy Denby the new Miss Marple

I was asked to review this book by Lovereading.

This popped through my letter box on Friday and by this afternoon I had snuggled down in my arm chair and read this interesting mystery.

This is book 4 of the Poppy Denby books, and can be read as a standalone story.

Set in the 20s Poppy is a journalist gets caught up a masks curse, then there is a murder. This is Agatha Christie written in a modern age set in the 20s.

Well researched and as a fan of the British museum and Egyptology this was right up my street. Who owns these artefacts made me think of today and the Elgin collection -the same issues today.

The roaring twenties, country estate setting atmospheric and the reader is transported back to a different age.

Recommended with an excellent plot which keeps the reader hanging on till the end - a thoroughly good read.