A Great Holiday Read

 

I so pleased during the long summer holidays that this popped into my in box from the publisher and NetGalley.

A great summer read, I am familiar with Carol's writing having reviewed her novel Under A Greek Moon forNetGalley.

This novel is set in Mallorca and is so glamourous- fashion and film stars, and a chef with his heart set on the covetted Michelin star.

Carol writes a good story with fab characters.

Camille has planned a wonderful show on the island and where her only son is running a sucessful resturant. All sounds perfect but is it ? Camille past is catching her up and is someone trying to rain on her parade? 

We learn from the past from the characters journeys from Paris to the Big Apple. 

A great holiday read so recommended.

Absolutely Fab Darling

 

I was askedby NetGalley to review and came in the long summer holidays so devoured this Darling in the garden.

Wow what a blast from the past, Mary a genius who set the way for others in retail and not just any retail this was Hrvey Nicks ( or as we now know from the tv series Ab Fab) 

Not only was Mary trail blazing but a icon young people can look up to and learn from her, I wished it had not taken 40 years to leave an institution I thought I could not do anything else and change te direction of my career.

The 90s was an interesting time, politics was changing from Margaret Thatcher to Tony Blair (who at the time I was grateful to move into Governance within the NHS), Princess Diana, Alexander Mcqueen starting out, Kate Moss and others. It was still a very male dominated world so a pioneer woman changing the shape of an iconic store and retail was inspiring.

Well written totally inspiring and I have to say historic also.

Due for pblication in October so an ideal Christmas gift or half term read.

So recommended.