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My Week in Books – 28th July ‘19

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MyWeekinBooks

New arrivals

Chanels RivieraChanel’s Riveria: The Cote d’Azur in Peace and War, 1930 – 1944 by Anne de Courcy (audiobook)

Far from worrying about the onset of war, the burning question on the French Riviera in 1938 was whether one should curtsey to the duchess of Windsor. Featuring a sparkling cast of historical figures, writers and artists including Winston Churchill, Daisy Fellowes, Salvador Dalí, the Windsors, Aldous Huxley and Edith Wharton – and the enigmatic Coco Chanel at its heart – Chanel’s Riveria is a sparkling account of a period where such deep extremes of luxury and terror had never before been experienced.

From the glamour of the pre-war parties and casinos, to Robert Streitz’s secret wireless transmitter in the basement of La Pausa – Chanel’s villa that he created – while Chanel had her German lover to stay during the war, Chanel’s Riveria explores the fascinating world of the Cote d’Azur elite in the 1930s and 1940s, enriched with original research that brings the lives of both rich and poor, protected and persecuted, to vivid life.

Anne de Courcy is appearing at Henley Literary Festival 2019

On What Cathy Read Next last week

Blog posts

Tuesday –  This week’s Top Ten Tuesday topic was Settings I’d Like to See More Of.

Wednesday – WWW Wednesday is the opportunity to share what I’ve just read, what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read next…and have a good nose around to see what other bloggers are reading.

Friday – I joined the blog tour for A Cornish Affair by Jo Lambert, sharing my review.

During the week, I also shared some previous reviews of books by authors appearing at this year’s Henley Literary Festival which starts on 28th September – Where The Hornbeam Grows by Beth Lynch and The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins.

As always, thanks to everyone who has liked, commented on or shared my blog posts on social media this week.

On What Cathy Read Next this week

Currently reading

Planned posts

  • Top Ten Tuesday: Book Titles That Demand Answers
  • Buchan of the Month/Book Review: The Runagates Club by John Buchan
  • Waiting on Wednesday
  • Blog Tour/Book Review: Motive X by Stefan Ahnhem
  • Blog Tour/Book Review: Manipulated Lives by H. A Leuschel
  • Six Degrees of Separation

Blog Tour/Book Review: A Cornish Affair by Jo Lambert

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A Cornish Affair

Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for A Cornish Affair by Jo Lambert. Thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to join the tour and to Ruby Fiction for my review copy.

A Cornish AffairAbout the Book

Even in your hometown, you can feel like an outsider…

In the close-knit community of Carrenporth in Cornwall everyone knows everyone else’s business. Luke Carrack is only too aware of this. He’s been away for two years but nothing has changed – from the town gossips who can’t see past the scandal of his childhood, to the cold way he is treated by some of his so-called family.

The only person who seems to understand is local hotelier’s daughter Cat Trevelyan, although even Luke’s new friendship with her could set tongues wagging.

But Carrenporth is about to experience far bigger scandals than the return of Luke Carrack – and the secrets unearthed in the process will shake the sleepy seaside town to its core …

Format: ebook (330 pp.)    Publisher: Ruby Fiction
Published: 18th June 2019  Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction

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My Review

Luke and Cat’s relationship is initially characterised by mutual dislike and misunderstanding but gradually changes into something different. Hey, if it was good enough for Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice…. The reader follows the highs and lows, the ups and downs of their relationship. I liked the back story the author created for Luke which made him an engaging character the reader (well, this one at least) was always rooting for.

The small village of Carrenporth is picture postcard Cornwall with its harbour and fishing fleet, its high street full of tea shops and small businesses and its beaches perfect for surfing not far away. And presiding over it all the luxury hotel and spa owned by Cat’s family. To begin with family relationships are the focus of the book but that all changes when a tragic event occurs. Existing loyalties – family, friends, community – are tested but new, and sometimes unexpected ones, are forged as secrets of the past are revealed. Readers may find their opinions of certain characters do a complete about turn.

A Cornish Affair, with its mix of romance and mystery and its Cornish setting, would make the perfect beach or summer read.

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I received a review copy courtesy of publishers, Ruby Fiction.

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In three words: Light, romantic, mystery

Try something similar…Tremarnock Summer by Emma Burstall (read my review here)

A Cornish Affair PhotoAbout the Author

Jo Lambert lives on the eastern edge of Bath with her husband, one small grey feline called Mollie and a green MGB GT. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and the Society of Authors.  She has been writing since 2008. Her first five books, a set of linked romantic sagas following the lives of several families in West Somerset, was followed in 2015 by Summer Moved On, a contemporary romance set in South Devon. A sequel, Watercolours in the Rain followed in 2017,

In June 2018 Jo signed to Choc Lit and her debut A Cornish Affair, set in North Cornwall, has just been published. Jo is currently working on another coastal romance, this time set in South Cornwall.

When she isn’t writing she reads and reviews. She also has an active blog.  Jo loves travel, red wine and rock music and she often takes the odd photograph or two.

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