Lindsey's Literary Leanings

  Intriguing, Emotional, Gripping Genre: Contemporary Fiction/ Romance/Mystery 'Silver Bay' by Jojo Moyes When Mike is sent by his boss to Australia to check out a site, he is given the address of a 'hotel' that isn't so much a hotel as it is a run-down bed and breakfast, situated in the furthest most corner of a bay. After a few weeks in his new place of residence, Mike feels that he has established a friendly familiarity with the proprietor Kathleen, her niece Liza, and Liza's eleven year old daughter, Hannah. After, initial awkwardnes, due to his reluctance to reveal his purpose for being in a country so far from his own, he eventually finds himself, talking, drinking and relaxing with the whale watching crew of an evening, when they returned from taking tourists out. Mike quickly learns that his reasoning for being there hugely conflicts with everything that the people of Silver Bay hold dear, and to complicate matters further, he begins to harbour feelin...

  Engaging, Intriguing, Absorbing Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Romance Two Scoops of Gelato by Johanna Cogbill - Author 1989: Laura knew that it had probably been foolhardy to get involved to any extent, with either of these beguiling men, but if she'd let her condition dictate her life as her parents would have her do, she would never do a thing. She was now on the cusp of following her dream, with a man who totally encouraged her to do so, and not only that, but was happy to join her in shouldering the responsibility of something she herself hadn't even made provision for. At 'Nice Ice' Mario employs a teenage Nicola, and all is well until her family drop a bombshell spelling the end of her career in the confectionary sector. However, an even bigger event is about to occur in Nicola's life, the consequences of a decision made at a vulnerable age, that when she is put in a position where she is forced to disclose it, causes catastrophic consequences for her family...

  Adventurous, Intriguing, Entertaining Genre: Contemporary Fiction/Romance 'A Greek Island Escape' by Kate Frost Xanthe loved her life amongst the bright lights of the capital, and sharing a house with her friends, all of whom had the same mutual love of 'the stage'. She was very content with things as they were, not to say that she lacked ambition. She had always been aware of her mother's Grecian background, recalling holidays to visit her grandparents when she was young, days spent with their large and extended family, and also how those days had abruptly come to an end when she was still a child. She had never learnt the reason for this, her only connection to anyone in the small village where Elina had grown up, being her godmother Agatha over the last twenty years. Agatha had never been keen to discuss the unexplained fracture in the family, and now that the sad new of Agatha's passing had been received, and Xanthe had learnt of her inheritance, she felt ...

  Intriguing, Gripping, Intense Genres: Contemporary Fiction/ Young Adult Fiction - Themes of violence and addiction 'Falling': Book Three of 'The Fragile Lines Series by Sarah Dawson Powell- author The Bully, The Unstable Addict, The Tease, The Vulnerable Unfit Mother, The Exploited...... Five individuals who, between each other have built up a web of lies, deceit and heart-break, whose connections and bonds are so intricately woven and yet so delicate that it can only be a matter of time before it all comes tumbling down around them. Sadie seemingly still feels that she is unable to survive without Ryan, even though the opposite may be nearer to the truth. However, in his absence, she demonstrates no loyalty. How will she react when she realises that her fall back plan, is no longer an option? Jenny is unsure if she can or even should remain true to Alex; after all 'he left her, didn't he'? Whilst also knowing that stability is key in re-gaining her materna...

  Enlightening, Comprehensive, Complex Genres: Contemporary Fiction/Spiritual 'Kennedy's Goodbye' by Kati Rose - author Kennedy is the youngest of an Irish/American Family. Her family or, her parents at least, are devout Catholics. Likewise her schooling is of the same persuasion. From a younger age, her daily life has encompassed curiosity and hyper-conciousness of her actions translating as a committal of one the seven deadly sins, or flouting.any of the Ten Commandments. After an older sibling she is close to moves away, she finds herself in a house of people who, whilst they are relatives, she has no idea of how to relate to any of them, and while she has a spell of forming more of a bond with her father, that abruptly comes to an end when the family receives shocking news. As Kennedy gets older, and with each re-occurence of the thing that changes her perspective, she begins to question her faith and how contradictory the demands of religion are, when faced with eve...