Tag: Dinah Jefferies
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Love London Love Culture’s Ten Books Looking Forward to Reading: March 2021
Here, Emma Clarendon selects some of the books that she is most looking forward to reading when they are published…. The Thursday Murder Club 2 – Richard Osman: having recently read and enjoyed the first book (in what looks like could be a series?), this latest novel is one that is high on my list […]
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Love London Love Culture’s Favourite Books Set in Foreign Countries
Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon has selected a few of her favourite books that are set in countries all across the globe… Before the Rains by Dinah Jefferies: as with all her novels, Dinah Jefferies consistently offers a vivid insight into the country in which her story is set. Not just the beautiful way […]
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Love London Love Culture’s Favourite Books of 2019
Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon rounds up some of her favourite reads of the year… Circe by Madeline Miller: following on from her successful retelling of the story of Achilles, Madeline Miller puts another contemporary take on another memorable Greek myth. Written with great insight and filled with imaginative descriptions this is a memorable […]
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REVIEW: The Missing Sister by Dinah Jefferies
Vivid and absorbing, The Missing Sister is a beautifully told story of family, romance and mystery. This latest novel from Dinah Jefferies is her best yet, combining vivid detail along with beautifully created characters and a compelling story that makes The Missing Sister thoroughly engaging from start to finish. Set during the 1930’s, Belle is […]
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Books on Love London Love Culture’s Wish List
Here’s a guide to a few books that Love London Love Culture’s Emma Clarendon is looking forward to reading… The Testaments by Margaret Atwood: picking up the story fifteen years after the original story The Handmaid’s Tale left off, this eagerly anticipated sequel to the original is set to be published on the 10th September. […]
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Love London Love Culture’s Favourite Books of 2018
Here’s Love London Love Culture’s top ten favourite books of the year – including works by Robert Galbraith and Neil Gaiman… The Riviera Set by Mary S. Lovell: beautifully bringing to life the glamorous lives of all those who paid a visit to the Riviera from the 1920’s all the way up until 1960, Mary S.Lovell writes with great detail and vividness. Her descriptions of the parties and the characters whose lives she has […]
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REVIEW: The Sapphire Widow by Dinah Jefferies
This latest novel from the author is vibrant in its descriptions that surround a beautifully heart wrenching story about lies, betrayal and love. Sweeping readers back to 1935 Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka), Dinah Jefferies beautifully manages to capture the beauty of the island while providing a deeply engaging and emotional tale about grief, […]
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Love London Love Culture’s Picks of the Year: Books
Here’s a guide to Love London Love Culture’s top ten favourite reads for 2017… 10. When the Future Comes Too Soon by Selina Siak: this richly engaging story set during World War II brings to vivid life the suffering that the people of Malaya. A haunting an emotional read that thoroughly grips from beginning to end. Check […]
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REVIEW: Before The Rains by Dinah Jefferies
This vibrant and colourful novel is a love story about overcoming all obstacles, including culture and tradition. Gorgeously written, with a multitude of different topics covered, Jefferies has created a novel that has many beautiful and poignant moments that absorb the reader’s attention from beginning to end. Before the Rains follows the story of recently […]