Archive | November 2016

The Lost Soldier by Diney Costeloe

Nov9

We Will Remember Them

lostThe Lost Soldier by Diney Costeloe is a marvellous contemporary and historical novel being set in both the first world war and 2001. It is a remarkable novel as facts are woven into fiction. It is the tale of a lost generation of men in the futility of war.

Every man killed in battle had a name and a face. “He may be unknown but he gave his life as surely as did the others.” Journalist Rachel searches out the story behind the unknown soldier in the ash grove memorial.

Diney Costeloe shows the horrors of war. The soldiers were little more than boys. They fought for our freedoms. They left behind their lives and their loves. They faced horrors. They had to live for today as tomorrow was uncertain. “We have to live for now… there may not be a tomorrow.”

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The Starlight Inn by Lucie Ulrich

Nov5

An Angel In Disguise

innThe Starlight Inn by Lucie Ulrich is a contemporary Christian romance and the first book in the Tillie Spencer Novella series. As soon as I began reading, I knew I was in for a real treat. The warmth of the novella penetrated my soul as I settled down to immerse myself in the story.

Some books are devoured. The Starlight Inn was a book to savour. I sat back and let the words and action speak to my heart.

The characters were all wonderfully drawn. I ‘felt’ like I was meeting new friends. Tillie had a real ethereal quality to her. She seemed to know who needed what and when and why. “God knew where she needed to be and why.” Tillie just took up lodging in my heart.

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