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Must Confess, Arty People Are Not My Tribe.

Late in the Day by Tessa Hadley

June 29, 2025 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Told alternately in the present and the past, Late in the Day follows the lives of two arty and fairly wealthy London couples, Alex and Christine, and Zachary and Lydia.  The quartet turns into a trio in no time with the sudden death of Zachary from a heart attack.  Christine is a fairly well-known artist, and her husband Alex a primary school headmaster, having given up an earlier attempt to become a writer.  Lydia has been Christine’s closest friend from their childhood days, and Zach […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Domestic drama, London art scene, past and present, Tessa Hadley, Who are these people?

elderberrywine's CBR17 Review No:32 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: Domestic drama, London art scene, past and present, Tessa Hadley, Who are these people? ·
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Friends ’til the End

In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

February 7, 2024 by Melina Leave a Comment

What first drew me to this book was its cool title and the fact there wasn’t a knife on the front cover.  That bothered me. A Lot.  So of course? I had to read this book. Then I read a synopsis of the book and I really had to read it…because it seemed to be right up my alley.  Let me tell you about it and you can decide if it’s also for you! Lots of people attend college reunions for various reasons–to reconnect, to […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense Tagged With: Ashley winstead, college mystery, lifetime-esque, Melina, past and present, thriller

Melina's CBR16 Review No:1 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Suspense · Tags: Ashley winstead, college mystery, lifetime-esque, Melina, past and present, thriller ·
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