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The definition of betrayal is “the action of betraying one’s country, a group or a person.” In a relationship betrayal can be defined as “someone violating your trust in them.” Trust is a funny thing in my eyes as you can trust someone implicitly but the minute they break that trust it can take aContinue reading “The Moment of Truth by Shari Low”

Cast your mind back before text messages, before email and even before MSN messenger, how did we communicate? Growing up I loved receiving a letter (not so much now as it is usually a bill) but when I was around 10/11 years old I had a friend who used to send me letters and IContinue reading “The Last Letter from your Lover by JoJo Moyes”

“Over many years, Japanese knotweed has acquired a reputation as one of the most invasive plants, and has been blamed for causing damage to properties. This, combined with its zombie-like refusal to die, has made it into a big green bogeyman for the housing industry.” They say a man’s or woman’s home is their castle. The placeContinue reading “Here to Stay by Mark Edwards”

When they say things come in three I do not think you expect that to be bankruptcy, homelessness and finding out you have a terminal illness. Where can you go from there? What are the next steps? It is hard to restart at any time but to restart later on in life must be soContinue reading “The Salt Path by Raynor Winn”

In a world where things are based on looks how do you fall in love with someone you have never seen. Think about the current dating apps i.e. Tinder (other dating apps are available) – you swipe if someone catches your eye but how in that split second do you know they are a niceContinue reading “Before I Saw You by Emily Houghton”

Set the scene…you are eighteen years old, the world looks rosy and you finally think you have met the man of your dreams. So, he has to be ‘the one’ doesn’t he? The one who is going to whisk you off into the sunset and you are going to spend the rest of your daysContinue reading “What If by Shari Low”

During our lives we have all come across those people, the bitter ones. The ones we say “if they smiled their face would crack” or “they haven’t got a smile for a dog” but, what if we stop for a minute a look a bit closer. What if that man/woman that we dismiss as bitterContinue reading “A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman”

Every birthday for the last few years someone will say to me “Ah 21 again?” and my response is usually “but to know then what I know now.” But would I really a) go back and do it again or b) do it any differently? It is the turn of the millennium and Liv hasContinue reading “With or Without You by Shari Low”

You are invited to a dinner party and it is adult’s only. The thing is you have a six month old baby and the babysitter cancels last minute. What do you do? Insist on bringing the baby? Send your apologies and cancel? Leave the baby on its own and still go to the dinner party.Continue reading “The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena”

We as a nation are currently going through a pandemic and COVID has meant our way of living has adjusted but close your eyes and imagine that your home is no longer your home. That the world you have always known is no longer that place. Imagine waking up one morning and not being ableContinue reading “The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri”