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#TuesdayBookBlog THE CURIOUS HEART OF AILSA RAE by Stephanie Butland (@StMartinsPress) A coming of age story with a big heart

Posted on November 12, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I bring you a book that although deceptively gentle, deals in pretty serious topics. Oh, and I was lucky enough to be invited to participate in the blog tour, so I can also share a sample at the end: The Curious Heart of Ailsa Rae by Stephanie Butland Description: For fans of Josie

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Blogging, chronic illness, Edinburgh, Fringe Festival, heart condition, organ donations, Romeo and Juliet, tango, theatre, transplants

#TuesdayBookBlog There She Goes by Lynne Shelby (@LynneB1) A light-hearted read recommended to lovers of rom-com, theatre, and London.

Posted on August 27, 2019 by OlgaNunez

Hi all, I bring you a fun and light read, thanks once more to Rosie Amber, the heart of Rosie’s Book Review Team. There She Goes by Lynne Shelby ‘A delightful romantic read set amidst the drama, hopes and dreams of aspiring stage stars – a must for theatre lovers!’ – Grace Lowrie, author of Before We

Posted in Book review, Book reviews, Tuesday Book Blog Humour, London, musical theatre, Rom com, romance, theatre, Tuesday Book Blog, West End

#Bookreview DAYS OF WONDER by Keith Stuart (@keefstuart) (@LittleBrownUK) #Daysofwonder A love-at-first-read book. A must read if you love theatre, stories, magic, and feel-good novels.

Posted on June 7, 2018 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: I read the first novel by this author some time ago and I was very pleased when I was invited to read the next one. I’m publishing the review on the day of its publication, so don’t delay and get it now! From the 200,000-copy bestselling author of A Boy Make Of Blocks Days

Posted in Book review, Book reviews A Boy Made of Blocks, cardiac illness, chronic illness, comics, coming of age, Days of Wonder, depression, Family, Keith Stuart, single-father family, teenagers, theatre

#Bookreview LIFE ON THE VICTORIAN STAGE: THEATRICAL GOSSIP by Nell Darby (@nelldarby) A great resource for writers of historical fiction, historians, and people who love social history and the Victorian period #History #Victorianera

Posted on December 18, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Today I bring another non-fiction book, and one of those that I think will be of particular interest to writers and historians (well, and to all of us who like gossip and enjoy the theatre). Here it is: Life on the Victorian Stage: Theatrical Gossip by Nell Darby. The expansion of the press in Victorian

Posted in Book review, Book reviews celebrity, gossip, History, news, press, social history, the stage, theatre, Victorian England

#Bookreview FOOLS AND MORTALS: A NOVEL by Bernard Cornwell (@BernardCornwell) (@HarperCollinsUK) A book for lovers of theatre, and Elizabethan historical fiction #amreading

Posted on November 27, 2017 by OlgaNunez

Hi all: Once more I’m catching up on a very popular author that for unknown reasons I had not read until now. And as I seem to be reading a lot of historical fiction at the moment, it was about time too. As a theatre lover, I really enjoyed this book. Fools and Mortals: A

Posted in Book reviews, bookmarks A Midsummer Night's Dream, Bernard Cornwell, Elizabethan era, historical fiction, historical novel, London, Shakespeare, stage, theatre, Tudors