Damaskcat

How Many Camels are there in Holland?, 23 May 2013

I found this a funny, heart -warming and poignant read. Phyllida Law returned home to look after her mother when her mental capacity started to deteriorate and this book is the story of the changes both she and her mother had to go through while her mother's Alzheimer's disease progressed.

It is never easy for anyone to try and put their life on hold to look after someone else but sometimes, as the author shows, it can have its amusing moments as well as its more frightening aspects. Having to get up in the night several times because her mother thought it was breakfast time proved to be the least of the author's worries. Trying to have conversations with someone who cannot… Read more

The Catalyst, 23 May 2013

Hugh Wilmot, his wife Florence and his sister-in-law Beatrice are taking a holiday in Greece. They form an uneasy trio and their fellow holiday makers soon realise all is not well between them. Bea and Florence bicker constantly and all three of them are quick to tell others their side of the story.

When they recognise Rosamund Oakley, a famous and beautiful film star in their party and Hugh strikes up a friendship with her the blue touch paper is lit and the outcome can only be a tragedy. This is a disturbing and unsettling story of human relations gone wrong. The bickering between Hugh, Florence and Bea is very well done and the tension mounts towards the inevitable… Read more

Penelope: Regency Candlelight #3, 22 May 2013

Penelope is beautiful and well behaved. Her aunt, Augusta Harvey, is neither of these things but she is rich and she wants to launch Penelope on London society in the hope she will land herself a rich and fashionable husband. What happens when Augusta uses underhand methods to achieve her aim and Penelope falls in love makes an entertaining Regency romp.

This is a light hearted romance with a certain amount of mystery involving spies and skulduggery. I found it easy and light hearted reading with some amusing moments and some likeable - and dislikeable - characters. If you want something to read which is entertaining and amusing then try this Regency Candlelight series - they… Read more