Book Reviews News from Female First http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/ Get all the latest Book Reviews News from Female First in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:46:36 +0000 Copyright: (C) First Active Media Ltd Female First http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/2.6/_furniture/gfx/ff/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/ Twelve Inch Special by Anita Parmar People experience too many mis-experiences. We're disconnected in some ways, even when you are close. I rumoured the lights in the window were... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Anita+Parmar-227984.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Anita+Parmar-227984.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:56:37 +0000 books Ice Cream by Dawn Purcell I stood in the queue outside the pink and white Mr Whippy van enjoying the faint smell of diesel fumes and deep hum of the running engine. Little trum... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Ice+Cream+Dawn+Purcell-227979.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Ice+Cream+Dawn+Purcell-227979.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:41:55 +0000 books Creative Writing Submissions We are now looking for submissions for the website! Short stories, poems and new artwork on any theme will be considered for publication fro... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Short+Stories+Artwork+Poems-227976.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Short+Stories+Artwork+Poems-227976.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:31:42 +0000 books Lesley Pearse tells FF about her new novel The Promise ‘When the book opens in 1914 on the eve of war, Belle is happily married to Jimmy Reilly and has the hat shop she dreamed of as a child. But the... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Lesley+Pearse-227968.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Lesley+Pearse-227968.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:01:55 +0000 books Nancy Bilyeau tells Female First about her new novel The Crown In her words, Bilyeau describes the novel as ‘a young novice named Joanna Stratford in the Dominican Order in Kent, set in 1537 and 1538, when t... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Nancy+Bilyeau-227959.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Nancy+Bilyeau-227959.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:52:53 +0000 books Jenn Ashworth talks to Female First about her second novel Cold Light Ashworth describes the novel as ‘the story of three teenage girls who were best friends in the late 1900s in a town a bit like Preston, Lancashi... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Jenn+Ashworth-227944.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Jenn+Ashworth-227944.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:36:52 +0000 books Zoe Lambert releases her debut collection of short stories: The War Tour Lambert's stories are written in a documentary style using imagined accounts to bring more attention to the victims of war. Her inspiration for... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Zoe+Lambert+War+Tour-227923.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Zoe+Lambert+War+Tour-227923.html Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:35:42 +0000 books David M. Hinds Discusses New Book David M. Hinds is back with his new book Slimline Secrets: Quit Smoking which is designed to help you kick the habit. And it is something that David k... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/David+M+Hinds-227076.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/David+M+Hinds-227076.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:22:17 +0000 books Tess Stimson Exclusive Interview Tess Stimson is back with her new novel The Wife Who Ran Away, which comes hot off the heels of the success of What's Yours Is Mine. I caught up... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Tess+Stimson-226395.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Tess+Stimson-226395.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:04:10 +0000 books Cathy Glass talks about her new novel Happy Adults Cathy Glass' new book ‘Happy Adults' professes that it is the ‘secret to lasting happiness, contentment and success' and... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Cathy+Glass-226308.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Cathy+Glass-226308.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:42 +0000 books Stacia Brown talks about The Glovemaker Stacia Brown, author of her first novel ‘The Glovemaker', in her interview talks to Female First about how rewarding the process of resear... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Stacia+Brown-226271.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Stacia+Brown-226271.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:45:07 +0000 books Andrew Miller Named Costa Book of the Year Winner Andrew Miller has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Costa Book of the Year for his book ‘Pure'. The Costa Book Awards have the sing... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Andrew+Miller-225769.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Andrew+Miller-225769.html Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:16:01 +0000 books TV Book Club Shortlist Announced An NHS audiologist who wrote between shifts, a police intelligence analyst and an investment manager are just three of the authors picked from thousan... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/TV+Book+Club-5705.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/TV+Book+Club-5705.html Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:53:13 +0000 books Jojo Moyes Discusses Me Before You Me Before You is the newest book by the award-winning author, Jojo Moyes.  It's a heartbreaking but inspiring novel that tells the story of... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Jojo+Moyes-5704.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Jojo+Moyes-5704.html Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:04:11 +0000 books Top seven cookery books Even though there's only ten days left until Christmas, it's more than likely that some of us still have a bit of last minute shopping to... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Cookbooks-5703.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/books/Cookbooks-5703.html Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:00:00 +0000 books