Silversurfers Book Club Spring 2016
Welcome to the Silversurfers Book Club!
Each season we share a selection of popular book titles and new releases which you may like to read. You can choose to read them on a tablet or an actual paperback, and you can read them in your own time. As and when you are ready, it would be great if you could write a review of the book at the bottom of our comments section and share your feedback with all who have read and reviewed them on Silversurfers. There’s nothing like a recommendation from a friend.
Below are seven suggested titles to kick off the new Spring 2016 Silversurfers Book Club Season… Simply select the title you would like to read, and if you would like to buy it or download it for your Kindle or other tablet, there is a link next to the book title, which will direct you to Amazon, making it simple for you to buy. Alternatively, you may wish to buy the book elsewhere, or borrow it from you local library.
SIMPLY CLICK ON THE IMAGE OF THE BOOK YOU FANCY AND YOU WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOOK ON AMAZON … most titles are under £4.00 to purchase and less on a Kindle!
If you have previously read another book, and would like to recommend it as a future read for the Silversurfers book club, feel free to leave the title and author in the comments section, with a brief synopsis, and your review.
The Silk Merchant’s Daughter – Available from Amazon >>
Published in Hardback and due for release on 25th February 2016 – £12.99
“Beautifully written, full of atmosphere, dark secrets and gruelling hardship embodied with the fascinating culture of Vietnam. It is a colourful blend of history, drama, romance and fear, with an undercurrent of mystery, in a dangerous breathtaking landscape, and will grip you from the minute your turn the first page. If you enjoyed The Separation and The Tea Planter’s Wife this will not disappoint.” Sally Lock Creative Director – Silversurfers
Book Synopsis
Dinah Jefferies’ stunning new novel is a gripping, unforgettable tale of a woman torn between two worlds…
1952, French Indochina. Since her mother’s death, eighteen-year-old half-French, half-Vietnamese Nicole has been living in the shadow of her beautiful older sister, Sylvie. When Sylvie is handed control of the family silk business, Nicole is given an abandoned silk shop in the Vietnamese quarter of Hanoi. But the area is teeming with militant rebels who want to end French rule, by any means possible. For the first time, Nicole is awakened to the corruption of colonial rule – and her own family’s involvement shocks her to the core…
Tran, a notorious Vietnamese insurgent, seems to offer the perfect escape from her troubles, while Mark, a charming American trader, is the man she’s always dreamed of. But who can she trust in this world where no one is what they seem?
The Silk Merchant’s Daughter is a captivating tale of dark secrets, sisterly rivalry and love against the odds, enchantingly set in colonial era Vietnam.
Moving by Jenny Eclair – Available from Amazon >>
Book Synopsis
Edwina Spinner has lived in the same house for over fifty years. It used to be a busy, crowded family home but now Edwina lives alone and it has grown too big for her. She has decided to sell it. The young estate agent who comes to value the house sees potential. But as Edwina takes him from room to room, she is transported back to her old life as a young mother.
The Girls from See Saw Lane by Sandy Taylor – Available from Amazon >>
Book Synopsis
Dottie and Mary forged a friendship over a bag of penny sweets when they were eight years old. They’ve shared everything together since then – the highs and lows of school, family dramas, hopes and dreams and now, at seventeen, they’re both shop girls, working at Woolworths.
As they go out in the world in pursuit of love and happiness, the simplicity of their childhood dissolves as life becomes more complicated. The heady excitement of first love will consume them both, but the pain of unintentional betrayal will test their friendship in ways neither of them could ever imagine…
The Bones of You by Debbie Howells – Available from Amazon >>
Book Synopsis
A gripping psychological thriller, a story of dark secrets, obsession and suspense, centring on the disappearance of an 18-year-old from an idyllic village. Local gardener Kate is sure the police are missing something and that someone in the village knows more than they’re letting on.
In a Dark Wood by Ruth Ware – Available from Amazon >>
Book Synopsis
Nora hasn’t seen Clare for ten years. Not since the day Nora walked out of her old life and never looked back. Until, out of the blue, an invitation to Clare’s hen party arrives. A weekend in a remote cottage – the perfect opportunity for Nora to reconnect with her best friend, to put the past behind her. But something goes wrong. Very wrong.
The Quality of Silence by Rosamund Lupton – Available from Amazon >>
Book Synopsis
This is the latest thriller from the bestselling author of ‘Sister’ and ‘Afterwards’. Set in Alaska, it features Yasmin and her deaf daughter Ruby as they go in search of Ruby’s father in the frozen wilderness.
Our Endless Numbered Days by Claire Fuller – Available from Amazon >>
Book Synopsis
Peggy Hillcoat is eight. She spends her summer camping with her father, playing her beloved record of The Railway Children and listening to her mother’s grand piano, but her pretty life is about to change.
ENJOY YOUR READING AND DON’T FORGET WE’D LOVE TO READ YOUR VIEWS BELOW … HAPPY READING!
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