Monday 19 February 2018

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Living in the past- Jane Lovering  5*

Think Time Team crossed with the Time Traveller’s Wife, a little romance and a
little humour. Oh and a bit of detective work thrown in the mix.  Don’t get me
wrong - this is wonderful mix of a book that works really well. Nothing if not
unique! Grace lost the love of her life two years ago. Her friend has asked her
on an archeological dig to try and get her back in the real world. Duncan
McDonald has a reputation for being grumpy to say the least, and Grace stands
up for herself, much to Duncan’s surprise and admiration. When one of the group
go missing, Duncan turns as white as the proverbial sheet when the police
arrive-apparently he was there when a similar thing happened years beforehand.
In 2000 BC a young boy is being treated by Hen, the healer of the tribe who with
her necklace and insights helps the tribe whilst loving her man and boy from a
distance. This is a brilliantly written book that kept me turning and I really took
to both Grace and Duncan. He turns from grouch to an understanding man who
has been through the mill and then some. Both realising that they are forever
looking over their shoulders. A wonderfully uplifting unusual read.

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Jane was born in Devon and now lives in Yorkshire. She has five children, four cats and two dogs of variable sanity. She works in a local supermarket and also teaches creative writing. Jane is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and has a first-class honours degree in creative writing.

Jane writes comedies which are often described as ‘quirky’. Her debut, Please don’t stop the music, won the 2012 Romantic Novel of the Year and the Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year Awards from the Romantic Novelists’ Association.
Jane’s novels include: Please don’t stop the music, Star Struck, Hubble Bubble, Vampire State of Mind, Falling Apart, How I Wonder What You Are, I Don’t Want to Talk About It, Can’t Buy Me Love and Little Teashop of Horrors and Living in the Past.

1 comment:

  1. Thank you so much for reviewing my book! I'm very glad you enjoyed it.

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