Left on the Shelf

About the Author

Tara Lynn Masih grew up on Long Island’s north shore, in the small harbor town of East Northport. A bicultural author, she is the daughter of Lalit K. Masih (the first prominent Indian-American watercolorist) and Sandra Kolyer (who descends from many European ethnicities, including the first White Knight in Ireland).

Much of her writing is set within the framework of nature and place, a result of the years she spent outdoors in the woods, meadows, swamps and on the shores of Long Island Sound. She LOVES history, flowers, anything vintage, the beach, the marshes, chocolate, and family time. She now lives in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

You can also find Tara at:

My Other Blog Posts Featuring This Author

How We Disappear

My Real Name is Hanna

Guest Post

Desert Island Books

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Wednesday, 9 September 2026

A Calamity of Waters by Chloe Turner - #bookreview

Later, they would talk of mighty hills of water tumbling one over another. Of smoke spilling from great waves... a sight which dazzled every one of those who looked upon it...

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I am required to make it clear at the beginning of my reviews that I received this book for free from the publicist. I have not been paid for doing this and all opinions are my own. I am Bookshop.org affiliated, which means I earn a very small amount of money if you buy from there using my direct link. Although I include purchase links to Amazon, I am not affiliated with them. I include them to make it easy for you to navigate to them if you so wish.

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The Blurb

JANUARY 1607. THE SEVERN VALLEY. THE GREATEST FLOOD IN LIVING MEMORY.

Habren has never quite forgiven herself. Her father only sings bawdy carols for farthings these days, none of the sweet songs he used to sing their mother, and perhaps it’s no wonder her sisters Syble and Margret have put many leagues between themselves and their old home. But then Syble summons her to Gloucester, and if Habren can keep on the right side of their pin merchant master, perhaps it’s the chance she needs to make up for the past.

Then the river rises. In a single January morning, the Severn floods the vale and upends every life in it. And somewhere down that swollen estuary is Ambrose, the man Habren loves.

With Syble and new friend Raynould beside her, Habren sets out for Bristol to find him, through a city the flood has torn apart. And as they search, secrets they have kept close to their hearts begin, one by one, to surface.

My Review

This was one of those books that I wanted to read slowly, to linger over every word and sentence because it has been so beautifully crafted.

The author has taken an authentic historical event, setting her book during the early part of the seventeenth century when the Bristol Channel flooded, and many drowned. Homes, farmland and even entire villages were flooded, leaving both the human and animal populations depleted.

The book oozes period detail, demonstrating the extraordinary amount of research that went into the writing of this book and, thus, making her characters utterly believable.

The main character is Habren, the youngest of three sisters. She, along with her sister, Syble, works for Alderman Taylor manufacturing pins. He is uncaring and abusive to his workers. Accompanied by their friend, Raynould, they flee his employment after almost losing their lives due to his negligence. What follows is a journey where secrets unfold and they come to understand one another more.

This book is up there with the best I have read this year. It was a gripping, immersive story which I didn't want to put down. Its pace is gentle and perfectly appropriate for the genre. I was fully engaged throughout and was sorry when the book had to end. I highly recommend this compelling book to fans of historical fiction.

As if the fact that this is a brilliant novel to read isn't a good enough reason to buy this book, all profits from the sales of A Calamity of Waters will go to the author's local charity, Stroud Valleys Project (https://www.stroudvalleysproject.org/), for their river restoration and other local nature works. Founded in 1988, Stroud Valleys Project's aim is to support people of all backgrounds, ages and abilities to connect with and nurture green spaces to keep people and nature thriving.

Book Details

ISBN:978 1917090223

Publisher: Deixis Books

Formats: e-book, hardback and paperback (currently available on Kindle Unlimited)

No. of Pages: 320 (paperback)

Purchase Links

Waterstones

About the Author

Chloe Turner’s short stories have been widely published, including in Best British Short Stories 2018. Her debut collection, Witches Sail in Eggshells, won the 2020 Saboteur Award for Best Short Story Collection. In 2019, the Yeovil Literary Prize awarded third prize to Blue Hawk.

A Calamity of Waters is her second novel. Set around the devastating Bristol Channel floods of 30 January 1607, where it is estimated that 2,000 or more people drowned. It was, according to modern historians and scientists, the deadliest sudden natural disaster to hit Britain in 500 years. The 420th anniversary is this coming January, 2027.

Chloe mixes extensively-researched historical fact with imagination to tell engrossing stories, intertwining actual events and places to bring her local history to life.

You can also find Chloe at:

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Friday, 24 July 2026

The House of Twisted Shadows by J.H. Mann - #bookreview #blogtour

The first snow flurries danced in the breeze as Amelia Tremayne stepped out of her red Austin-Healey sports car and strode towards Tyler House. Her skin prickled at the sight of a building she had spent ten years trying to forget...

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The Blurb

A HOUSE ON THE EDGE

A DAUGHTER DRIVEN TO OBSESSION

A FORBIDDEN LOVE

Winter 1962. Amelia Tremayne has spent the past ten years in London trying to forget the lonely clifftop house where her father was killed. Tyler House was built shortly before the Second World War on Cornwall’s stormy coast by a wealthy German outsider. Its most unsettling feature is a vast glass dome that bends the light, casting twisted, elongated shadows across the walls.

Amelia’s father, Douglas Tremayne, a noted historian, was researching a controversial book about Tyler House’s Nazi origins - and its links to powerful figures in the local community.

As Amelia begins to uncover the truth about her father’s death, she is pulled into a web of buried secrets - and into a forbidden love that could destroy everything she holds dear.

INSPIRED BY A TRUE STORY

My Review

This book is an exciting story which I enjoyed reading.

The main character, Amelia, is obsessed with Tyler House, her childhood home in Cornwall. However, Tyler House is creeping closer to the edge of a cliff. Ten years prior, her historian father was murdered there and Amelia believes the manuscript that he was killed for is hidden somewhere in the house.

In some ways, Tyler House was the main character in this book. It has a dark history, and an eerie, brooding presence. Within its rooms and hallways, secrets are hidden. The author did a fabulous job of describing the house and its rapid decline into the sea beneath.

The author skillfully brought his characters, setting and story alive on the page. He knows exactly how to create atmosphere, from the decaying house through to the heavy snowfalls which isolated the village. He portrays the sense of isolation and captivity really well.

This novel is full of suspense and tension and kept me turning the pages. It is well worth reading and I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a suspenseful mystery with some eeriness thrown in.

Book Details

Publisher: Dark Spider Books

Formats: e-book (currently available on Kindle Unlimited)

No. of Pages: 344

Series: Part of the Wild Cornwall series

Purchase Links

The Cornish Rebel by Nicola Pryce

About the Author

J.H.Mann is an award-winning journalist and writer living in the South West of England. His second novel, The Echoing Shore, was a Yeovil Literary Prize award winner and the Adult Fiction Winner of the 2025 Selfies Book Awards at the London Book Fair. His third novel, The Silver Tide, has just been shortlisted for the 2026 Selfies Book Awards. He has strong family links with Cornwall. His novels are inspired by the many stories told by his mother and father and his own experiences as a shore-based volunteer for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI). He lives with his wife, Nicola, and their lively whippet Patch.

You can also find him at:

My Other Blog Posts of Based in Cornwall

The Letter by Ruth Saberton

A Mother's Hope for the Cornish Girls by Better Walker

The Vanishing Act by Jo Jakeman

Don't Look Away by Rachel Abbott

The Rescue by S.L. Rosewarne

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(all opinions are my own)

Thursday, 28 May 2026

The Relentless Lady by Eva Harris - #bookreview #blogtour

Francesca's Barbie-themed birthday party was the happiest day of her young life. The humble neighborhood kids envied her, her parents' sacrifices made it perfect, and she felt like a princess...

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The Blurb

With a modern mindset trapped in a traditional world, will this young Brazilian woman discover a path to education, travel, and love?

In Brazil during the early 2000s, Francesca Silva craved more. Born into a family struggling financially and bound by her father’s rigid religious beliefs, the smart dreamer longs for a brighter future. So, when fate delivers a handsome American missionary, Francesca opens her heart and rebels against her traditional machismo culture.

More determined than ever to expand her mind, the naïve woman battles familial expectations amid eye-opening foreign customs. But with domestic drama, romantic complications, and a language barrier, the go-getter fears that more than a visa and an airplane flight will prevent her from claiming her true self.

Can Francesca embrace her destiny and find enduring fulfillment?

The Relentless Lady is the enthralling first book in the Relentless Lady women’s fiction series. Those who love tenacious heroines in real-world settings and finding enlightenment will adore Eva Harris’ emotional tale.

My Review

I read this book as part of the blog tour, and whilst it was an interesting read set in Brazil, I had mixed feelings about the book as a whole.

The main character, Francesca, is unlike the other girls she knows. She is ambitious and intends to find a way to travel and leave Brazil. She is a strong woman and this is her story of how she set about achieving her aim. I enjoyed reading about how she wasn't prepared to settle for the life of other young Brazilian women. Marriage and children were the only route for a young woman to take at the time, and it was great to read of a woman who wasn't prepared to settle for the norm.

Reading about Brazil and its customs and traditions was wonderful. I enjoyed that aspect of the novel and was fully engaged with those parts.

The book is based on fact and it certainly read as a personal story. However, at times I felt that the narrative and dialogue were a little flat, and while I found Francesca admirable in her determination, I didn't feel that she leapt off the page to drag me into her story.

The book concludes with a cliffhanger and encouragement to read the next book.

Book Details

ISBN: 979 8255237586

Publisher: Independently published

Formats: e-book, hardback and paperback (currently available on Kindle Unlimited)

No. of Pages: 299 paperback

Purchase Links

About the Author

Eva Harris is a women’s fiction author who writes emotionally rich stories about identity, resilience, and the quiet courage it takes to choose your own life.

Born and raised in Brazil, Eva draws deeply from lived experience to explore themes of cultural displacement, faith, gender expectations, immigration, and forbidden love. Her novels often center on strong, imperfect women navigating rigid traditions, financial hardship, and emotional crossroads as they search for independence, belonging, and meaning beyond the limits imposed upon them.

Eva’s writing blends intimate character development with real-world social issues, creating stories that resonate with readers who love coming-of-age journeys, cross-cultural relationships, and transformative self-discovery. Her work speaks especially to women who have felt out of place—at home, in love, or in the world—and dared to imagine more.

Besides writing, Eva enjoys learning about human behaviour, exploring different cultures, and turning real-life struggles into stories that offer both hope and honesty.

The Relentless Lady is her debut novel and the first in a women’s fiction series inspired by true events.

You can also find Eva at:

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(all opinions are my own)

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Tuesday, 12 May 2026

The Hyena's Daughter by Jupiter Jones - #bookreview

1797

If she were herself, Mary Wollstonecraft would feel sick as a dog from all the wine they have made her drink. Red wine to compensate for blood loss. But she is not herself. By now, she is half-ghost...

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The Blurb

The Hyena’s Daughter tells the far-too-untold story of a c19th sisterhood, the daughters of Mary Wollstonecraft: Fanny Imlay and Mary Shelley, the famed writer of Frankenstein, plus their step-sister Claire Clairmont, lover of Lord Byron.

Are they the three graces? The fates? They’re women, as alive and breathing and rebellious and analytical as you and me, and well aware and critical of the hemmed-in nature they’re expected to accept as women of their time – a time of “a new way of thinking, a new-world independence, a revolutionary world.”

It features their connection to Percy Bysshe Shelley – “how could we not love him, with his lofty ethics and words that flew like birds?” –and many of the other contemporary poets and thinkers of the time.

Pacy and assured, it turns its history to life from fragment to sensuous fragment. If the dead brought to life is to be Mary Shelley’s theme, this novella asks what the real source of life spirit is, the vital spark. This book, full of detail and richesse, is a piece of vitality in itself.”

My Review

This is an enjoyable novella about the daughters of Mary Wollstonecraft, author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Most of us are aware of her middle daughter, Mary Shelley, author of Frankenstein. However, the two remaining daughters have remained in the background.

The youngest daughter, Clara Clairmont, is largely known as the wife of poet, Lord Byron. However, the eldest daughter, Francoise Imlay, also known as Fanny Godwin was unknown to me and for this reason I found her the most interesting of the three.

It is through Fanny that we really see how the role of the unmarried spinster played out during the 19th century. The book is full of detail and we get a real insight into the role of women in society at the time.

The book is written in short chapters and which move the book along at a fast pace. Much surrounds the scandal of Mary and Clara running away to be with the poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley.

Although the book is set in the early 19th century it felt very relevant. It addresses themes of sisterhood, family and the role of women. It considers what happens when people faced financial difficulties. For such a short book it packs quite a punch and my heart went out to Fanny in particular. To be the oldest daughter who remains a spinster was considered shameful. She also ends up as the go-between between her sisters and parents.

The book is an impressive and creative addition to our knowledge of the Wollstonecraft/Shelley/Byron canon of books. I enjoyed reading it very much and I highly recommend it.

Book Details

ISBN: 978 1068176609

Publisher: Weatherglass

Formats: Paperback

No. of Pages: 200 (paperback)

Purchase Links

About the Author

Jupiter Jones is the winner of the Philip Hoare Prize for creative non-fiction and the Colm Toibin International Short Story Prize. She is the author of three previous novellas: The Death and Life of Mrs Parker; Lovelace Flats; and Gull Shit Alley and Other Roads to Hell.

You can also find Jupiter at:

Bluesky

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(all opinions are my own)

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Monday, 20 April 2026

Perotine by Dreena Collins - #bookspotlight #blogtour

I am delighted to be shining the spotlight on this book today. Perotine by Dreena Collins is inspired by the true story of the Guernsey Martyrs.

The Blurb

Abandoned, faithful – and on trial for heresy.

On a bleak autumn morning in 1555, Protestant Perotine wakes to find her husband packed to leave. Catholicism has returned to Guernsey, and, fearing for his life, he abandons Perotine, her sister and mother to face increasing hostility alone.

The three women endure a challenging winter of rain, isolation, and poverty – until a dramatic series of events draws unwanted attention. When a local woman asks Perotine to hide stolen goods, what begins as a trial for theft spirals into accusations of heresy.

Secluded, steadfast, and terrified, the women face their plight with fortitude and prayers. Together.

But Perotine Massey holds a terrible secret. One that could bring a reprieve, or a fate worse than death.

And she’ll do anything to keep that secret safe.

Book Details

ISBN: 978-1915786357

Publisher: Blue Ormer Publishing

Formats: e-book and paperback

No. of Pages: 312 (paperback)

Purchase Links

Authors Page at The Book Guild

About the Author

Dreena Collins is a multi-genre author. Her short fiction has been listed and placed in numerous writing competitions, such as The Bridport Prize and the Bath Flash Fiction Award. She is also the author of a suspense novel, And Then She Fell.

As Jane Harvey, Dreena writes commercially successful, feel-good fiction: The Hummingbird House series. Books one and two of the series both won the Eyelands International Awards, Published Novel of the Year (2021 and 2022).

‘Perotine’ is Dreena’s first full-length work of historical fiction, and a labour of love, retelling the powerful story of the Guernsey Martyrs of 1556. Shortlisted in the Flash 500 Novel Opening Competition, the manuscript was also a top ten finalist in the Marlowe and Christie prize.

She lives in Jersey with her spouse, a teenage son, and a grumpy white dog, where she also works as the Project Manager for a local charity.

You can also find Dreena at:

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(all opinions are my own)

Tuesday, 31 March 2026

Books I Have Read This Month - March 2026

As another end of month rolls around, I am looking at the books I have read this month.

I have read a couple of really good ones, but there have been a few that didn't strike a chord with me. That doesn't mean that they are not good books, only that they didn't work for me, and I would encourage you to read them for yourselves. Reading is a very subjective experience and is always worth making up our own minds about.

The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali

This was the book choice for my Book Group this month. It was enjoyed very much by everyone and I highly recommend it. I haven't reviewed yet but it will be coming soon.

Michael Without Apology by Catherine Ryan Hyde

This was a very powerful book about a young man who is physically scarred and how he learns to deal with it. It is well worth reading and I highly recommend. I haven't reviewed yet but it will be coming soon.

No One Would Do What the Lambert's Have Done by Sophie Hannah

This is a very different offering from the usual Sophie Hannah novel. You can find my review by clicking here.

The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood

I am a big fan of the television series for this series of book but this was my first venture into the books. Personally, I prefer watching it to reading it.

A Theory in Vienna by Heidi Gallacher

Based on true events, this is the remarkable story of Ignaz Semmelweis, an unsung hero of the 19th century. You can find my review by clicking here.

The Three Witches by Elena Collins

This was a fabulous book and I devoured the whole thing over one weekend. It had me gripped from the very first page and was my favourite read this month. You can find my review by clicking here.

Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur

This book contains a series of stories of Iranian women who have chosen to live their lives without men and made for interesting reading. You can find my review by clicking here.

Like Me by Katharine Light

Although I read this from beginning to end, it didn't work for me. However, I did a spotlight of this book and if you would like to read it you can find it here.

New Harmony by Leon E. Pettiway

I literally finished this during the early hours of this morning. My review of this will be up tomorrow so watch this space.

Books I Did Not Finish

Nova Scotia House by Charlie Porter

Margery and Me by Maryka Biaggio

Thursday, 5 March 2026

A Theory in Vienna by Heidi Gallacher - #bookreview #blogtour

‘I bring to light a truth, which was unknown for many centuries with direful results for the human race.’ – Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis.

The Blurb

Imagine you’d discovered something. Something that could save hundreds of thousands of lives. But they wouldn’t let you tell anyone. Wouldn’t it drive you mad?

Young Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis uncovers the real reason thousands of young women are dying after childbirth. Yet, in mid-19th century Europe, his simple methods are ridiculed. Semmelweis faces the battle of his life to convince others that the cause is simple…

Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, A Theory in Vienna brings the remarkable story of this man to life.

My Review

Based on true events, this is the remarkable story of Ignaz Semmelweis, an unsung hero of the 19th century.

Semmelweis was a young doctor who was appalled by the high mortality rate of mothers and their babies who died from puerperal fever when in the doctors' lying-in ward. By contrast, those who delivered their babies on the midwives' ward were far more likely to survive.

Semmelweis made it his life's work – first discovering the cause and then trying to convince other doctors that they needed to implement his rigorous methods of hygiene. To the modern eye, his theory seems like nothing more than common sense; however, he had to battle ferociously to get the medical profession to take him seriously. Unfortunately, he was battling against the egos of experienced doctors who weren't willing to make changes to their practice.

I could feel Semmelweis's frustration oozing from the page and the author did a great job in portraying this. He was an ordinary man whose conviction in discovering the cause of such high mortality rates was second to none. He was a determined individual who became known as The Mothers' Saviour.

There are descriptions of the historical background in both Hungary and Austria - in itself a period of political uncertainty and upheaval. The descriptions are vivid and tangible.

This was an interesting novel that I am very glad to have read. Medical practices that we take for granted in our present age are thanks to this man – perhaps even for life itself. I knew nothing of him prior to reading this book and I heartily encourage you to read this book for yourselves.

Book Details

ISBN: 978 1835743072

Publisher: The Book Guild Ltd

Formats: e-book and paperback

No. of Pages: 320 (paperback)

Purchase Links

About the Author

Heidi was born in London in the Sixties. She grew up in South Wales, UK and moved to Paris as a young adult where she taught English for two years. She currently lives in Switzerland and recently completed an MA in Creative Writing.

Her first short story was published in Prima magazine (UK) in 2018. Heidi now writes historical fiction. Her first novel, Rebecca’s Choice is set in Tredelerch – an old house in Wales that belonged to her family generations ago. This novel won an award from The Coffee Pot Book Club in 2020, Debut Novel Bronze Medal.

Her second novel, A Theory in Vienna, is set in 19th century Vienna and Budapest. It tells the incredible story of unsung hero Ignaz Semmelweis, whose life-saving discovery was ridiculed at the time.

Heidi enjoys travelling (the further North the better!), singing and writing songs, and spending time reading and writing at her Swiss chalet where the views are amazing.

You can also find Heidi at:

Facebook

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Threads

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(all opinions are my own)

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Friday, 30 January 2026

Books I Read in January 2026

January has been a wonderful month for me and my husband, as we have welcomed our fifth grandchild into the world. We couldn't be more excited, and as soon as I push the publish button on this blog post, we will be getting in the car and driving to meet my new little granddaughter. I can hardly wait for my first cuddle.

Somehow in all this excitement I have managed to read some good books.

What have you read this month? Anything you would recommend?

The Market Girls of Petticoat Lane by Patricia McBride

This was a lovely story in which we meet friends Amanda, Maisie and Bethan. They all work together in the sewing factory making uniforms for the troops. You can find my review here.

The Peepshow: The Murders at 10 Rillington Place by Kate Summerscale

I have read the majority of Kate Summerscale's books and enjoyed each one of them. So, when I saw this on my library shelves I picked it up and checked it out with a sense of glee. You can find my review here.

The Dubrovnik Book Club by Eva Glyn

This was a lovely book and I have not had a blog gap to upload my review as yet. It is coming though so watch this space.

One Moonlit Night by Rachel Hore

I have read this book as part of the Clock Reading Challenge. There will be more about this when I upload my book review soon.

Dark is the Night by Rachel Evans

This book made for fabulous reading and I was gripped from the very first page to the last. You can find my review by clicking here.

Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan

This book had me on the edge of my seat from the first page to the last. You can find my review by clicking here.

In the Blink of an Eye by Yoav Blum

This book was a locked room mystery combined with science fiction. I read 25% of the book and then decided it wasn't for me.

You Go, Girl! by Elaine Insinnia

A series of diary entries written by a grandmother in her youth during the 1950's. Not as good as I hoped but entertaining enough.

Fortune's Wheel by Carolyn Hughes

I found this hard to get into but probably because my mind was full of grandbabies. I shall try it again at some point.

Terrible True Tales: Saxons by Terry Deary

An excellent book for children of stories from Saxon history. My review will be coming soon.

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(all opinions are my own)

Friday, 9 January 2026

Bright One by Lisajoy Sachs - #extract #excerpt #blogtour

I am so pleased to be bringing you a short excerpt of Bright One by Lisajoy Sachs today.

The Blurb

When desperate choices mean the difference between life and death.

Inspired by true events, Bright One tells the story of Jetti Finkelthal, Lisajoy Sachs' great-grandmother. In Czernowitz, Romania, this young Jewish mother is forced to face impossible choices as the world begins to collapse around her. As antisemitism tightens its grip and war edges ever closer, Jetti holds fast to her daughter, Berta, with the fragile belief that love and courage might still carve a way through the darkness.

Heartened by her grandmother Berta's letters, photographs, and family oral histories, Sachs revives a story both intimate and universal-stitched with the fabric of daily life, the pull of memory, and the quiet heroism of women who refused to yield to despair. Told with vivid, sensory detail, the novel unfolds as if you are walking beside the characters, witnessing what they see and sharing what they feel.

Through Jetti's resilience and sacrifices, Bright One reveals the enduring strength of family ties and the shadow of trauma that lingers across generations. It is a story of survival, of loss, and of the unbreakable connection between mother and child.

For readers captivated by historical fiction that lingers long after the final page, Bright One offers a profoundly human portrait of love tested by history's darkest hours.

The Excerpt

The graves of their siblings lay fresh in the family plot, a stark and painful reminder of the devastating toll the flu had taken. Aaron, Avi, and Nurit, the only siblings who had contracted the illness and survived, wore visible signs of their ordeal. Their faces were gaunt, shadows of their former vitality, and though they moved with a cautious fragility, they were alive, a delicate blessing that none of them took for granted. Jetti often reflected on how narrowly they had escaped an even greater loss and felt certain that her insistence on precautions of covering their faces, washing with vinegar water, avoiding outsiders, and maintaining strict isolation had been their saving grace.

Book Details

ISBN: 978 1964700410

Publisher: Historium Press

Formats: e-book, hardback and paperback

No. of Pages: 322 (hardback)

Series: Book 1 in the Bright One series

Purchase Links

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