Tag Archive | Jennifer Bohnet

High Tides & Summer Skies by Jennifer Bohnet

Aug17

The Ties That Bind

High Tides And Summer Skies by Jennifer Bohnet is a very charming contemporary novel that will warm your heart.

Whilst being set in present day in the Dartmouth area, there are also ties to the past in the form of World War II and practicing for D-Day. This took place at Slapton Lees leading up to Torcross. The location was familiar to me as I had holidayed there as a teen. This helped to bring the novel to life for me, along with Jennifer Bohnet’s marvellous descriptions.

Tragedies in the past still touch lives in the present. A life has been blighted by guilt over circumstances she could not change as a child. Silence has been kept but lives only heal when mouths open.

The novel shows you are never too old to have a new beginning.

A wool shop for over sixty years is in need of a make-over. This is mirrored in lives too.

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Rosie’s Little Cafe On The Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet

Mar15

A Fun Read

Rosie’s Little Cafe On The Riviera by Jennifer Bohnet is a delightful light hearted and fun contemporary read. Set on the Riviera in the summer, there is a wonderful blend of sea, sun, sand and romance and I loved it.

There are the themes of roots and belonging. Sometimes the past is a scary place to visit but it needs to be laid to rest in order to pursue the rest of one’s life.

Families are made up of all sorts of different members. Sometimes they fall out but ultimately blood ties bind.

There is the topic of grief. Losses are uniquely felt but the empty space at the table always equals pain in one’s heart.

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