A reference point for books read and reviewed:
January:
1. The Republic of Love by Carol Shields (1992)
2. Miss Mole by E.H. Young (1930)
3. Blessings in Disguise by Alec Guinness (1985)
4. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (2021)
5. Strangers in Skye by Mabel Esther Allan (1958)
6. The Viscount and the Vicar’s Daughter by Mimi Matthews (2018)
7. The Burning by Jane Casey (2011)
8. The Work of Art by Mimi Matthews (2019)
9. The Reckoning by Jane Casey (2012)
10. Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King (2021)
11. The Christmas Escape by Sarah Morgan (2021)
12. The Two Bishops by Agnes Sligh Turnbull (1980)
13. The Last Girl by Jane Casey (2012)
14. 100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet by Pamela Paul (2021)
15. The Stranger You Know by Jane Casey (2013)
16. The Siren of Sussex by Mimi Matthews (2022)
17. The Kill by Jane Casey (2014)
18. After the Fire by Jane Casey (2015)
19. Weather Girl by Rachel Lynn Solomon (2022)
20. Kiwi Tracks by Andrew Stevenson (1999)
21. I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day by Milly Johnson (2020)
22. Let the Dead Speak by Jane Casey (2017)
23. Let’s Get Physical by Danielle Friedman (2022)
24. Cruel Acts by Jane Casey (2019)
25. The Cutting Place by Jane Casey (2020)
26. Four Gardens by Margery Sharp (1935)
27. An Ardent Friendship by Elizabeth Bailey (2000)
28. Playing House by Amy Andrews (2018)
29. Royal Flash by George Macdonald Fraser (1970)
30. Five Windows by D.E. Stevenson (1953)
31. Re-educated by Lucy Kellaway (2021)
32. Impossible Saints by Clarissa Harwood (2018)
33. The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka (2022)
34. Love at First Spite by Anna E. Collins (2022)
February:
35. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson (2005)
36. The Island Home by Libby Page (2021)
37. Factory Summers by Guy Delisle (2021)
38. On a Night Like This by Lindsey Kelk (2021)
39. A Desperate Fortune by Susanna Kearsley (2015)
40. Wild Roses by Deb Caletti (2005)
41. Squashed by Joan Bauer (1992)
42. Playing It Cool by Amy Andrews (2016)
43. Running Wild by K.A. Tucker (2022)
44. Love and Saffron by Kim Fay (2022)
45. The Silent Stars Go By by Sally Nicholls (2020)
46. Mountain Song by Lucy Fuggle (2020)
47. The Shadowy Horses by Susanna Kearsley (1997)
48. A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich (1928)
49. Huda F Are You? by Huda Fahmy (2021)
50. The Killing Kind by Jane Casey (2021)
51. The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune (2020)
52. Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers (1931)
53. The Last Dance of the Debutante by Julia Kelly (2021)
March:
54. Love in the Time of Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith (2022)
55. Three Words for Goodbye by Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb (2021)
56. Under the Whispering Door by T.J. Klune (2021)
57. A Strange Enchantment by Mabel Esther Allan (1981)
58. Out of the Rain by Elizabeth Cadell (1987)
59. The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley (2013)
60. Text for You by Sofie Cramer (2009)
61. All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir (2022)
62. Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron (2022)
63. The Swallows’ Flight by Hilary McKay (2021)
64. Jameela Green Ruins Everything by Zarqa Nawaz (2022)
65. The Sea Gulls Woke Me by Mary Stolz (1951)
66. Playing Dirty by Amy Andrews (2018)
67. Escape to the Riviera by Jules Wake (2016)
68. Losing Eden by Lucy Jones (2020)
69. Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung (2021)
70. Dawn Wind by Rosemary Sutcliff (1961)
71. The Suite Spot by Trish Doller (2022)
72. The Housekeeper’s Daughter by Christine Flynn (2004)
73. An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (2015)
74. Otherwise Engaged by Joanna Barker (2020)
75. Where We Swim by Ingrid Horrocks (2021)
76. Black Sheep by Georgette Heyer (1966)
77. A Place Like Home by Rosamunde Pilcher (2021)
78. Banner in the Sky by James Ramsey Ullman (1954)
79. Outback Boss, City Bride by Jessica Hart (2007)
80. The Transit of Venus by Shirley Hazzard (1980)
April:
81. Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau (2021)
82. Iona Iverson’s Rules for Commuting by Clare Pooley (2022)
83. Girl, Unframed by Deb Caletti (2020)
84. 52 Ways to Walk by Annabel Streets (2022)
85. Newlyweds of Convenience by Jessica Hart (2008)
86. Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (2022)
87. French Braid by Anne Tyler (2022)
88. Again, Rachel by Marian Keyes (2022)
89. Baby at Bushman’s Creek by Jessica Hart (2000)
90. A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson (1997)
91. Out of the Blue by Alison Bliss (2022)
92. Which Way is Home? by Maria Kiely (2020)
93. Wild Child by Patrick Barkham (2020)
94. Madame de Pompadour by Nancy Mitford (1954)
95. Bachelors Galore by Essie Summer (1958)
96. Morgan’s Law by Karly Lane (2012)
97. Dedicated by Pete Davis (2021)
98. Will They, Won’t They? by Portia MacIntosh (2021)
99. To Bring You Joy by Essie Summers (1985)
100. The Blue Bedroom and Other Stories by Rosamunde Pilcher (1985)
May:
101. The No-Show by Beth O’Leary (2022)
102. Free by Lea Ypi (2021)
103. The Authority Gap by Mary Ann Sieghart (2021)
104. One More Croissant for the Road by Felicity Cloake (2019)
105. Goblin Hill by Essie Summers (1977)
106. The Wedding Crasher by Abigail Mann (2022)
107. Twelve Days in May by Niamh Hargan (2022)
108. Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood (2022)
109. The Temporary European by Cameron Hewitt (2022)
110. Book Lovers by Emily Henry (2022)
111. The Earl I Ruined by Scarlett Peckham (2018)
112. We Don’t Know Ourselves by Fintan O’Toole (2022)
113. Borders by Thomas King (2021)
114. Celebrations at the Chateau by Jo Thomas (2021)
115. The Meet Cute Method by Portia MacIntosh (2022)
116. Vinegar Girl by Anne Tyler (2016)
117. London, With Love by Sarra Manning (2022)
118. After the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport (2022)
119. Make or Break at the Lighthouse B&B by Porta MacIntosh (2020)
120. A White Bird Flying by Bess Streeter Aldrich (1931)
121. New Zealand Inheritance by Essie Summers (1957)
122. How We Met by Huma Qureshi (2021)
123. No Ex Before Marriage by Portia MacIntosh (2022)
124. Holding Her Breath by Eimear Ryan (2022)
125. The Honeymoon Prize by Jessica Hart (2002)
126. See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon (2022)
June:
127. Every Summer After by Carley Fortune (2022)
128. Stepping Up by Sarah Turner (2022)
129. Memory Speaks by Julie Sedivy (2021)
130. A Whirlwind Engagement by Jessica Hart (2003)
131. The Unsinkable Greta James by Jennifer E. Smith (2022)
132. Flowers in the Rain by Rosamunde Pilcher (1991)
133. The Gran Tour by Ben Aitken (2020)
134. Would You Rather by Ashley Allison (2022)
135. The Bride Goes Rogue by Joanna Shupe (2022)
136. Summer Pudding by Susan Scarlett (1943)
137. The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley (2021)
138. The Austen Playbook by Lucy Parker (2019)
139. Desire by Una L. Silberrad (1908)
140. The Frequency of Us by Keith Stuart (2021)
141. Josh and Gemma Make a Baby by Sarah Ready (2021)
142. Mistletoe Marriage by Jessica Hart (2005)
143. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel (2022)
144. Windswept by Annabel Abbs (2021)
145. Last-Minute Proposal by Jessica Hart (2008)
146. Flirting with French by William Alexander (2014)
147. Acting Up by Adele Buck (2021)
148. Are We Having Fun Yet? by Lucy Mangan (2021)
149. The Foundling by Georgette Heyer (1948)
150. A Favourite of the Gods by Sybille Bedford (1963)
July:
151. All the Seas of the World by Guy Gavriel Kay (2022)
152. Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman (2021)
153. Frederica by Georgette Heyer (1965)
154. Legacy by Thomas Harding (2019)
155. Letter to My Love by Elizabeth Cadell (1963)
156. A Snowfall of Silver by Laura Wood (2020)
157. Remains to Be Seen by Elizabeth Cadell (1983)
158. My Place at the Table by Alexander Lobrano (2021)
159. Almost English by Charlotte Mendelson (2013)
160. Anna of Strathallan by Essie Summers (1975)
161. Monologue of a Dog by Wisława Szymborska (2002)
162. An Island Wedding by Jenny Colgan (2022)
163. Accent on April by Betty Cavanna (1960)
164. A Lady’s Guide to Fortune Hunting by Sophie Irwin (2022)
165. A Year of Living Simply by Kate Humble (2020)
166. The Mutual Friend by Carter Bays (2022)
167. Good Poems selected by Garrison Keillor (2002)
168. Alice, I Think by Susan Juby (2000)
169. Secrets and Suitors by Joanna Barker (2019)
170. In a Mirror by Mary Stolz (1953)
171. No Roses in June by Essie Summers (1961)
172. The Souvenir Museum by Elizabeth McCracken (2021)
173. The Bay of Noon by Shirley Hazzard (1970)
174. The Rim of the Prairie by Bess Streeter Aldrich (1925)
175. Lessons by Jenny Colgan (2019)
176. The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston (2022)
177. Life’s a Beach by Portia MacIntosh (2022)
August:
178. Aftermath by Harald Jähner (2019)
179. The Beginner’s Goodbye by Anne Tyler (2012)
180. Tiny Pieces of Us by Nicky Pellegrino (2020)
181. Unbroken by Maisey Yates (2014)
182. Count Me In by Emily White (2015)
183. A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You by Amy Bloom (2000)
184. The Love of My Life by Rosie Walsh (2022)
185. The Gap in the Curtain by John Buchan (1932)
186. Come Blossom-Time, My Love by Essie Summers (1961)
187. A Dream of Italy by Nicky Pellegrino (2019)
188. Some Body to Love by Alexandra Heminsley (2021)
189. Good Poems for Hard Times selected by Garrison Keillor (2005)
190. Just Another Love Song by Kerry Winfrey (2022)
191. Mad About You by Mhairi McFarlane (2022)
192. Chivalry by Neil Gaiman and Colleen Doran (2022)
193. Kit McBride Gets a Wife by Amy Barry (2022)
194. Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood (2022)
195. Artistic License by Elle Pierson (2013)
196. The Giant’s House by Elizabeth McCracken (1996)
197. Moon Over the Alps by Essie Summers (1960)
198. Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (2021)
September:
199. A Fall from Grace by Jennie Goutet (2020)
200. A Single Thread of Moonlight by Laura Wood (2021)
201. Dear Reader by Cathy Rentzenbrink (2020)
202. To Italy, With Love by Nicky Pellegrino (2021)
203. Caleb’s Kingdom by Essie Summers (1996)
204. The Lovers by Paolo Cognetti, translated by Stash Luczkiw (2021)
205. The Last Goddess by Kateřina Tučková, translated by Andrew Oakland (2012)
206. A Yorkshire Carol by Jennie Goutet (2021)
207. Just William by Richmal Crompton (1922)
208. Ten Years by Pernille Hughes (2022)
209. Taken By the Hand by O. Douglas (1935)
210. Spring in September by Essie Summers (1978)
211. Jane’s Country Year by Malcolm Saville (1946)
212. If Morning Ever Comes by Anne Tyler (1964)
213. The Lark in the Meadow by Essie Summers (1959)
214. The Naked Don’t Fear the Water by Matthieu Aikins (2022)
215. Philippa Holds Court by Jennie Goutet (2021)
216. The Puzzler by A.J. Jacobs (2022)
217. Our Hearts Were Young and Gay by Cornelia Otis Skinners and Emily Kimbrough (1942)
October:
218. The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson (2004)
219. The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O’Farrell (2022)
220. The Winners by Fredrik Backman, translated by Neil Smith (2022)
221. Horizon by Helen MacInnes (1945)
222. A Merry Little Meet Cute by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone (2022)
223. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Anne Tyler (1982)
224. Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson (2022)
225. The Trials of Topsy by A.P. Herbert (1928)
226. The Villa Girls by Nicky Pellegrino (2011)
227. A Company of Swans by Eva Ibbotson (1985)
228. The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik (2022)
229. Lore Olympus, Volume Two by Rachel Smythe (2022)
230. The Belle of Belgrave Square by Mimi Matthews (2022)
231. The Hero of This Book by Elizabeth McCracken (2022)
232. Ducks by Kate Beaton (2022)
233. The Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry (2022)
234. Welcome to Your Life by Bethany Rutter (2022)
235. Gifts by Laura Barnett (2021)
236. Miss Bishop by Bess Streeter Aldrich (1933)
237. The Forbidden Valley by Essie Summers (1973)
238. I’ve Got the One-More-Washload Blues by Lynn Johnston (1981)
November:
239. Georgie, All Along by Kate Clayborn (2023)
240. Lore Olympus, Volume Three by Rachel Smythe (2022)
241. Rachel Ray by Anthony Trollope (1863)
242. While Still We Live by Helen MacInnes (1944)
243. The Whalebone Theatre by Joanna Quinn (2022)
244. Return to Dragonshill by Essie Summers (1971)
245. Last Time We Met by Emily Houghton (2022)
246. One More River to Cross by Essie Summers (1979)
247. Charlie All Night by Jennifer Crusie (1995)
248. Winter in July by Essie Summers (1984)
249. Topsy, MP by A.P. Herbert (1929)
250. The Ghost and Mrs Muir by R.A. Dick (1945)
251. High Latitudes by James Buchan (1996)
252. Foster by Claire Keegan (2010)
253. Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1992)
254. Ship Wrecked by Olivia Dade (2022)
255. Blackwater Falls by Ausma Zehanat Kahn (2022)
256. The Candid Life of Meena Dave by Namrata Patel (2022)
257. Hither, Page by Cat Sebastian (2019)
December:
258. This Year It Will Be Different, and Other Stories by Maeve Binchy (2007)
259. Crazy for You by Jennifer Crusie (1999)
260. The Reindeer Hunters by Lars Mytting, translated by Deborah Dawkin (2020)
261. Beginner’s Luck by Kate Clayborn (2017)
262. Chums by Simon Kuper (2022)
263. Super-Infinite by Katherine Rundell (2022)
264. The Lyttelton Hart-Davis Letters: Volume Two, 1956-1957 edited by Rupert Hart-Davis (1979)
265. The Snare of the Hunter by Helen MacInnes (1974)
266. Snowed In for Christmas by Sarah Morgan (2022)
267. The Twelve Dates of Christmas by Jenny Bayliss (2020)
268. A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews (2018)
269. Trollope, The Complete Short Stories: Volume One – The Christmas Stories edited by Betty Jane Breyer (1979)
270. Lucy Carmichael by Margaret Kennedy (1951)
271. The Citadel by A.J. Cronin (1937)
272. Family Business by Victoria Glendinning (2021)
273. Fifty Forgotten Books by R.B. Russell (2022)
274. The Christmas Castle in Scotland by Julie Caplin (2022)
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