Book Review: ‘The Secret of Matterdale Hall’ by Marianne Ratcliffe

Happy publication day to ‘The Secrets of Matterdale Hall’ by Marianne Ratcliffe!

Thanks to Bellows Press for my copy for review.  As always, opinions are entirely my own.

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Book Review: ‘Walking the Invisible’ by Michael Stewart

Thanks to HQ Stories for my proof copy of this book – and grovelling apologies for not having reviewed this earlier. As always, opinions are my own regardless of how I acquired the book.

This book was published in June 2021 in hardback – there’s also an (excellent) audiobook version available which I listened to alongside reading.


When I read the blurb for this book, I was instantly intrigued. While I’m no lover of nature and have no desire to wander the Yorkshire moors in all weathers (as this writer has done), I do love literary heritage. So of course I want to know about the buildings and villages and landscapes that inspired the Brontes.

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