Wartime on Sanctuary Lane

#Netgalley #WartimeonSanctuaryLane Its 1905 and Ruby and her brother Harry are playing hide and seek when they are horrified to see a man throwing what they think are babies, as they can hear a crying noise, into the River Thames, Ruby goes to investigate and finds they are in fact kittens, on return......more

Thank you for the chance to read this ARC in return for my honest opinion I have mixed feelings about this book - it was obviously well researched and well written - but somehow failed to hit the mark for me. I could see the need for the help needed by the animals and realised that Leah used her conn......more

What a magnificent book to start a series I certainly could not put the book down. Ruby leaves her work as a maid and comes back home. She starts work at the munitions factory. This is where she meets Leah who is one of the managers there and struck a friendship over the stray cats. Ruby decides to s......more

This was a really lovely book with a huge amount of heart. I adored feisty Ruby and rooted for her throughout. Kirsty has clearly done her research and the details she shares envelope you in the period - I felt I could see, touch and smell east London in WW1. This is a warm, uplifting read, which an......more

A lovely start to a series set in World War One. I don't think the title tells you enough about the subject matter. It's about a girl working in a munitions factory who wants to help injured animals in the East End of London and is a must for any animal lover.......more