Heather Webb

Oct 15, 2024 | booktrib.com | Hazel Gaynor |Heather Webb

Writers have often turned to the royal family for inspiration, but in recent years it has been fiction, rather than factual biographies, that have grown in popularity. And the royals are not only inspiring writers in book form.

Apr 29, 2024 | keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Mohsin Hamid |Heather Webb |Elizabeth Gutierrez

Exit WestBy Mohsin HamidSaeed and Nadia meet at the onset of civil war. Saeed notices Nadia in class one evening and invites her for coffee. She wears a floor-length black robe, so Saeed is shocked when this independent woman accepts and drives away on her scooter. As their friendship blossoms, they become obsessed with the hidden doors that are rumored to exist throughout the city. When it is too dangerous to stay – food, electric and phone service are long gone – the couple searches for the door.

Mar 1, 2024 | booktrib.com | Heather Webb

For ages we’ve devoured stories about gangsters and cowboys, thieves and pirates, and all manner of scoundrels, but they nearly always feature male protagonists. Suddenly, there’s a rise in novels featuring women on the other side of the law, their trials and adventures, and it made me think about the appeal of lawless heroines whose lives are a shade darker than the rest. Why the interest?

Feb 12, 2024 | crimereads.com | Heather Webb

Imagine yourself stepping back in time a hundred years, traveling to London. North of the Thames, the wealth lived amid the beautiful gardens, fancy department stores, and night clubs. South of the winding waterway that divides London in two, the neighborhoods weren’t so posh. Lambeth, Southwark, and the Elephant & Castle neighborhoods brought shuttered munitions factories leftover from the first world war. Brothels abounded.

Mar 23, 2023 | booktrib.com | Heather Webb

The Girl in the White Gloves by Keri MaherGrace knows what people see. She’s the Cinderella story. An icon of glamor and elegance frozen in dazzling Technicolor. The picture of perfection. The girl in white gloves. But behind the lens, beyond the panoramic views of glistening Mediterranean azure, Grace Kelly knows the truth. The sacrifices it takes for an unappreciated girl from Philadelphia to defy her family and become the reigning queen of the screen.