What readers say

  • Alisa Kefford Parker

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    In the most charming and relatable way, Robert has awakened the senses of enchantment and wonder that had laid hidden within me. This story reminds the reader, that there is more to this mystical world than we know, or often see, and if only we perhaps took a little time to stop,  look and listen Read more

  • Darcy Rae Parker

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    The natural world was depicted as mystical in itself, colliding with themes on the human condition, which led to an authentic combination of magic and the everyday. This was a thought-provoking and heart-felt read. Read more

  • Aileen Orr

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    Twice Born –  I was totally gripped and transported to this amazing world – The author described the River Dart to perfection! As someone who lives on the Dart I was taken on a beautiful journey. I would recommend this book to anyone of any age who is interested to go on a spiritual journey. Read more

  • Rebecca Damin

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    Twice Born–  Lovely! “Twice Born,” by Robert Hart, is a welcome re-introduction to times known before.  Set near Hart’s beloved English waterways, the author weaves a credible fairy world into a family’s complex everyday reality.  Willow, the young granddaughter, slowly introduces her grandparents to this magic, secret realm and so to the hidden realities of Read more

  • Diana Baker

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    Twice Born – A sensitive story that draws you in from the beginning. The guilt, the secrets, the emotions, which some of Hart’s characters have, are familiar to us all, and the resolutions are so uplifting. I loved this story. Hart describes Hoodown Woods and the River Dart in ways that would make a person who Read more

  • James Blomfield

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    A Brilliant Read Rebecca’s Secrets – I really enjoyed Rebecca’s Secrets. Brilliant read: really entertaining and engaging with a thought provoking twist. Rebecca’s Secrets chart the story of orphanTommy Angel, growing up in the Jewish quarter of the East End in London in the late fifties. My favourite bits are the school scenes – when Read more

  • Susan Peters

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    Remembering the Past Rebecca’s Secrets – A wonderfull book, I highly recommend. Reading your book was both nostalgic and disturbing.remembering some of the places in the east end was heartwarming,but your story was almost like reading a book by Dickens. Truths you un-earthed had to be traumatic,and you colourfull description of your family was wonderfull. Read more

  • Glyn Holt

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    How we LIVED then! Rebecca’s Secrets – Robert Hart’s book gave me a real frisson when I read it. Our local city wasn’t hit as hard by the Luftwaffe as was London – though it was hit quite hard enough, thanks. But here, Hart, writing as `Tommy Angel’, recalls the austere, emergent years that followed Read more

  • William Judd

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    A Personal View of Rebecca’s Secrets Rebecca’s Secrets – I bought this book a while ago and made the mistake of only putting time aside to read a few pages at a time which is not what it deserves. Coming across it again recently I took it on holiday and then found myself reading it Read more

  • Suzanne G. Barr

    Rating: 5 out of 5.

    I Could Not Put it Down Rebecca’s Secrets – Wow! I loved this book! Once I started, I could not put it down. It is warm, funny and very real – a celebration of the strength of the human spirit. I found myself relating to much of the author’s childhood experiences despite the fact that Read more