A Book-Birthday

During the week in which this blog is current, The Deserter's Daughter will have its seventh book-birthday. Seventh!

Here I am happily unpacking the box of author copies. That's dear old Alf on the left - I remember my editor joking that he let the side down by not looking interested!

What I didn't know then was that it doesn't matter how many boxes of author copies you receive over the years, it's exciting every single time.

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Here are some highlights from the reviews:

"A gripping, mouth-watering twist-fuelled read from start to finish... A measure of all good books is simply, does the reader want to read on? And the answer here is, without a doubt, yes!" Saga author Carol Rivers.

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"Whilst this is very much a saga, there are aspects of a psychological thriller about it, with themes of manipulation, and emotional and physical abuse." Short Book & Scribes book blog.

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"I enjoyed the northern setting around Manchester, which highlights the stern good humour, the strict moral code and the implacable northern grit of the inhabitants of this tough industrial city." Jaffa Reads Too book blog.

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"This is a powerful, complex and well written saga which contains important themes such as the lack of choices that women had in the recent past, the way men influenced their lives, and the ways they were so dependent on the choices made for them." Norther Reader book blog.

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I love seeing my books on the shelves in public libraries. h This was my first ever library shelfie!

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And as you may be aware, I also love audiobooks, and I always have one on the go. Here is the MP3 cover of The Deserter's Daughter. Beautiful!

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Here's the blurb:

Manchester, 1920.

Carrie Jenkins reels from the revelation that her beloved father was shot for desertion during the Great War. Jilted, and with the close-knit community turning its back on her as well as her mother and her half-sister Evadne, the plans Carrie nurtured are in disarray.

Desperate to overcome private shock and public humiliation, and with her mother gravely ill, Carrie accepts the unsettling advances of Ralph Armstrong and Evadne also meets Alex Larter.

But both sisters put their faith in men who are not to be trusted, and they will face danger and heartache before they can find the happiness they deserve.

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Amazon link to The Deserter's Daughter on Kindle and Kindle Unlimited.