Today I’m pleased to welcome Joanna Courtney to the blog. Joanna’s novel, The Chosen Queen, the first instalment in ‘The Queens of the Conquest’ trilogy was published by Macmillan on 7 May 2015. Today Joanna answers the question – what is it with Queens? What is it about queens? What is it about queens that fascinates us so much?…
Month: May 2015
Kate Furnivall – Q&A
Today I’m pleased to welcome Kate Furnivall, whose books include The Russian Concubine. Kate is here to discuss her latest novel; The Italian Wife, published by Sphere on 7 May 2015. Hi, it’s great to be here. Thanks for inviting me. Tell us a little about THE ITALIAN WIFE. THE ITALIAN WIFE is about creating…
Tammany Hall: the Labor and the Irish in 19th Century America by Lyndsay Faye – Guest Post
Today I’m pleased to welcome Lyndsay Faye to the blog. Lynsey’s latest book featuring detective Timothy Wilde, The Fatal Flame, published by Headline on 12 May 2015. Tammany Hall: the Labor and the Irish in 19th Century America During the 2012 Barack Obama vs. Mitt Romney presidential election, the writers at Saturday Night Live were as…
Disclaimer by Renee Knight – Review
Published by Doubleday Publication date: 9 April 2015 Source – Net Galley copy “What if you realized the book you were reading was all about you? ‘DISCLAIMER stealthily steals your attention and by the end holds you prisoner – a searing story that resonates long after the final page. The best thriller I’ve read this…
Death in the Rainy Season by Anna Jaquiery – Review
Published by Mantle Publication date: 9 April 2015 Source: review copy “Phnom Penh, Cambodia; the rainy season. When a French man, Hugo Quercy, is found brutally murdered, Commandant Serge Morel finds his holiday drawn to an abrupt halt. Quercy – dynamic, well-connected – was the magnetic head of a humanitarian organisation which looked after the…
Deborah Install – Q&A
Today I’m pleased to welcome Deborah Install, who’s debut novel, The Robot in the Garden is out now. Deborah kindly answered a few of my questions. 1. Tell us a little about The Robot in the Garden. Stagnant Ben and high-flying Amy are a couple whose relationship is on a downward spiral. When they find…
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