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THE DEVONSHIRE SAGAS BY TANIA CROSSE 1 – 5 £0.99 | $0.99
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‘Well-drawn characters, real authenticity.’ Historical Novels Review
‘Feels like living history.’ Dorset Echo
‘Strong themes of romance and feminist equality.’ Booklist
MURDER AT GOLDEN COVE FOREST BY CATHY PICKENS £0.99 | $0.99
A classic cozy murder mystery set in South Carolina. A woman enters amateur sleuth Avery’s office claiming her husband is accusing her of poisoning him. From beyond the grave. Soon she isn’t the only one and Avery’s cozy hometown is about to reveal it’s darker side . . .
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A new gripping crime mystery series from a bestselling author. Meet Art Marvik.He’s earned the scars on his face as a commando in the Marines, but now he’s struggling to adjust to civilian life. It’s a page turner…
What’s the biggest distraction in your writing day?
Oh, quite a mixture of things really. In the summer, definitely the garden. I’m a very keen gardener. It’s very relaxing and I get a lot of the best ideas for my books while I’m weeding or planting or whatever. I also try to go for a walk around our village every day unless it’s raining, but I’m thinking about my stories while I’m walking.
What author, dead or alive, would you like to have dinner with?
Audrey Howard without a doubt. I read every one of her books and have them stored safely in the attic so that I can read them all again one day. She was an incredibly talented author and told the most wonderful stories. I believe it was studying her style and techniques that allowed me to hone my own writing skills and become a published author myself.
Who would you want to play the main character in a film/TV adaptation of one of your books — and why?
That’s a difficult one. The possibility is so remote that I’ve never really thought about it. But either Jenna Coleman or Lily James would play one of my spirited heroines superbly. They’re both such brilliant actresses and would put over the vulnerable side of my characters perfectly, too.
What is the most interesting/unique thing you’ve had to research for a book?
I’m passionate about the research for my historical novels. I have stacks of files of research notes I’ve made over the years, so it’s impossible to pick out one particular item. Little is known about the Cherrybrook Gunpowder Mills on Dartmoor, so I had to glean information from wherever I could for The Gunpowder Girl, and visiting the remote site on my beloved Dartmoor was amazing. But maybe the traditional quarryman’s funeral in The Quarry Girl was one of the most moving things I have ever discovered and I just had to include it in the book.
What are you currently reading and watching?
I’ve just finished reading Cold Blows the Wind by Catherine Meyrick. Set in Tasmania in 1870/80s, it tells of the harsh life the descendants of the convicts faced there and is based on the author’s own ancestry, which makes it all the more poignant. It’s a gritty, intensely moving read. Television wise, I watch a variety of genres from documentaries on railway buildings and walking old railway lines to Call the Midwife, Vera, The Catch and Maternal. However, what’s really caught my attention recently is Atlantic Crossing, which is about the Norwegian royal family during the Nazi occupation of Norway in World War Two. It’s based loosely on truth and I’m sure makes use of a lot of artistic licence, but it makes for compelling viewing and it’s an aspect of the conflict that wouldn’t normally spring to mind.
The team at Joffe Books are very sad to announce the death of their author, Gretta Mulrooney. She will be missed by her many readers as well as by everyone lucky enough to work with her at Joffe Books. She was a brilliant writer who dazzled both in psychological insight and at the level of the sentence.
She was a wonderful person who brought laughter and warmth wherever she went. Gretta was a remarkable person; she shaped so many lives for the good and she will be much missed. To use her own words, spoken by Tyrone Swift, “May you live as long as you want to, and want to as long as you live . . .”
Read her obituary here: https://joffebooks.com/…/remembering-gretta-mulrooney…
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