The book blog described Susanne Defoe's memoir of escape from domestic abuse as "intriguing ... we watch Suzanne strive against all the odds to make a decent life for herself and her children ... a great read."
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Terry Parkins told BBC Wiltshire listeners about his inspiration for his epic novel "Hummer" - the story of a power-struggle within a colony of wild bees. Terry is donating some of the profits from the book to bee protection charities.
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Fenella Forster's third novel in "The Voyagers" series has just received its London launch! Telling the stories of three women from the same family during different periods of history, all three books in the series, "Annie's Story"; "Juliet's Story' and "Kitty's Story" are now available.
Click here to find out more about 'The Voyagers' novels or to order.
In a glowing review for WW2 novel, "Kitty's Story" by Fenella Forster, the book blog says, "The author is a fantastic story teller and I found myself totally enthralled from the very beginning. The attention to detail is spot on ... excellent ... now I am intrigued to go back and read the other two books in The Voyagers series."
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The August 2017 issue of "Who Do You Think You Are?" magazine said of A Good Man and A Brave Man, "The lives of ordinary soldiers who served in the First World War can be hard to trace. Gaunt sets out to trace the story of ... Cecil Thomas Packer, who fought at both Gallipoli and the Somme."
Author, David Ledain was interviewed about gay parenting on 'Woman's Hour' on 7th August.
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The August 2017 issue of Sixtyplusurfers says of this police officer's (very non-PC) memoir, ' ... tells of a young man's determination to escape his past and prove himself as a dedicated and fearless representative of the law. It is also a very funny and entertaining autobiography which I thoroughly enjoyed.'
Thank you to everyone who entered the competition. Congratulations to our lucky winners: D Barnes (Tunbridge Wells), S Murgatroyd (Horsham), P Buttery (Brighton), M Harding (Shoreham) & J Barclay (London). They each receive a copy of 'The Sky is on Fire' by Magsie Hamilton Little.
Click here to find out more about books by Magsie Hamilton Little
The book: British woman, Magsie Hamilton Little's extraordinary and dangerous North African desert journey with two Tuareg tribesmen and a camel called Fleabag. We have copies of Magsie's book to give away to the first FIVE people to email their name & full UK postal address to elly@ellydonovan.co.uk. Good luck!
Click here to read Magsie's latest blog post about theTuareg people.
Press releases about all the new books we handle are avaiable to read and/or download from the Press Office on this website.
Journalists and broadcasters: please contact elly@ellydonovan.co.uk to request review copies, images and author interviews.
Fenella hosted a wonderful 1940s-themed party in a restored railway carriage at Spa Valley Railway (Tunbridge Wells) to celebrate the publication of Kitty's Story (set during WW2) - the third novel in The Voyagers series.
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