Find out about the inspiration behind The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu by Ann Bennett #HistoricalFiction #HistoricalRomance #WomensAdventure #BlogTour #TheCoffeePotBookClub @annbennett71 @cathiedunn

The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu
By Ann Bennett

A sweeping wartime tale of secrets and love, mystery and redemption, moving from the snow-capped Himalayas to the steamy heat of battle in the Burmese jungle.

Perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries, Victoria Hislop and Rosie Thomas.

Hampshire, UK, 2015. When Chloe Harper’s beloved grandmother, Lena dies, a stranger hands her Lena’s wartime diary. Chloe sets out to uncover deep family secrets that Lena guarded to her grave.

Darjeeling, India, 1943, Lena Chatterjee leaves the confines of a strict boarding school to work as assistant to Lieutenant George Harper, an officer in the British Indian Army. She accompanies him to Nepal and deep into the Himalayas to recruit Gurkhas for the failing Burma Campaign. There, she discovers that Lieutenant Harper has a secret, which she vows never to reveal.

In Kathmandu, the prophesy of a mysterious fortune teller sets Lena on a dangerous course. She joins the Women’s Auxiliary Service Burma (the Wasbies), risking her life to follow the man she loves to the front line. What happens there changes the course of her life.

On her quest to uncover her grandmother’s hidden past, Chloe herself encounters mystery and romance. Helped by young Nepalese tour guide, Kiran Rai, she finds history repeating itself when she is swept up in events that spiral out of control...

"A great read" Advance Reader.

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"What a wonderful book... I loved it. The dual time lines were delineated to perfection... the settings were perfectly rendered.." Advance Reader.

Publication Date: 31st October 2023
Publisher: Andaman Press
Page Length: 356
Genre: Historical Fiction / Historical Romance / Women’s adventure and romance

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The Inspiration behind the book...

My books are always inspired by true historical events in particular little-known or obscure stories, and The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu is no exception. My first novel, Bamboo Heart: A Daughter’s Quest was inspired by researching my father’s experience as a prisoner of war of the Japanese enslaved on the Thai-Burma railway, and the research for that book led me to read more about the second world war in South-East Asia and to write several more books about that era in the region.

In The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu, I brought together several strands of history that have interested me for some time. As with most of my books, this one was inspired partly by travel and partly by researching historical events. 

Having spent about six weeks in Nepal in 1987, staying in Pokhara and Kathmandu and trekking in the Annapurnas mountains, lodging with villagers, I fell in love with the beauty and mystery of that Kingdom. I have wanted to set a book there ever since I started writing historical fiction. 

I've long been interested in the strong links between our countries, and in particular how and why young men from remote mountain villages in Nepal sign up to join the British army to fight for a foreign power. In addition, for the last twenty years, I’ve lived quite near Aldershot, the HQ of the British Army. Gurkhas and their families are a big presence in the area. 

I was interested in how Gurkhas were recruited during the second world war (in which ….. served and around 10,000 lost their lives) and discovered that recruiting officers from the British Army would travel into the hills to recruit young men and that for some villagers, for whom life in the mountains was often a struggle, a son in the Gurkhas would be a lifeline. 

I decided to have a British recruiting officer as one of my characters (Lieutenant George Harper) and my main character, Lena, to be his assistant. They travel together into the mountains to recruit for the Burma campaign in the early 1940s. My characters travel the same route that I followed with my schoolfriend in the late eighties and trekked again with my husband while I was writing the novel. I found that the landscape had changed very little in the intervening thirty-six years, but that trekking is now big business in some of the villages there now, farming appearing to take second place. Travelling there made me want to convey the beauty of the mountains and the timeless nature of life there for readers. 

I was also inspired by the magical, ancient temples in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur and Patan in the Kathmandu valley and I wanted to weave that feeling of myth and mystery into the book. My imagination was captured by the Kumari Devi – the living goddess – a  young girl who lives in a palace on Durbar Square in old Kathmandu, and who appears in an upper window to bestow good fortune on those who have come to pay their respects. She amazed me on my first visit and once again when I visited again earlier this year. 

The Kumari Devi is just one of the many mythical and mysterious aspects of Nepal that inspired me to write this book. To encapsulate that mystery, I created the character of the fortune teller who reads the palms of both central characters in the book and whose prophesies sets Lena on a course that will change her life.

Ann Bennett is a British author of historical fiction. She was born in Pury End, a small village in Northamptonshire, UK and now lives in Surrey. 

Her first book, Bamboo Heart: A Daughter's Quest, was inspired by researching her father’s experience as a prisoner of war on the Thai-Burma Railway. Bamboo Island: The Planter's Wife, A Daughter's Promise and Bamboo Road:The Homecoming, The Tea Panter's Club and The Amulet are also about the war in South East Asia, which together with The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu make up the Echoes of Empire Collection.

Ann is also author of The Runaway Sisters, bestselling The Orphan House, The Forgotten Children and The Child Without a Home, published by Bookouture.

The Lake Pavilion, The Lake Palace, both set in British India in the 1930s and WW2, and The Lake Pagoda and The Lake Villa, set in French Indochina during WW2, make up The Oriental Lake Collection.

Ann is married with three grown up sons and a granddaughter and works as a lawyer. For more details please visit www.annbennettauthor.com.

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Read a snippet from The Bastard Prince of Versailles: A Novel Inspired by True Events by Will Bashor #HistoricalFiction #Versailles #LGBTBooks #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub @WBashorAuthor @cathiedunn

The Bastard Prince of Versailles: A Novel Inspired by True Events
By Will Bashor

A historical novel inspired by real events, The Bastard Prince of Versailles, narrates the escapades of a misborn "prince" during the reign of Louis XIV in seventeenth-century France. Louis de Bourbon wasn't a real prince-even though his father was King Louis XIV. 

The illegitimate son of the King and his mistress, Louise de La Vallière, young Louis has been kept far from the court's eyes until summoned to bid adieu to his mother. To atone for her adultery, she joins a convent, abandoning Louis to an uncertain future. 

When Louis is humiliated by his father for his role in a secret gay society, he struggles to redeem himself through heroism and self-sacrifice in the king's army on the battlefield.

Praise for The Bastard Prince of Versailles:

“Will Bashor effortlessly weaves together the threads of fact and fiction, transporting us back to the opulence and intrigue of 17th century France. The author’s research and attention to detail are evident and well applied, never seeming like a dry history lesson but always a hook keeping you turning the pages.

Louis is brought to life with such authenticity that you can't help but empathize with his journey. As he navigates the treacherous waters of courtly politics and yearns for his father's approval, you'll feel a gripping connection to his struggles and triumphs. The rest of the characters are well-crafted as well, each contributing to the rich tapestry of the story.

If you are looking for a unique historical novel that will transport you to another time and leave a lasting impression, this book is an absolute must-read.”

--International Review of Books

Publication Date: August 18, 2023

Publisher: Will Bashor

Page Length: 338 pages

Genre: Historical LGBTQ Fiction / Historical Fiction

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SNIPPET

Château of Versailles, October 1682. The gathering of nobles and courtiers in the marble-tiled courtyard gasped when fifteen-year-old Count Louis of Vermandois collapsed after the final blow of the whip, his body dangling from the ladder’s frame. King Louis XIV, his expression grim, raised his hand to end the spectacle and motioned for his son’s lifeless body to be carried away.

Hours later, in a dungeon cell reeking of rat urine and pipe smoke, Count Louis woke up on a cot with vermin-infested straw prickling his bare stomach. Despite the sounds of vicious dogs growling and drunken jailers cursing in the corridors, his mind wandered back to his idyllic youth, trying to understand how he ever ended up in a dank, dark prison cell.

From Columbus, Ohio, Will earned his Ph.D. from the American Graduate School of Paris. In his spare time, he reads memoirs and researches the lives of royals and their courtiers. 

He hopes to share his fascination with the Bourbon dynasty and its quirky inhabitants and, at the same time, weave the historical record with creative fiction. He has written articles for the Huffington Post, Age of Revolutions, BBC History Magazine, and Carine Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book.

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Read an excerpt from Into the Dragon's Den by Lisa Unfried #YoungAdult #Fantasy #ChristianFiction @RABTBookTours

Into the Dragon's Den

By Lisa Unfried

Do you ever wonder if there is more to this life? Daniel did, even though he didn’t realize it. He was just a mild-mannered, teenage boy trying to deal with the challenges of a major move, the lack of friends at a new school, and the school bully who repeatedly attacked him. All he wanted was to get through school, immerse himself in his video games, and hope that life would somehow get better. Then he met the town’s matriarch who offered him something different—an alternate reality. Follow Daniel as he slips into realms beyond his own. He discovers that it takes faith to follow his destiny and learn the truth of his identity. He finds new friends, and together they discover the truth of Evil, its tactics for destruction, and its influence on the darkness of their world as they find themselves in the Dragon’s Den.

Young Adult Fantasy / Christian
Date Published: October 3, 2023
Publisher: Lucid Books

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EXCERPT

Daniel nodded, and Sophia continued. “Those arrows
become thoughts implanted in the mind. Just because a
thought crosses your mind doesn’t make it your thought unless
you agree with it. An example of this is the thoughts of guilt
you had when you woke up just now. Your friends are not in
danger because of you, but the Dragon wants you to think
they are. He knows if you ever push past the insecurity, doubt,
or fear within you, if you choose instead to believe the truth
of Love and live in accordance with it, you’ll erect a shield of
protection that will smother his plans. Your shield will cause
his fiery arrows to fizzle. The Dragon likes using a misleading,
repetitive pattern, hoping you’ll never catch onto it. He wants
you to panic and not wait on the King. Always remember, the
King is our protector and shield. It is his faith and our reliance
on his truths that guard us. Our faith is the process of walking
in the truth of the King and his love. It means living that
belief.” Sophia held her arm up like she was carrying a shield
and stepped forward as though pushing through something.
“Our shield allows us to advance despite adverse circumstances.
It gives clear vision and protection.”

I was born in a sleepy suburb of Houston, Texas, at a time when televisions weren't common in every home, phones had wires, and people surfed only at the beach. I didn't know what I could become, so I watched the world go by. I married my banker boss, had two children, welcomed three grandchildren, and researched a variety of topics such as history, politics, religion, physics, space, medicine, and the human condition. Mostly I like telling stories. I am still in that same town, watching things and telling stories.

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Read an excerpt from The Middle Generation: A Novel of John Quincy Adams and the Monroe Doctrine by M. B. Zucker #HistoricalFiction #MonroeDoctrine #JohnQuincyAdams #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub @MichaelZucker1 @cathiedunn

The Middle Generation

A Novel of John Quincy Adams and the Monroe Doctrine 

By M. B. Zucker

The classical era of American history began with the Revolution and ended with emancipation. Between these bookends lies the absorbing yet overshadowed epic of a new nation spearheading liberty’s cause in a world skeptical of freedom arriving at all, much less in slaver’s garb. M. B. Zucker takes readers back to that adolescent country in the care of an enigmatic guide, John Quincy Adams, heir to one president by blood and another, Washington, by ideology. Adams is the missing link between the founders and Abraham Lincoln, and is nigh unanimously regarded as America’s foremost Secretary of State. Through Adams’ eyes, readers will experience one of history’s greatest and most forgotten crises: his showdown with Europe over South American independence, the conflict which prefigured the Monroe Doctrine. 

With his signature dialogue and his close study of Adams’ 51 volume diary, M. B. Zucker’s The Middle Generation is a political thriller and character piece that surpasses his achievement in The Eisenhower Chronicles and ascends to the cinematic heights of the historical epics of David Lean and Steven Spielberg. It is an unforgettable portrait and a leap forward for one of our rising historical fiction novelists. 

Publication Date: November 7, 2023

Publisher: Historium Press

Page Length: 432

Genre: Historical Fiction / Biographical Fiction 

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EXCERPT

My eyes, still irritated, were now heavy as I arrived home and I prayed Mrs. Adams had had one of her good days. We’d rented a house at C and 4 ½ Street. A modest home but our family fit well enough. The neighborhood was uninspired, even by Washington standards, the indiscernible buildings standing in file rows like minutemen awaiting approaching redcoats. Its worst feature was a jail-turned-slave pen a mere block away. 

I entered the home and saw that the dining room fireplace embers were abating. George, my eldest, slept nearby. John and Charles, my younger sons, attended Boston Public Latin School and lived with the Welshes, our friends. Two chambers—the dining room and kitchen—were at the front while a cluster of minute bedrooms inhabited the rear. The dining room had a table with six chairs, a cluttered bookcase, and portraits of Cicero and George and Martha Washington. 

I approached my son and saw a French study book opened so I couldn’t read the title and painted metal toy soldiers organized for battle. I kneeled and shook his shoulder until his eyes opened. 

“Were you studying or playing?” 

He groaned. “I was studying and took a break.” 

“You don’t have time for games if you’re to enter Harvard as a sophomore.” 

“I know, Father,” he said meekly. 

“I will make our name proud,” I said in French. In English: “Translate for me.” He failed, barely trying, and I paced about. “Don’t you want to make something of yourself? To get somewhere—anywhere—in the world? To earn my admiration rather than be a burden?” He wept. I stood over him so my words carried greater force. “Control yourself. Be distinguishable from the placenta once attached to you.” 

He begged between gasps: “Stop, Father.” 

I froze, stressed from my day. I chose to be kinder. “What battle were you reenacting?” 

A moment. “General Washington’s victory at Saratoga.” 

“Washington wasn’t at Saratoga. It was Gates. You can’t even waste time properly.” 

He hugged his legs. 

“Work for another hour before retiring for the day. Read scripture before bed. It’s medicine for the soul. We are all, son, unwilling to confess our own faults, even to ourselves. Our consciences either disguise them under false and delusive colors or seek out excuses and apologies to reconcile them to our minds.” 

He nodded and I entered the kitchen. A claustrophobic space made worse by protruding counters, stuffed shelves, and a round three-legged table at one end. A pot of stew waited for me. I was too drowsy for hunger. 

Ellen and Antoine released their grip on one another. Ellen was our cook and Antoine was a young Belgian man I’d hired as my servant. They were the best-looking pair in the family, though that said little. 

“I take it Mary’s asleep?” I asked, referring to my wife’s nine-year-old niece living with us. 

“Yes, Mr. Adams,” Ellen said. 

“And Lucy?” My wife’s servant. 

Ellen hesitated. “She’s in bed.” 

“Did Mrs. Adams yell at her again?” More hesitation. “Be honest.” 

“Yes, Mr. Adams. Mrs. Adams had another episode.” My head drooped. “She fainted and we put her in your bedroom. She might be awake now.” 

I lacked room to express my frustration and so squeezed my fists. “I needed her to have a good day.” 

“I’m sorry, sir.” 

I turned to leave and paused. “You may restore your embrace.” 

Our bedroom was pitch black. Curtains resembling a sorcerer’s cape altered it into a lightless mausoleum. Misaligned portraits of our sons and a pamphlet about repairing buggy wheels cluttered a night table while the closet door remained ajar from when I left that morning. Mrs. 

Adams opened her eyes. Paradise Lost, her favorite book, sat beside her face. Her hair grayer and her body plumper than when we wed. Self-induced stress was a greater culprit than age. 

“You fainted?” I asked. She nodded. “Do you need laudanum?” 

“No,” she whispered. 

“Do you know the source?” 

Louder now: “I again instructed Lucy—” 

“Do you want her to quit?” 

A sigh. “I don’t care.” 

“What do you care about?” 

“You know the answer. I can’t stop thinking about Baby Louisa.” 

My spine used to stiffen at such remarks. No longer. “It was five years ago.” 

“As if that matters.” Her posture rose. “She—she was everything. And you, in your heartlessness, you don’t even—” 

“Of course I do. I loved our daughter more than anything. But we cannot live within mourning. We still have children to attend to. Lives which must go on. We cannot afford, nor should we want, to be consumed by a single tragedy. We must accept it as a dark chapter and—” 

“Do not lecture me. You haven’t the right.” 

“A right derived from what?” 

“Look at how you treat those dearest to me. Like Baby Louisa. Like Father.” 

I shook my head. “Your father was in the wrong. He brought it upon himself.” 

“You merely had to pay off—” 

“I was not about to allow his creditors to blackmail me, Louisa. To blackmail our family.” 

Screaming now. “Instead you allowed for his humiliation. He had to flee London for America, a country whose revolution he supported—” 

Joined her screaming. “Do you know the insult to my virtue—” 

She scoffed. “Your virtue?” 

“Yes, my virtue. It’s my most valuable possession. My life’s foundation. As if I had the money to pay off his creditors when I’m supporting our family on a government salary.” 

“He died a broken man. A man who’d been—” 

“He lied to us, Louisa. To you.” 

A lower octave. “He was the only one who cared. Who ever cared.” 

“People care for you.” 

“Who?” 

“Me.” 

“Really?” 

“Of course. And our family.” 

“They don’t respect me.” 

“That doesn’t mean they don’t care.” 

“It’s a prerequisite.” She turned to the curtain. “I ask so little from life and I get even less.” 

“Self-indulgence is pathetic.” 

“I just want a happy family. That’s all.” 

“Life isn’t meant to be happy.” 

“Yes it is. At least, that’s what I believe.” 

“A foolish belief. Everyone feels stress but adults put it aside and keep going.” 

A pause. “I should join our daughter beyond the grave.” 

“Or don’t listen to me. Whichever’s better.” 

I undressed in the mirror and became blue. My handsome days were behind me. Balder and rounder. I mentioned my eye troubles and will inform you of my hands later. I wished to hide from the world and never appear in public again. No one should have to see this. 

Some quiet minutes. Then, “Let’s leave for Braintree the day after tomorrow.” 

“Why?” she asked. 

“Getting away from the city will clear your head. We’ll spend time with my family instead of the vultures circling Washington.” 

“Can you afford to leave?” 

“No, but your health is more important. I’ll return before the upcoming congressional session.” 

“You’re underestimating the time required to visit New England during winter.” 

“Not if we travel by steamship. I’ll tell Brent tomorrow that he must run the Department for a few days. He’ll understand.” 

“Daniel is a considerate man.” A pause. “Can we visit John and Charles?” 

“You can. I won’t have time.” 

“They need their father.” 

“They’ll have to do without. For now.” 

M. B. Zucker has been interested in storytelling for as long as he can remember. He devoted himself to historical fiction at fifteen and earned his B.A. at Occidental College and his J.D. at Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He lives in Virginia with his family. He is the author of three other novels. Among his honors is the Best Fictional Biography Award at the 2023 BookFest.

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Read an excerpt from Pariah’s Lament by Richie Billing #Fantasy #YoungAdult #YAFantasy @Magpie_Richie @XpressoTours

Pariah’s Lament

By Richie Billing

“So often it’s the forgotten who possess the power to change the world.”

When an attempt is made on the life of Ashara, Keeper of Yurr, his young, hapless advisor Edvar must uncover and stop those behind it.

With enemies in the capital city and the belligerent Tesh, Keeper of neighbouring nation Karrabar stirring trouble in the Borderlands, can Edvar hold together Ashara’s brittle reign?

The troubles ripple throughout Yurr, affecting an ancient race of people known as the Amast, who in their time of utmost need, turn to pariah Isy for salvation. Rejected by society, kith and kin, can Isy guide the Amast to safety during the greatest turmoil Yurr has known since the War of the Damned?

Pariah’s Lament will take you on a rollercoaster of an adventure ‘that will keep you spellbound as you traverse the world alongside Isy and Edvar’ (Books Behind The Title). And along the way you’ll experience ‘intense fighting scenes, a little romance and flawed characters’ (Sarah Lillian Books).

If you love to explore fantasy worlds, this book won’t disappoint. Part of a shared universe populated by other authors, the setting in Pariah’s Lament has proven a huge hit with readers, with some praising the ‘insane level of detail’ (The Book Suite) and vividness of its descriptions.

Publication date: March 17th 2021

Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Young Adult 

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EXCERPT

Like a flock of dive-bombing gulls, the great stones of the Yurrish trebuchets and catapults twisted and turned in the air. One jagged chunk struck the bow of a Karraban galley and splinters and shards burst forth to a chorus of cracks and screams. Another great boulder obliterated the masthead of a nearby ship, hurling those upon the deck overboard.

More missed than struck. The yellow tide did not falter.

Driven forward by oars, the Karraban fleet ate up the water, moving in a diagonal line. The trebuchets were taking an age to reload. From his vantage point, Jem could see those on the quay hurrying to winch back the catapults. At the sound of a frantic horn, the arms of the catapults were unleashed and clusters of iron balls, stones and rocks rained down on those ships leading the Karraban charge, puncturing hulls, sails and decks.

Still they came.

The trebuchets, ranges adjusted, loosed again and once more struck a destructive blow. The Karrabans still persisted. Yurrish archers upon the quay walls unleashed their first volley. Unfortunate rowers upon the open decks screamed, and the momentum of a number of ships waned, oars falling slack or tangling with others. One talented, or lucky, archer struck a helmsman and the galley veered into another, scraping its side and snapping its oars, and, no doubt, the arms of a few oarsmen too.

The Karrabans answered with arrows of their own, their archers placed in crow’s nests and platforms built amongst the rigging. The air quickly grew thick with darts. The persistent shouts and cries of men were incrementally drowned out by the great crashes of stone against wood as the loads of catapults and trebuchets fell. The frenetic scene around the quay wall absorbed Jem’s attention. Creeping into the top of his vision, looming behind the chaos, came the first of the great galleons. Its rowers slowed, turned portside, level with the quay gate.

“Sir, the galleon carries the thunder. You must stop it!” Jem shouted.

Gundar looked to where he pointed and nodded. He dispatched messengers to the quay and artillery stations. Jem spotted hatches opening on the portside of the ship. Catapults continued to fire at the galleys, though some quick-thinking engineers had turned their aim to the galleon. Their loads fell short. The trebuchets were still reloading. They were the only ones who had a hope of hitting it, if any of their operators had the presence of mind to know where to aim.

One by one, their great wooden arms swung forwards. Huge rocks hung in the air like eagles. Everyone upon the wall had their eyes upon them, hoping they struck, willing them to do so, and despairing as they watched each one splash harmlessly into the water.

Richie Billing writes all kinds of stories, but mostly fantasy fiction. His tales often explore real-world issues, zooming in on his characters and their troubles.

His short fiction has been widely published, with one story adapted for BBC radio. And his debut novel, an epic fantasy called Pariah's Lament, was published by Of Metal and Magic Publishing in March 2021.

Richie also hosts the podcast The Fantasy Writers’ Toolshed, a venture inspired by the requests of readers of his acclaimed craft book, A Fantasy Writers’ Handbook.

When not writing, Richie works as an editor and digital marketer and teaches creative writing both online and in his home city of Liverpool.

Most nights you can find him up into the early hours scribbling away or watching the NBA.

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Have a look at The Matchstick Boy by Rowena Kinread #cosy crime #historical fiction #thriller #Switzerland #BlogTour #CoffeePotBookClub @rowenakinread @cathiedunn

The Matchstick Boy

By Rowena Kinread

When his young brother, Josef, is killed by a rock avalanche, Jakob believes it is murder. He had seen someone on the mountain ridge, above the scree, before it began to roll. But who would want to kill a child, and why? Jakob suspects Ramun, the privileged son of the owner of a matchstick factory, but nobody takes him seriously and he is powerless to obtain justice.

Thirty years later, Jakob’s profoundly deaf daughter is raped by Ramun and becomes with child. Determined to gain justice for his daughter, Jakob unearths a myriad of well-kept secrets in the tight-lipped community, but is anyone willing to tell the truth?

Just as he thinks he has uncovered all the facts, he realises he has made a vital mistake all along. Nothing is really as it seems.

Publication Date: October 10th, 2023

Publisher: Goldcrest Books

Page Length: 329 pages

Genre: Historical Crime / Mystery / Historical Thriller

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Rowena Kinread grew up in Ripon, Yorkshire with her large family and a horde of pets. Keen on travelling, her first job was with Lufthansa in Germany.

She began writing in the nineties. Her special area of interest is history, after researching her ancestry and finding family roots in Ireland with the Dalriada clan, particularly this era. Her debut fiction novel titled “The Missionary” is a historical novel about the dramatic life of St. Patrick. It was published by Pegasus Publishers on April 29th, 2021 and has been highly appraised by The Scotsman, The Yorkshire Post and the Irish Times.

   Her second novel “The Scots of Dalriada” centres around Fergus Mór, the founder father of Scotland and takes place in 5th century Ireland and Scotland, and is published by Pegasus Publishers.

The author lives with her husband in Bodman-Ludwigshafen, Lake Constance, Germany. They have three children and six grandchildren.

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