#BlogTour: The Wronged Daughter by Mary Wood @Authormary @EllisKeene @panmacmillan #TheWrongedDaughter #MaryWood

Good morning everyone I’m on the blog tour for Mary Wood’s fantastic new book today and as well as sharing my review I have Katie Tibb’s review to share too. Katie won a competition organised by Mary to have her review included on this blog tour.

Before I share our reviews here is a little bit about the book.

Book Synopsis:

Perfect for winter nights, The Wronged Daughter by Mary Wood is an emotional and moving novel that reunites old friends and heals old wounds.

Mags has never forgotten the friendship she forged with Flora and Ella, two fellow nurses she served with at the beginning of World War I. Haunted by what she experienced during that time, she fears a reunion with her friends would bring back the horror she’s tried so desperately to suppress.

Now, with her wedding on the horizon, this should be a joyful time for Mags. But the sudden loss of her mother and the constant doubt she harbours surrounding her fiancé, Harold, are marring her happiness.

Mags throws herself into running the family mill, but she’s dealt another aching blow by a betrayal that leaves her reeling. Finding the strength the war had taken from her, she fights back, not realizing the consequences and devastating outcome awaiting her.

Can she pick up the pieces of her life and begin anew?

The Wronged Daughter is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below.

Message From Mary:

Hi all,
I want to thank both Joanna for hosting me, and for being so generous in inviting a guest reviewer to her lovely blog. and Kate Tibbs for this wonderful and excellently compiled review. Thank you, so much girls.
Some of you will remember me running a competition on my Facebook Page to find a guest reviewer for Joanne’s blog. Kate was the lucky winner and received an advance copy from my publishers, Pan Macmillan. 
Well, Kate, you have done a marvellous job. I am so touched and encouraged by your words about my book. And thrilled that you enjoyed it so much.

Thank you again
All my loveMary x

Katie’s Review:

I loved this book and am a huge fan of Mary Wood and like all of her readers send her virtual hugs for being such a consummate storyteller.
The Wronged Daughter is such a great story about friendship, loss and love and even though it is a historical novel it has universal contemporary themes of PTSD and controlling relationships.  
Mags begins her journey in this book with terrible news, doubts her own strength but fights through the twists and turns and highs and lows, she is so much stronger and lovable than she believes. 
As Mags rightly says “In the end, all I suffered has been worth it”, isn’t this a reflection of what we would all like to say about our lives and loved ones?
I cannot wait for the next book in the series: The Brave Daughters.

My Review:

The Wronged Daughter is another fantastic, gripping read from one of my favourite authors.

One of the things I most like about Mary is her ability to quickly absorb the reader into her books and make them feel like they are really there watching everything unfold. This book is no exception and I felt myself immersed into the lives of the characters and caring about them like they were my real friends. This story centres around Mags as she marries the nasty Harold which means she has to give up her right to run her family’s Mill, which she had been doing very successfully. Harold is a character that I loved to hate and frequently wanted to punch throughout the book. Why lovely Mags decides to marry him is beyond me and this decision had me wishing I knew her personally so I could have a stern word with her.

There are some brilliant female characters in this book which I have grown fond of during the series. It’s been lovely watching their friendship develop and watch them progress through their lives. All of them become mums in this book so I’m excited to read more about this in the future.

I thought this was a gripping read which managed to be harrowing and happy in equal measures. Its a very realistic story which makes the events in the book hit you hard as you really care about the characters and what happens to them. I always think it shows great skill by the author to make a reader feel so strongly about the characters.

Huge thanks to Mary for inviting me onto the blog tour, Katie for her guest review and Pan Macmillan for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Born in Maidstone, Kent, in 1945, the thirteenth child of fifteen children, Mary’s family settled in Leicestershire after the war ended.

Mary married young and now, after 54 years of happy marriage, four children, 12 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren, Mary and her husband live in Blackpool during the summer and Spain during the winter – a place that Mary calls, ‘her writing retreat’.

After many jobs from cleaning to catering, all chosen to fit in with bringing up her family, and boost the family money-pot, Mary ended her 9 – 5 working days as a Probation Service Officer, a job that showed her another side to life, and which influences her writing, bringing a realism and grittiness to her novels

Mary first put pen to paper, in 1989, but it wasn’t until 2010 that she finally found some success by self-publishing on kindle.

Being spotted by an editor at Pan Macmillan in 2013, finally saw Mary reach her publishing dream.

When not writing, Mary enjoys family time, reading, eating out, and gardening. One of her favourite pastimes is interacting with her readers on her Facebook page. http://www.facebook.com/HistoricalNovels
And on her web page: http://www.authormarywood.com
She is also on Twitter: @Authormary

Mary welcomes all contact with her readers and feedback on her work.