Book Synopsis:

IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME.

As a result of a rowdy night in his local New York bar, ex-Marine and merchant seaman “Chick” Donohue volunteers for a legendary mission. He will sneak into Vietnam to track down his buddies in combat to bring them a cold beer and supportive messages from home. It’ll be the greatest beer run ever!

Now, decades on from 1968, this is the remarkable true story of how he actually did it.

Armed with Irish luck and a backpack full of alcohol, Chick works his passage to Vietnam, lands in Qui Nhon and begins to carry out his quest, tracking down the disbelieving soldiers one by one.

But things quickly go awry, and as he talks his way through checkpoints and unwittingly into dangerous situations, Chick sees a lot more of the war than he ever planned – spending a terrifying time in the Demilitarized Zone, and getting caught up in Saigon during the Tet Offensive.

With indomitable spirit, Chick survives on his wits, but what he finds in Vietnam comes as a shock. By the end of his epic adventure, battered and exhausted, Chick finds himself questioning why his friends were ever led into the war in the first place.

The Greatest Beer Run Ever is available in ebook and hardback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below.

My Review:

I love historical memoirs, especially if they tell me about events I’ve not heard of before. I therefore really enjoyed this fascinating, funny story about friendship and loyalty.

Firstly I didn’t know much about the Vietnam War so I found it very interesting to learn more about it, especially from someone who had first hand experience of it. I liked the way the author subtly includes the facts into the story so that it doesn’t become bogged down with facts and become difficult to read. In fact the whole tone of the book is quite casual and I often felt like the author was sitting in front of me telling me the story. This made it very easy to read which isn’t always the case with these types of books.

Chickie is a fantastic narrator and helped draw me into story, keeping my interest the whole way through. Even though the story is about his mission, Chickie doesn’t just write about himself as throughout the book we learn a lot about his friends and their experiences too. I liked the way he did this and it was great to get to know some of the friends he took a beer to. There are lots of photos in the book which helped me put faces to names and get an idea of the places he visited. They really added to the story and I was very pleased to see them included.

The story itself is very gripping, managing to be both funny and serious at times. It was great fun to follow ‘Chickie’ through his fascinating story of some extreme challenges, danger and some very lucky escapes. It’s quite a mad adventure at times and I did read with a sense of disbelief that he actually did this but at the same time feeling very impressed that he did!

I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in history or real life stories as I thought this was a brilliant read. My husband, who rarely reads, has already nicked this book to start reading so it obviously holds great appeal to everyone. It’s going to be made into a film soon and I’ll definitely be going to see it (Covid restrictions permitting).

Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Octopus publishing for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

John “Chick” Donohue joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of seventeen and spent several years as a Merchant Mariner after his discharge. His work took him to numerous foreign ports, including Saigon during the Vietnam War. After the war, he became a tunnel builder, and eventually became a Director of Sandhogs, Local 147, Laborers’ International Union of North America, a post in which he served for over three decades. He is happily married to Theresa “Terri” O’Neil and spends his time between New York, Florida, and West Cork, Ireland.

Book Synopsis:

**The unmissable new thriller from the queen of the modern-day murder mystery.**

Snow is falling in the exclusive alpine ski resort of Saint Antoine, as the shareholders and directors of Snoop, the hottest new music app, gather for a make or break corporate retreat to decide the future of the company. At stake is a billion-dollar dot com buyout that could make them all millionaires, or leave some of them out in the cold.

The clock is ticking on the offer, and with the group irrevocably split, tensions are running high. When an avalanche cuts the chalet off from help, and one board member goes missing in the snow, the group is forced to ask – would someone resort to murder, to get what they want?

One by One is out in hardback and ebook now. You can purchase your copy through Amazon or Waterstones or through bookshop.org via the link below and help support indie bookstores!

https://uk.bookshop.org/books/one-by-one-9781787300422/9781787300415

My Review:

Ooh i did so enjoy this gripping, atmospheric read that I found very difficult to put down. I raced through this book in two days which is no mean feat for a busy mum of three.

Firstly this author really knows how to set the scene and I found myself shivering with her vivid descriptions of the isolated, snowy chalet. I thought it was very clever how the extreme weather seems almost like another malevolent character at times as it definitely seems to be working against them. I have to admit to not being a huge skiing fan so the descriptions of the bad weather, skiing and the lifts probably had more affect on me then most readers. I definitely felt all the fear and discomfort that all the less able skiers of the group felt. This helped add to the claustrophobic setting that the chalet becomes, helping to create a ‘closed room’ scenario where one of the people present has to be the murderer.

The characters are all interesting creations and I’m very glad I don’t know them in real life. I found myself rolling my eyes at the descriptions of their roles at snoop as they all seemed so posh and just full of themselves. This opinion didn’t really change throughout the book as we learn more about them and I found most of the characters very dislikeable. The story is told from the point of view of two characters, one from the group and one on the staff at the chalet. I found this helped provide two sides to the story and it was very interesting to see things from the two perspectives.

This book gripped me from the first page and I felt immediately intrigued by the group. As the book goes on we find out more about the characters, the secrets they are hiding and their own personal reasons for wanting to be at the chalet. There was definitely some interesting dynamics to the group which I found very interesting. All of this helped ensure that I kept reading as I wanted to see what would happen next.

I did guess who dunnit fairly early on but there are lots of false leads throughout the story that had me doubting myself. Even though I had guessed the ending was still very dramatic and ended in a way that I hadn’t been expecting. I liked how the author kept the story going a bit after the big reveal so that I was able to see what happened to all the characters afterwards.

I would recommend this book to everyone who liked thrillers or was a fan of crime fiction. It would also suit people maybe trying to get back into reading regularly or was looking for a very gripping read.

Huge thanks to Gray Williams for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Harville Secker for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Ruth Ware is an international number one bestseller. Her thrillers In a Dark, Dark Wood, The Woman in Cabin 10, The Lying Game,The Death of Mrs Westaway and The Turn of the Key have appeared on bestseller lists around the world, including the Sunday Times and New York Times. Her books have been optioned for TV and film and she is published in more than 40 languages. Ruth lives near Brighton with her family.

Visit ruthware.com to find out more.

Good afternoon everyone I’m pleased to share an extract for The Kidney Killer by M. M Hudson today.

Before I share my extract with you, here is a little bit about the book.

Extract:

Extract1: the opening action

‘Where are we going? The pub’s there.’ Sue pointed back across the T-junction where they’d just turned left into Old Elvet.

‘Just a sec.’ Marina was fiddling with her phone. She dropped it into her handbag and turned back towards The Crown.

A white Transit van had also turned at the lights and pulled into the parking space just beside them. The side door slid open and a large man climbed out. He stood in front of the two women, a full head taller than either of them. In black jeans, a black hoody and with a closely shaven head, he was intimidating just standing still.

In heels and skirts, ready for a night out, Sue and Marina leant closer to each other. Marina slipped her arm through Sue’s and clung on. 

‘Get in!’ The man was gruff but clear.

All three stood still. Without taking her eyes from him, Sue leant her head closer to Marina’s and whispered, ‘Run!’ She was between the van’s doorway and Marina and rotated towards her friend to set off away from the man. He swept a thick arm across them at shoulder height. It knocked Marina into Sue, and both of them into the dark hole that was the back of the van. Sue saw another figure inside and felt hands grab her, a bag went over her head and she was hurled down onto her face on the metal floor. The van revved and pulled away sharply. She felt a pricking pain in her neck and darkness came. Despite fighting them, her eyes flickered closed and all sound and light faded.

Sue woke again in a larger vehicle than the one she’d been thrown into. This was some sort of small truck. It was brightly lit and rattling along at pace. She felt straps tying her, face down, head hanging over the end of a solid table. She couldn’t move, but not just stuck by the ties, Sue was paralysed. She couldn’t even turn her head. It bounced around a little with the movement of the vehicle, but not under any control.

The vehicle pulled up to a halt, the engine died and there was a banging on the wall. The noise’s direction sounded like the driver was hitting the back wall inside the cab. 

Her field of view encompassed much of the truck’s grey floor under the table, the bottom of the walls and two pairs of feet. Standing to her left, almost too far to see, were black boots under black jeans. In Sue’s mind, this was the big brute who had grabbed them on Old Elvet. The other wore trainers and blue jeans. She felt like she’d seen the trainers before too. Hands were paying close attention to her torso: they prodded her side just above the hip bone. She could feel the fingers directly on her skin. Sue was naked.

She tried to call out, but no sound came. Sue realised that her mouth wouldn’t move when she told it to. She tried to wriggle and wrestle against the bindings, but the outcome was the same as shouting. None of her muscles made any movement when her brain instructed them to.

Based on the direction of the deceleration, Sue reckoned she was by the back doors of the truck. She imagined it as large enough to fit a second table to hold Marina but couldn’t see far forward. It was impossible to check if her friend had also been transferred to this second vehicle.

Intense pain shot through her side. Sue instinctively screamed, but again, no sound came out. She was unable to move at all, and the person in trainers was inflicting the worst pain she’d ever felt. It steadied, still making her wince inwardly, but got no worse. Sue felt something sliding into what must have been a deep cut in her side. It was cold and thin. She imagined a metal pen being inserted. 

A new pain gouged into her back, not far from the first cut. Sue passed out.

Sounds very exciting doesn’t it? If you’d like to read more than The Kidney Killer is available in ebook and paperback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below.

About The Author:

As MM Hudson, I write the Penfold detective stories.
The Kidney KillerThe second Penfold story involves a kidnap, murder and a bizarre theft. DS Milburn has to keep his personal connection to the victims under wraps to avoid being thrown off the case, whilst Penfold puts together the clues to work out how it all went down.
The Cricketer’s CorpseMy first novel began on 22nd March. Each day, a new chapter was made available so you could follow the murder mystery unfold in real time, following along with the exploits of DS Tony Milburn, and his off-beat, surfer friend, Penfold. It’s now available as a complete book, either in paperback or for Kindle. Check it out at https://mileshudson.com/the-cricketers-corpse
Follow me on Twitter and Facebook: @milesmhudsonor sign up to my author newsletter at mileshudson.com
I have a 30 year passion for hockey and surfing, which you may notice appears in several of my books! Hope you enjoy them.

Good morning everyone as some of you might be aware the new thriller, One By One is published this Thursday 12th November. There is lots going on to celebrate on social media this week and I have an exclusive extract along with some other exciting content to share with you today.

Book Synopsis:

**The unmissable new thriller from the queen of the modern-day murder mystery.**

Snow is falling in the exclusive alpine ski resort of Saint Antoine, as the shareholders and directors of Snoop, the hottest new music app, gather for a make or break corporate retreat to decide the future of the company. At stake is a billion-dollar dot com buyout that could make them all millionaires, or leave some of them out in the cold.

The clock is ticking on the offer, and with the group irrevocably split, tensions are running high. When an avalanche cuts the chalet off from help, and one board member goes missing in the snow, the group is forced to ask – would someone resort to murder, to get what they want?

You can pre-order your copy by using the link below, through Waterstones or from your local indie bookstore.

Extract:

LIZ
Snoop ID: ANON101
Listening to: James Blunt / You’re Beautiful
Snoopers: 0
Snoopscribers: 0

I keep my earbuds shoved into my ears on the minibus from Geneva airport. I ignore Topher’s hopeful looks and Eva, glanc-
ing over her shoulder at me. It helps, somehow. It helps to shut out the voices in my head, their voices, pulling me this way and that, pummelling me with their loyalties and their arguments
to and fro.

Instead I let James Blunt drown them out, telling me I’m beautiful, over and over again. The irony of the statement makes me
want to laugh, but I don’t. There’s something comforting in the lie.
It is 1.52 p.m. Outside the window the sky is iron grey, and the snowflakes swirl hypnotically past. It’s strange. Snow is so white on the ground, but when it’s falling, it looks grey against the sky.
It might as well be ash.
We are starting to climb now. The snow gets thicker as we gain height, no longer melting into rain when it hits the win-
dow, but sticking, sliding along the glass, the windscreen wipers swooshing it aside into rivulets of slush that run horizontally
across the passenger window. I hope the bus has snow tyres.

The driver changes gear; we are approaching yet another hairpin bend. As the bus swings around the narrow curve, the ground falls away, and I have a momentary feeling that we’re going to fall – a lurch of vertigo that makes my stomach heave and my head spin. I shut my eyes, blocking them all out, losing myself in the music.
And then the song stops.
And I am alone, with only one voice left in my head, and I can’t shut it out. It’s my own. And it’s whispering a question that I’ve been asking myself since the plane lifted off the runway at Gatwick.
Why did I come? Why?
But I know the answer.
I came because I couldn’t afford not to.

Ooh it all sounds very intriguing doesn’t it. I’m halfway through this book at the moment and am so enjoying it!

Book Synopsis:

It’s Christmas 1845 and Haworth is in the grip of a freezing winter.

Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë are rather losing interest in detecting until they hear of a shocking discovery: the bones of a child have been found interred within the walls of a local house, Top Withens Hall, home to the scandalous and brutish Bradshaw family.

When the sisters set off to find out more, they are confronted with an increasingly complex and sinister case, which leads them into the dark world of orphanages, and onto the trail of other lost, and likely murdered children. After another local boy goes missing, Charlotte, Emily and Anne vow to find him before it’s too late.

But in order to do so, they must face their most despicable and wicked adversary yet – one that would not hesitate to cause them the gravest of harm. . .

The Diabolical Bones is available in ebook and hardback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below or by ordering your local indie bookstore.

My Review:

I was a huge fan of the first book in this series so I was incredibly excited to read the next installment. Once again the author has written an intriguing and absorbing read which will be great to curl up with on a cold night.

Firstly I know from social media that this author is a huge fan of the Brontë Sisters and this is very much in evidence throughout this book. I love that each sister has been given their own personality which makes them seem very realistic. They are all so different to each other and they all bringing different skills to the investigation which I thought was very clever.

The actual investigation was very interesting and I enjoyed trying to solve the case alongside the sisters. I’m a huge fan of big old houses hiding lots of secrets so this book instantly appears to me. The plot unfolds at a great pace and I liked that all the discoveries seemed natural rather than forced.

The author manages to set the scene in this novel perfectly and I loved all the bleak descriptions of the famous moors. Some of the Victorian attitudes about class, sex, religion and politics were also included into the plot too making me feel transported to Victorian Britain. It was quite sad to see these attitudes at times and I often felt quite emotional whilst reading.

Overall I really enjoyed this well written, fun and intriguing book. It was fantastic to follow the Brontë Sisters on their investigation and I now can’t wait for the next book in the series.

Huge thanks to Steven from Hodder books for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour. More Brontë Mysteries please!

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About The Author:

Bella Ellis is the Brontë-inspired pen name for the award winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Rowan Coleman. A Brontë devotee for most of her life, Rowan is the author of fourteen novels including The Memory Book, The Summer of Impossible Things and The Girl at the Window.

Book Synopsis:

A DISAPPEARANCE. A SMALL TOWN. A QUESTION THAT NEEDS ANSWERING…

‘One of the most compulsive psychological mysteries since Donna Tartt’s The Secret History‘ THE TIMES
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Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a remote Irish village would be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police force, and a bruising divorce, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty spot with a good pub where nothing much happens.

But then a local kid comes looking for his help. His brother has gone missing, and no one, least of all the police, seems to care. Cal wants nothing to do with any kind of investigation, but somehow he can’t make himself walk away.

Soon Cal will discover that even in the most idyllic small town, secrets lie hidden, people aren’t always what they seem, and trouble can come calling at his door.

Our greatest living mystery writer weaves a masterful tale of breath-taking beauty and suspense, asking how we decide what’s right and wrong in a world where neither is simple, and what we risk if we fail.

The Searcher is available in all formats now. You can purchase your copy using the link below or by visiting your local indie book shop.

My Review:

The Searcher is another captivating and atmospheric read from one of my favourite thriller writers.

One of the things that most stands out about this book is the author’s beautifully vivid descriptions of the setting. The harsh hostile environment really seems to come to life and at times almost seems like a character itself as if it’s reacting to everything that’s going on. I thought it definitely helped add to the atmosphere in the book as it creates quite a claustrophobic, foreboding feeling to the story.

This book does start of slowly but soon becomes very gripping as the reader learns more about the mystery. There were multiple threads running through the story which the author manages to weave together cleverly. I kept changing my mind about who was behind everything and about who I could trust, as everyone seemed to be hiding things. There are some violent parts of the book which might not be to everyone’s taste both towards animals and people but they are not overdone and could be easily skipped over if necessary.

I think this author just keeps getting better with her wonderful writing just captivating the reader from start to finish. Her characters are always believable which adds to my enjoyment as I feel the events in the book are realistic and could actually happen. I can’t wait to read more from her in the future.

Huge thanks to Georgia Taylor for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Tana French grew up in Ireland, Italy, the US and Malawi, and has lived in Dublin since 1990. She trained as an actress at Trinity College Dublin and worked in theatre, film and voiceover. She is the author of IN THE WOODS (winner of the Edgar, Anthony, Barry, Macavity and IVCA Clarion awards), THE LIKENESS, FAITHFUL PLACE, BROKEN HARBOUR (winner of the LA Times Book Prize for Best Mystery/Thriller and the Irish Book Award for Best Crime Fiction) and THE SECRET PLACE. She lives in Dublin with her husband and two children.

Book Synopsis:

London, 1943: Dot Hanson has never forgotten the thrill of seeing the beautiful Christmas displays at Liberty’s department store as a young girl.

Never in her wildest dreams did she think she would one day work there, or that she would fall in love with the store’s manager, her childhood sweetheart Edwin Button.

But in spite of the life Dot has built for herself, and the tight-knit community around her, she lives in the shadow of a terrible secret. And as the bombs continue to fall across Britain there is more heartache still to come.

All Dot wants is a family of her own with the man she loves by her side.

Will her dreams come true in time for Christmas?

A Christmas Wedding is published on the 12th November 2020 in ebook and paperback. You can pre-order your copy using the link below or by visiting your local indie bookstore.

My Review:

I’m such a huge fan of this wonderful series and it was great to back with The Liberty Girls again.

This time the amazing Dot takes centre stage which I was really excited about. Dot has always been one of my favourite of the Liberty Girls and it was great to learn more about her life. I think it’s fair to say she’s had quite a hard life and I found it quite emotional learning about all she had been through. Her past also gives an interesting insight into the class system in Britain at that time and I was shocked that she felt she couldn’t do something like buy fabric from Libertys because it ‘wasn’t for the likes of her’.

As always there was lots going on with the characters with multiple storylines running alongside each other. This kept me firmly absorbed in the story and I loved the way the author writes it so that I felt involved in what was going on. It was especially interesting following Dot as she made preparations for her wedding and learning about all the compromises war brides had to make.

I’ve loved this amazing series and I’m so sad that it’s ending. This author really knows how to write heartwarming, emotional historical saga’s which are always enjoyable to read. She has always managed to keep the books fresh, interesting and completely gripping so that you have to keep reading. I feel like I’ve really gotten to know the characters, almost like they were friends and it’s sad to leave them all behind. I can’t wait to see what this author writes next.

Huge thanks to Rachel Kennedy from Arrow publishing for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

Fiona Ford is the author of the Liberty Girls series, which is set in London during the Second World War.

Fiona spent many years as a journalist writing for women’s weekly and monthly magazines. She has written two novels under the pseudonym, Fiona Harrison, as well as two sagas in her own name in the Spark Girls series.

Fiona lives in Berkshire with her husband.

Good morning everyone and welcome to this week’s Music Monday featuring the lovely Samuel Alexander.

Sam is 27 from Melbourne in Australia. I discovered him through twitch where he streams live music four times week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. He plays a mixture of guitar covers and some of his fabulous piano originals which are great for relaxing to. He is one of my favourite streamers on there especially as his community are so lovely and welcoming. I feel like I’ve meet some lovely people on there. My daughter loves Sam’s streams and calls him ‘the nice man in the hat’ due to the fact he always wears a beanie on stream. Sam was also nice enough to sing Happy Birthday to her which made her day!

If you’d like to catch Sam on twitch I have included the link below.

http://www.twitch.tv/alusam

Songs:

Sam writes some truly beautiful piano pieces which have become firm favourites in our house, especially near bed time as it helps us all relax.

His latest single is tempest but I’m also a big fan of his songs For Joh and Cycles which are both on the streaming platforms listed below.

How To Listen:

Sam’s music is on the following platforms, I definitely recommend having a listen!

Spotify:

SoundCloud:

https://m.soundcloud.com/alusam

Amazon Music:

Book Synopsis:

Once, her heart was empty. Now it’s filled with ice…

Ellen’s therapist told her to forget the past, but the life she’s left with is boring. All she wants is to be happy and normal, but the approaching long bleak nights of winter loom threateningly in front of her, especially as she’ll be alone.

When the secrets her mother put in place to protect her are uncovered, Ellen learns the frightening truth. Her history is darker than she imagined. She’s not who she thinks she is, and the real her is a very different person to the one that others have mistreated and exploited.

If she has any hope for a future, Ellen must find answers about the past. This winter, there will be vengeance on Ellen’s mind, and DI Barton will struggle in his hardest case to date.

How can he find the truth when all the victims and witnesses are dead?

Ross Greenwood writes gritty, heart-pounding thrillers, with twists aplenty, and unforgettable endings. Perfect for fans of Mark Billingham and Stuart MacBride.

The Ice Killer is available in ebook and paperback now. The ebook is now £1.99. You can purchase your copy using the link below or by visiting your local indie bookstore.

My Review:

I’ve been a huge fan of this series so I was very excited to read this book, though sad as it is also the last book in the trilogy. This is going to be a hard book to review as I don’t want to give anything away.

Firstly the author has created some wonderful characters in this series who have been easy to get behind and enjoyable to follow. DI Barton and his team have to be one of my all time favourite fictional police teams and it’s always very interesting to follow them through an investigation. They are definitely a close knit team and I enjoyed watching them interact together and the banter that they had. The reader also gets a glimpse into DI Barton’s personal life which helped give some light relief to the plot.

The story is told from two points of view, one follows DI Barton and his team the other the killer. I found this very interesting as it gives the reader a chance to get into the killers head and understand them more. To my surprise I actually felt a lot of sympathy with the killer which I wasn’t expecting. They’ve definitely had a hard life and I could understand why they were reacting to injustice the way they did. I always think it shows great skill by the author to make a reader feel like that about a character.

The plot was quite gritty and I found myself reading faster and faster as the case went on. The tension in the book gradually increases as the two sides get closer to each other, until the book became impossible to put down. I can’t wait to read more from this author and am hoping that he somehow manages to write another book featuring DI Barton in it.

Huge thanks to Rachel from Rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me onto the blog tour and for my copy of this book.

About The Author:

I was born in 1973 in Peterborough and lived there until I was 20, attending The King’s School in the city. I then began a rather nomadic existence, living and working all over the country and various parts of the world. I found myself returning to Peterborough many times over the years, usually when things had gone wrong. It was on one of these occasions that I met my partner about 100 metres from my back door whilst walking a dog. Two children swiftly followed. I’m still a little stunned by the pace of it now. Fifty Years of Fear book was started a long time ago but parenthood and then after working in sales management all my life, i randomly spent four years as a prison officer. Ironically it was the four a.m. feed which gave me the opportunity to finish the book as unable to get back to sleep I completed it in the early morning hours. I’ve now written seven further books. My second book, The Boy Inside, was picked up by a publisher, and Lazy Blood is also out. All my books are thought provoking, and told with a sense of humour. Reading the reviews has been great. The first three books are stand alone, however, some of the characters cross over, and you can see how at times, their lives overlap. Abel’s Revenge is something a bit different. It’s a modern day love story set against the backdrop of an escalating serial killer. There’s a whodunnit element to it, and some smiles along the way. Shadows of Regret was inspired by my time on the women’s side of the jail in Peterborough, and analyses the close relationship between victim and villain. You won’t have read a book like it. My best selling detective series started with The Snow Killer in late 2019 and sold 40,000 copies in the first 6 months. I hope you enjoy reading them. Please feel free to get in touch.

https://www.facebook.com/RossGreenwoodAuthor

Good morning everyone I hope you are all having a great Sunday. I’ve got a giveaway on my blog today for The Last Day Of Ellis Island. Details on how to win can be found below, but first here’s a little bit about the book.

Book Synopsis:

Winner of the European Union Prize for Literature

New York, November 3, 1954. In a few days, the immigration inspection station on Ellis Island will close its doors forever. John Mitchell, an officer of the Bureau of Immigration, is the guardian and last resident of the island. As Mitchell looks back over forty-five years as gatekeeper to America and its promise of a better life, he recalls his brief marriage to beloved wife Liz, and is haunted by memories of a transgression involving Nella, an immigrant from Sardinia. Told in a series of poignant diary entries, this is a story of responsibility, love, fidelity, and remorse.

The Last Days Of Ellis Island is published on the 24th November in paperback and ebook. You can pre-order your copy using the link below or by visiting your local indie bookstore.

Giveaway:

I have a paperback copy of The Last Days Of Ellis Island to giveaway today! The giveaway is UK only.

To win simply comment on this blog post or if you are on twitter please RT this post and tag some friends that you think would be interested in this giveaway.

Giveaway open until 10am on Monday 9th November. Good luck everyone!

About The Author:

Gaëlle Josse holds degrees in law, journalism, and clinical psychology. Formerly a poet, she published her first novel, Les heures silencieuses (The Quiet Hours), in 2011. Josse went on to win several awards, including the Alain Fournier Award in 2013 for Nos vies désaccordées (Our Out-Of-Tune Lives). After spending a few years in New Caledonia, she returned to Paris, where she now works and lives. Josse received the European Union Prize for Literature for The Last Days of Ellis Island, along with the Grand Livre du Mois Literary Prize.