Book
News:
Happy new
year to you, and I hope you're all having a great 2012 so far. I certainly am.
There are several items of book news today so hang on to your hats. First off,
I'm thrilled that literary gay short story The Heart's Greater Silence has received its first review of 5 stars at The Novel Approach,
prior to publication on 6 February. Many thanks, Lisa, for that! If the
review stimulates your interest (as it were), then don't forget you can preorder a copy at Riptide Publishing and
thereby (a) get the book early and (b) be entered into a competition to get
free books for one year - so happy shopping!
Here's a
quote from Lisa's review:
"Anne
Brooke has written a somber and beautiful story of a man who had everything and
lost it all because he coveted two very different men. It is dark and solemn
and resonates with a sense of conflict and despair that wove the ideal
atmosphere. It was moving and played beautifully against the knowledge that
sometimes free will and human nature simply don't leave room for happy
endings."
Meanwhile,
gay comedy The Hit List also gained a 4-star
review at Goodreads (thank you, Fynn) and romantic comedy Pink Champagne and Apple Juice received a 5-star
review also at Goodreads (thanks, Nell!).
I'm also
thrilled to say that fantasy novel The
Gifting received a fascinating and lovely review from Sharon Bidwell on
Facebook (thanks, Sharon!), which certainly made me think. It's
great that you loved Simon the Scribe so much as he appears from
reader reaction to be a "Marmite Man" - like many of my fictional
heroes, I suspect. I was also fascinated by the connection to Stephen
Donaldson's Thomas Covenant in the Thomas Covenant Chronicles,
as he was who I had in mind when I was writing Simon. That was certainly a fantasy series
that had an extremely powerful effect on me when younger, and how I do love a
wounded hero ...
I
couldn't let New Year go by without some sales news, hurrah! So for today
and tomorrow only, you can find 25% off ALL my Dreamspinner Press books, so
happy shopping to you.
And, much
to my delight, gay thriller A Dangerous Man was one of the Top 2011 Picks at Top 2 Bottom Reviews. Well,
gosh, and a big thank you.
Finally
(well, sort of ...), I've now created a website
for my biblical fiction, where you can find my bible-based
short stories, the latest news, and a list of Christian links I've found useful or
consider to be interesting, amongst other delights. Enjoy!
The New
Year haiku is:
The year
eases round
until it
begins again.
Slow
epiphany.
Life
News:
I must
say a HUGE thank you to our friends and neighbours, L & J, with whom we
spent a wonderful New Year's Eve yesterday. Just a few of us for dinner, drinks
and chat so perfect really. I'm afraid I was therefore too tired to make church
this morning, but I suspect God can manage without me for a week or so ...
It's been
a strange couple of days though - yesterday I actually baked (baked!! Whatever
next?...) chocolate buns which aren't bad really, though I say it myself. Mind
you, I did use a cake mix and an icing mix from the shop, so yes it's cheating
but hey life's too short to get flour under my nails. That's sooo last year ...
And K isn't complaining. In fact I'm having trouble keeping him away from the
tin. I hope he doesn't think this is going to happen again for at least another
year, ah well ...
We also
attempted to have a morning at the sales on Friday, but it was rather a
disaster. We couldn't find the curtains we wanted in the size we needed them in
and the shop assistant told us they weren't going to make them any more
(groan), I couldn't remember how to buy books from an actual bookshop where I
can't click onto what I want, and then the art gallery we wanted to buy
pictures from was shut. Deep sigh. I don't think I'll be doing
s-commerce again for a while. Still, at least K ended up with some garden stuff
he wanted and a new computer desk which looks lovely, so some joy was salvaged
from the morass of gloom. As it were.
And
today, we find our narcissi are starting to sprout shoots in the pot we put the
seed in, so nature does work, hurrah! Is it Spring yet?...
2 comments:
yes, it must be Spring. Happy 2012 unstoppable Anne x
Thanks, Megan! All good wishes to you too!
Anne
xxx
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