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Email: editor@booklinethinker.com
The China Bird by Bryony Doran was chosen by reading groups to win the 2008 Hookline
Novel Competition
When a young art student begs to draw Edward, he is dubious but flattered. But the attention
wakens him from years of apathy, and he begins to feel emotions he cannot suppress.
This tale of secrecy, love and eventual understanding explores our perceptions of beauty.
Price: £9.99
Novel Competition
When a young art student begs to draw Edward, he is dubious but flattered. But the attention
wakens him from years of apathy, and he begins to feel emotions he cannot suppress.
This tale of secrecy, love and eventual understanding explores our perceptions of beauty.
Price: £9.99
Reviews of The China Bird:
The Book Bag says:
‘Hovers like an insistent moth around the edges of your consciousness, quietly insisting
that you turn just one more page.’
Robert Burdock, a book blogger who loves good books, said:
‘In a nutshell, Doran's The China Bird is a real triumph, a literary classic which should be,
and must be, eagerly consumed by readers of all tastes.’
Lovereading.com said:
‘I enjoyed the novel immensely and found it both deeply uplifting too.’
The Book Bag says:
‘Hovers like an insistent moth around the edges of your consciousness, quietly insisting
that you turn just one more page.’
Robert Burdock, a book blogger who loves good books, said:
‘In a nutshell, Doran's The China Bird is a real triumph, a literary classic which should be,
and must be, eagerly consumed by readers of all tastes.’
Lovereading.com said:
‘I enjoyed the novel immensely and found it both deeply uplifting too.’
The Half-Slave by Trevor Bloom
The year is 476 AD – the Roman empire is disintegrating and Germanic tribes are moving
south to share the spoils and stake a claim to Roman Gallia. Among them are the Franks
under their ruthless young Overlord, Clovis.
One young man is sent to find out where and when the Saxons will strike. Born the son of a
Saxon warlord and a Roman slave mother, Ascha is a half-slave, locked in the limbo
between slave and free. In a journey riven by hope, betrayal and brutal war, Ascha is caught
in a clash that will decide the future of Gallia.
Price: £10.99
Historical Novel Society review:
'I found the realism in the characters and situations, and deftly woven plot strands
made this a gripping story.'
Janet Williamson
The Bookbag review:
'An appealingly pacy adventure set in a rarely attempted period of history, The
Half-Slave excels in gritty atmosphere and believable characterisation.'
'I found the realism in the characters and situations, and deftly woven plot strands
made this a gripping story.'
Janet Williamson
The Bookbag review:
'An appealingly pacy adventure set in a rarely attempted period of history, The
Half-Slave excels in gritty atmosphere and believable characterisation.'
Read an excerpt from
The Half-Slave
The Half-Slave
A Young Woman's Guide to Carrying On
by Jilly Wosskow
After another row with her mother, Kathryn collects her belongings and slams the
door for the final time. It’s 1974 and the beginning of a new life – but how much can
Kathryn really leave behind?
She takes a live-in job as a waitress at a country house, working alongside the
outrageous Dee-Dee. Both 17, and both with their own tragic past, they learn how
to bag a bloke, get through testing times and even how to get on the property
ladder.
A Young Woman’s Guide to Carrying On is a tender, witty and wise novel of love,
adultery, second chances and questionable parenting.
Price: £8.99
by Jilly Wosskow
After another row with her mother, Kathryn collects her belongings and slams the
door for the final time. It’s 1974 and the beginning of a new life – but how much can
Kathryn really leave behind?
She takes a live-in job as a waitress at a country house, working alongside the
outrageous Dee-Dee. Both 17, and both with their own tragic past, they learn how
to bag a bloke, get through testing times and even how to get on the property
ladder.
A Young Woman’s Guide to Carrying On is a tender, witty and wise novel of love,
adultery, second chances and questionable parenting.
Price: £8.99
Readers from book groups said:
‘This was a fantastic book. Well written, fantastic characters and the author did a fantastic job
of carrying you through all the emotions of the characters and didn’t let them do the ‘right
thing’. Nothing in real life is straight forward and we often go down a path that we regret later.’
‘Fantastic book! I will definitely recommend it to my family and friends.’
‘Made me laugh out loud – reminded me of my own family in many ways.’
‘This was a fantastic book. Well written, fantastic characters and the author did a fantastic job
of carrying you through all the emotions of the characters and didn’t let them do the ‘right
thing’. Nothing in real life is straight forward and we often go down a path that we regret later.’
‘Fantastic book! I will definitely recommend it to my family and friends.’
‘Made me laugh out loud – reminded me of my own family in many ways.’
Village Fate - A Country Tale of Cooks, Crooks and Chickens
by PJ Davy
Neville loves cooking. Fliss loves the quiet life. Mummy Behr loves Baby Behr. And they
all love living in Nettlecombe Hatchet. But their rural idyll is under threat. When Fliss
investigates she finds something very nasty in the chicken shed.
Price: £8.99
by PJ Davy
Neville loves cooking. Fliss loves the quiet life. Mummy Behr loves Baby Behr. And they
all love living in Nettlecombe Hatchet. But their rural idyll is under threat. When Fliss
investigates she finds something very nasty in the chicken shed.
Price: £8.99
Book group readers said:
‘Exuberant writing style! The climax had me roaring with laughter.’
‘An amusing take on a serious subject … an enjoyable read.’
‘A light-hearted modern morality tale.’
‘Exuberant writing style! The climax had me roaring with laughter.’
‘An amusing take on a serious subject … an enjoyable read.’
‘A light-hearted modern morality tale.’
Read an excerpt from
Village Fate
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Book group readers said:
‘A thoroughly engaging and fast-moving story. Unpredictable right until the end.’
‘A compelling and rewarding read.’
‘The twists and turns of the plot kept me hooked.’
‘A thoroughly engaging and fast-moving story. Unpredictable right until the end.’
‘A compelling and rewarding read.’
‘The twists and turns of the plot kept me hooked.’
Seven Days to Tell You by Ruby Soames was the Hookline Favourite in 2010
When Kate marries the wild, sexy Frenchman she meets on holiday, everyone is stunned. Marc,
however, is an attentive, adoring husband – until one morning he goes out, and doesn’t come
back.
After three years spent searching for him, Kate wakes up with Marc asleep in her bed. He asks
for seven days to prove his love.
Kate knows that Marc is not the person she fell in love with – but as he discovers, she too has
changed.
£8.99
When Kate marries the wild, sexy Frenchman she meets on holiday, everyone is stunned. Marc,
however, is an attentive, adoring husband – until one morning he goes out, and doesn’t come
back.
After three years spent searching for him, Kate wakes up with Marc asleep in her bed. He asks
for seven days to prove his love.
Kate knows that Marc is not the person she fell in love with – but as he discovers, she too has
changed.
£8.99
Read Chapter 1 of
Seven Days to Tell You
Seven Days to Tell You
Reading groups said:
‘I felt compelled to find out what would happen next.’
‘Beautifully written…I thought the writer captured perfectly that mid-life crisis that
women often feel.’
‘One of the best books I've read for a while.’
‘I felt compelled to find out what would happen next.’
‘Beautifully written…I thought the writer captured perfectly that mid-life crisis that
women often feel.’
‘One of the best books I've read for a while.’
The Partridge and the Pelican by Rachel Crowther was the 2010 Hookline Winner
In the summer of 1983, Olivia and Eve find a baby abandoned in a phone box.
The events of that summer cast a long shadow as their lives unfold through careers, marriages
and motherhood. When they meet again 25 years later, the baby in the phone box returns to
haunt them and they are forced to confront truths that have remained hidden for so long.
Price: £9.99
In the summer of 1983, Olivia and Eve find a baby abandoned in a phone box.
The events of that summer cast a long shadow as their lives unfold through careers, marriages
and motherhood. When they meet again 25 years later, the baby in the phone box returns to
haunt them and they are forced to confront truths that have remained hidden for so long.
Price: £9.99
Read Chapter 1 of
The Pelican and the
Partridge
The Pelican and the
Partridge
