I am delighted to be taking part in the celebrations on Publication Day for Nicola Slade's Christmas at Ladywell. I also have a great Giveaway for you to enter and the chance to win a copy of The Convalescent Bride. You can read my review of the book here. Details on how to enter are at the foot of this post.
A time for spilling secrets…
Having refurbished her inherited house and upcycled her
whole life in the process, Freya – now happily married to Patrick, and with a
small child – has to transform her tiny
stone barn into a romantic hideaway for a mystery guest who is also looking for
change. With Christmas only a week away, things don’t go according to plan…
In the past old uncertainties are resolved when an elderly
woman seeks the truth of a legend on Christmas Eve and confesses to a
deception; a Tudor wife listens to a story that must never be repeated and is
given a precious relic that must never be displayed; and in the early
nineteenth century an old woman tells a younger one the story of the hares at
Ladywell.
Past and present are only a whisper apart when Freya learns
of an astonishing discovery that will make Ladywell famous, but meanwhile her
house is full of unexpected visitors, she has a turkey to cook – and a very
special secret of her own that must be told.
My Thoughts
This novella gives you a look at Ladywell in the past and in the present. It has features of historical fiction and contemporary fiction. You get to sample the mystery of the past and some features of the house, in the present day, are explained. Its royal associations and the need for secrecy add to the mystery. Secrecy is also part of the contemporary storyline. The house and its surroundings are a marvellous place to be, especially at Christmas. Full of friendship, love and happiness, it shines and welcomes you in.
This is well worth a read, especially at Christmas. It has a distinctive feel which makes for an engaging read.
In short: Past and present merge in this festive read.
About the Author
Nicola Slade is an award-winning, bestselling author of
historical and contemporary mysteries and romantic fiction, all set in and
around Winchester and Romsey in Hampshire – which is where she lives. The House
at Ladywell – a contemporary romantic novel with historical echoes – won the
Chatelaine Grand Prize for Romantic Fiction at the CIBA awards in April 2019.
She is the author of the mid-Victorian Charlotte Richmond
mysteries and the contemporary Harriet Quigley mysteries and The Convalescent
Corpse, published November 2018, is the first in a new series, The Fyttleton
Mysteries, set in 1918.
Thanks to Nicola, Crooked Cats Books and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the event.
Giveaway (International)
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Nicola Slade (Open INT) just follow the link below and good luck!
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