Far be it from me to boast but here goes ...
MY NEW NOVEL!!
And here's the link to Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lark-Ascending-Sally-Zigmond-ebook/dp/B082XCQ9ZH/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+lark+ascending+sally+zigmond&qid=1577883442&s=books&sr=1-1
I made the decision - some will call it crazy - not to publish a hard copy. I suppose it is an experiment of sorts to see how many people refuse to buy e-books because they either refuse to go anywhere near Amazon or would rather by a book from a bookshop. (More of the great e-book v proper books controversy in a later blog.)
I may sell no copies - in which case, more fool me. Next time, I'll do things the way all other authors do and join the real world again.
It's time to stop moaning about my age and my body's various infirmities and on to THE LARK ASCENDING, my latest historical romance.
Can Politics and Love ever live together? Set in Leeds and also in Knaresborough, Harrogate and
Whitby between 1919 and 1926, THE LARK ASCENDING introduces you to Alice Fields who hates her job in an old-fashioned women's clothing store in Queen's Arcade, which if you know Leeds, still connects The Headrow and Lands Lane.
Constructed in 1889, it was the second of the city's many arcades but, as far as I know never contained Cissie Gipton's shop or its replacement, The Pink Flamingo night-club that served its pink cocktails!
Here's a brief introduction to whet an appetite or two.
Leeds. January 1919. On a cold and snowy afternoon in a drab ladieswear shop, Alice, alone behind the counter, has nothing to look forward to. Little does she know it but her life is about to change when a distracted wealthy lady leaves behind an expensive mink stole and Alice decides to return it. And so, she sets in motion a life of riches, dark secrets and lies as well as warm friendships, new horizons and love. As the decade develops, short-skirted flappers contrast with an oppressed working-class who class in The General Strike of 1926.
Meanwhile, the bloody battlefields of Flanders the poppies bloom as the lark rises and sings.
I may sell no copies - in which case, more fool me. Next time, I'll do things the way all other authors do and join the real world again.
It's time to stop moaning about my age and my body's various infirmities and on to THE LARK ASCENDING, my latest historical romance.
Can Politics and Love ever live together? Set in Leeds and also in Knaresborough, Harrogate and
Whitby between 1919 and 1926, THE LARK ASCENDING introduces you to Alice Fields who hates her job in an old-fashioned women's clothing store in Queen's Arcade, which if you know Leeds, still connects The Headrow and Lands Lane.
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THE QUEEN'S ARCADE IN 2019
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Constructed in 1889, it was the second of the city's many arcades but, as far as I know never contained Cissie Gipton's shop or its replacement, The Pink Flamingo night-club that served its pink cocktails!
Leeds. January 1919. On a cold and snowy afternoon in a drab ladieswear shop, Alice, alone behind the counter, has nothing to look forward to. Little does she know it but her life is about to change when a distracted wealthy lady leaves behind an expensive mink stole and Alice decides to return it. And so, she sets in motion a life of riches, dark secrets and lies as well as warm friendships, new horizons and love. As the decade develops, short-skirted flappers contrast with an oppressed working-class who class in The General Strike of 1926.
Meanwhile, the bloody battlefields of Flanders the poppies bloom as the lark rises and sings.
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| THE SONG OF THE LARK by JULES BRETON |
Sally, I really enjoyed it. There's such a great sense of history and atmosphere, not to mention strong characters whose stories you want to follow to the end. In fact I'd really like to know what happens next! I've just given it a 5* Amazon review.
ReplyDeleteThis book is already on my Kindle, looking forward to reading it!
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