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Blog Tour - The Girl from the Workhouse

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The Girl from the Workhouse  by Lynn Johnson On my blog today I have the pleasure of  sharing with you........... The Girl from the Workhouse  I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and  Lynn Johnson for inviting me on the blog tour. πŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ§‘πŸ“šπŸ§‘ Book Information  Even in the darkest of times, she never gave up hope Staffordshire, 1911 . Ginnie Jones ’s childhood is spent in the shadow of the famous Potteries, living with her mother, father and older sister Mabel. But with Father’s eyesight failing, money is in short supply, and too often the family find their bellies aching with hunger. With no hope in sight, Ginnie is sent to Haddon Workhouse. Separated from everything she has known, Ginnie has to grow up fast, earning her keep by looking after the other children with no families of their own. When she meets  Clara  and  Sam , she hopes that she has made friends for life...

Blog Tour - The Stars in the Night

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Blog Tour  The Stars in the Night  by Clare Rhoden On my blog today I have the pleasure of sharing with you..... The Stars in the Night  I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and Clare Rhoden for inviting me on the blog tour. πŸ’œπŸ“šπŸ’œπŸ“šπŸ’œπŸ“šπŸ’œπŸ“šπŸ’œπŸ“šπŸ’œπŸ“šπŸ’œπŸ“šπŸ’œ Book Information  “ Harry Fletcher is a confident young man, sure that he will marry Nora, no matter what their families say. He will always protect Eddie, the boy his father saved from the gutters of Port Adelaide. Only the War to End All Wars might get in the way of Harry’s plans… From the beaches of Semaphore to the shores of Gallipoli, the mud of Flanders to the red dust of inland South Australia, this is a story of love, brotherhood, and resilience.” Purchase Links : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Stars-Night-Clare-Rhoden/dp/1925652521/ https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-stars-in-the-night-clare-rhoden/1130076728 http://odysseybooks.com.au/titles/the-s...

Blog Tour - The Convalescent Corpse

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Blog Tour  The Convalescent Corpse  by Nicola Slade On my blog today I have the pleasure of sharing with you...... The Convalescent Corpse  I would like to thank Rachel Random Resources and Nicola Slade for inviting me on the blog tour. πŸ’•πŸ“šπŸ’•πŸ“šπŸ’•πŸ“šπŸ’•πŸ“šπŸ’•πŸ“šπŸ’•πŸ“šπŸ’•πŸ“šπŸ’•πŸ“š Book Information   A story of Family, Rationing and Inconvenient Corpses. Life in 1918 has brought loss and grief and hardship to the three Fyttleton sisters. Helped only by their grandmother (a failed society belle and expert poacher) and hindered by a difficult suffragette mother, as well as an unruly chicken-stealing dog and a house full of paying-guests, they now have to deal with the worrying news that their late – and unlamented – father may not be dead after all.  And on top of that, there’s a body in the ha-ha. ‘I love it. A delightfully unusual mystery with wonderful characterisation and historical detail.’ - LESLEY COOKMAN BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ...