Blog Tour Calendar: ‘The Convalescent Corpse’, by Nicola Slade


The Convalescent Corpse

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
THE LIBBY SARJEANT MYSTERY SERIES

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Author Bio

Nicola Slade lives in Hampshire where she writes historical and contemporary mysteries and women’s fiction. While her three children were growing up she wrote stories for children and for women’s magazines before her first novel, Scuba Dancing, was published in 2005. Among other jobs, Nicola has been an antiques dealer and a Brown Owl! She loves travelling and at one time, lived in Egypt for a year. The Convalescent Corpse is Nicola’s 9th novel. Nicola is also a member of a crime writers’ panel, The Deadly Dames https://www.facebook.com/DeadlyDames/

Social Media Links – www.nicolaslade.wordpress.com   www.nicolaslade.com

Twitter: @nicolasladeuk

https://www.facebook.com/nicolasladeuk/  https://www.pinterest.co.uk/nicola8703 (I have a board for each book)

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Bonus Review #1: ‘Aunt Branwell and The Bronte Legacy’, by Nick Holland

Aunt Branwell and the Brontë Legacy
Published By: Pen & Sword
Publication Date: 11th September 2018
Format: Hardback
I.S.B.N.: 9781526722232
Price: £12.99

Blurb


Elizabeth Branwell was born in Penzance in 1770, a member of a large and influential Cornish family of merchants and property owners. In 1821 her life changed forever when her sister Maria fell dangerously ill. Leaving her comfortable life behind, Elizabeth made the long journey north to a remote moorland village in Yorkshire to nurse her sister. After the death of Maria, Elizabeth assumed the role of second mother to her nephew and five nieces. She would never see Cornwall again, but instead dedicated her life to her new family: the Brontës of Haworth, to whom she was known as Aunt Branwell.

In this first ever biography of Elizabeth Branwell, we see at last the huge impact she had on Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë, as well as on her nephew Branwell Brontë who spiralled out of control away from her calming influence. It was a legacy in Aunt Branwell’s will that led directly to the Brontë books we love today, but her influence on their lives and characters was equally important. As opposed to the stern aunt portrayed by Mrs. Gaskell in her biography of Charlotte Brontë, we find a kind hearted woman who sacrificed everything for the children she came to love. This revealing book also looks at the Branwell family, and how their misfortunes mirrored that of the Brontës, and we find out what happened to the Brontë cousin who emigrated to America, and in doing so uncover the closest living relatives to the Brontë sisters today.

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Review: ‘She Was The Quiet One’, by Michele Campbell

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Published By: HQ
Publication Date: 10th January 2019
ISBN: 9780008301811
Price: £7.99
Format: Paperback

Blurb


The gripping new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Michele Campbell

Because murderers are never who you expect…
She was the quiet one but is she guilty?

For twin sisters Rose and Bel, enrolling at the prestigious new boarding school should have been a fresh start. But with its sinister rituals and traditions, Odell soon brings out a deadly rivalry between the sisters.

For Sarah and husband Heath, the chance to teach at Odell seems like the best thing that ever happened to their small family a chance to rise through the ranks and put the past behind them.

Until one dark night ends in murder.

But who’s guilty and who’s telling the truth? And who’s been in on it all along..?

From the Sunday Times bestselling author Michele Campbell comes the breathtaking new thriller SHE WAS THE QUIET ONE.

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January 2019 Book Review Calendar

Happy New Year and all that jazz. 

1st January

  • She Was The Quiet One
  • Michele Campbell
  • Crime
  • HQ Stories

8th January

  • The Murder Pit
  • Mick Finlay
  • Crime
  • HarperCollins

12th January

  • The Convalescent Corpse
  • Nicola Slade
  • Crime
  • Rachel’s Random Resources

17th January

  • Spiral Into Darkness
  • Joseph Lewis
  • Crime Thriller
  • Rachel’s Random Resources

22nd January

  • The Pluckley Psychic Historical Society
  • Grahame Peace
  • Supernatural Crime
  • Random Things Tours

23rd January

  • Mask of the gods
  • Karen Furk
  • Fantasy
  • Rachel’s Random Resources

28th January

  • The 13th Witch
  • Mark Hayden
  • Fantasy
  • Random Things Tours