Weather, Free books, New books and an invisible man
Today, I have some of my photos taken during the last week. As the old postcard says, ‘We have some kind of weather here every day’, and during the past few days, we’ve had sunny days at 16 degrees, colder evenings, wet days, some with hail, a thunderstorm or two and some high winds. We have also had our fair share of rainbows and double rainbows.
I’ve been promoting my new novel, ‘Banyak & Fecks,’ a prequel to the romantic Clearwater Mysteries. This isn’t like the others in the series as it’s not a mystery. It’s about a Ukrainian refugee and an Irish immigrant meeting in the slums of London’s East End in 1884 and the friendship that develops. The story takes you from Ukraine, via a long walk to Genoa and by ship to London, and from the Wirral to the East End where the pair meet. From then on, it delves into ‘Dark London’, slumming tours, street workers, slums, and the workhouse. But, honestly, there are lighter moments, some drama and excitement, some ‘ahh’ moments and, in the end, I hope, a good feel-good ‘kind of’ ending which leads into book one of the series. That’s set at the time of the Ripper murders, and apart from a lot of research and the inclusion of facts, the novel also incorporates some newspaper reports of the early Ripper murders (with the names changed to suit my novel).
I have also been running a free book giveaway on my Jackson Marsh Facebook page. I know several Symi visitors have supported my pen name novels and read quite a few of them, and this competition is open to all. It’s a simple case of checking my page each day, and, if you can, identifying a new quote. These are all from the books or their descriptions on Amazon. So even if you’ve not read the books, you can work out some of the answers from those pages and have a go anyway. We’ll draw one entry on Christmas Eve and whoever that is will be sent a signed copy of ‘Banyak & Fecks.’ With a new quote every day, you’ve got plenty of chances to win. Check out the page here, and even if you don’t enter, a like and share would be appreciated.
While doing that, I have been making the Invisible Man. Well, a model of him at any rate, covering the kitchen table with paint pots and glue, pieces of plastic and instructions, and the thing is almost finished.
That’s my ‘me’ update for now. Next week, we’ll have a set of images from Neil taken on one of his many morning walks which he has been doing when the weather allows.
