Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Brook Cottage Books is thrilled to have Juliet Greenwood on the blog. Juliet's new book We That Are Left is published on 13th February and can pre-ordered from Amazon right now! Lets find out a bit more about Juliet.
Juliet
lives in a traditional Welsh quarryman’s cottage between the romantic island of
Anglesey and the mountains of Snowdonia. She has a large garden that would have
been used by original inhabitants to grow vegetables and fruit to supplement
their wages. Juliet tries to follow in their footsteps with the aid of a
polytunnel, which is now flourishing with rocket salad and a grape vine grown
from a cutting from Hampton Court.
As a
child, Juliet always had her nose in a book and always dreamed of being a
writer. After studying English at Lancaster University and King’s College,
London, she worked in a variety of jobs, from running her own craft stall at
Covent Garden Market to taking puppet and storytelling workshops in North
Wales. A severe illness over 15 years ago inspired her to pursue her life-long
passion and finally fulfill her ambition to become a published author. Her
first book for Honno Press, ‘Eden’s Garden’ was the Welsh Books Council’s Book
of the Month in 2012 and became a Kindle bestseller in 2013. It is now a
finalist in ‘The People’s Book Prize’, with the finals to be held in May 2014.
As well
as novels under her own name, Juliet writes serials and short stories for
magazines as ‘Heather Pardoe’.
‘We That Are Left’
‘We That Are Left’: Pre- Order
"August 4th, 1914:
It was the day of champagne and raspberries, the
day the world changed."
Juliet Greenwood's
moving, thrilling novel honours the sacrifice of soldiers and civilians in
World War I and captures how lives were changed afterwards, some destroyed, but
some, with love and courage, rebuilt anew.
Elin lives a luxurious
but lonely life at Hiram Hall. Her husband Hugo loves her but he has never
recovered from the Boer War. Now another war threatens to destroy everything
she knows. With Hugo at the front, and her cousin Alice and friend Mouse
working for the war effort, Elin has to learn to run the estate in Cornwall,
growing much needed food, sharing her mother's recipes and making new friends –
and enemies. But when Mouse is in danger, Elin must face up to the horrors in
France herself.
And when the Great War is finally over, Elin's battles prove
to have only just begun.
Honno Press: http://www.honno.co.uk/
Juliet’s Media Links
‘Eden’s Garden’:BUY
NEWSFLASH!!!!
Juliet is very kindly offering two readers a signed copy each of 'We That Are Left'. All you have to do is leave a comment. All names will be put in a draw and the winners announced on 13th February! Good luck!
(Open to UK only)
Thank you, JB for the lovely interview! It's great to be here, and I'm looking forward to the comments and finding out the winner.
Juliet
Hi JB and Juliet! I think I did my first 'guest post' for Juliet when I had just started blogging three years ago. How time flies!! Love the sound of your new book - as you know Jigsaw Pieces, my YA novel has a World War 1 sub theme!!! Keep up the writing!!! ..I will now go and prove I'm not a robot....
I've got Eden's Garden on my shelf, so I would like the 'We that are Left' to go alongside it please. Sounds like a lovely story, and fitting for the 100 years since the events.
looking forward to reading this and seeing the recipes you have been researching. Enjoyed Eden's Gardens and think of it when we walk round the gardens at Plas Brondanw
I'm not in the U.K., so I'm not eligible, but I'm leaving a comment anyway. Juliet's first novel was a real stunner, and I can't wait for the new one to come out!
What a magical combination! I love beautiful old houses, food and old times Its gone straight to the top of my 'to be read' pile!
I would love to be put forward for this wonderful giveaway as I've read Eden's Garden and would love to read more of Juliet's work
This sounds a wonderful read. Fingers crossed :)
Congrats to Carol Hedges and Susan Jane Jones who have won a copy of the book. Can you email me your postal details to brookbooks@hotmail.co.uk
Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway, and congratulations to the winners! Signed copies will be winging you way asap!
And thank you JB for the interview and hosting the giveaway - I had a great time!