Early Reviewers
I will be bringing out my new book this October, an historical fiction novel set in the south of France in the 12th Century.
If you are interested in being an early reader and will agree to post an honest review on Amazon during the first week of October, I would like to send you an ARC (Advance Reader's Copy) ebook now.
Here is a little about the book:
Would you sacrifice your marriage to escape an overwhelming grief? Lady Celeste’s magnificent ruby ring binds her husband to his marriage vows, but it is also her key to escaping her terrible loss. Which will she choose?
During the middle ages, a peasant's superstition held that a mother mourning the death of her child could "sell her sorrow" by selling a nail from her child's coffin to a peddler.
Lady Celeste is overwhelmed with grief when her infant son dies. Desperate to find relief, she escapes the convent where her husband has sent her to recover and begs a passing peddler to buy her sorrow. Jean, the cynical peddler she meets, is nobody’s fool; he does not believe in superstitions and insists Celeste include the valuable ruby ring on her finger along with the nail in return for his coin.
As Jean continues on his route and Celeste returns to the Abbey, they both find themselves changed by their transaction in ways neither of them anticipated. Jean finds that bearing another’s sorrow opens him to strange fits of compassion, a trait he can ill afford. Meanwhile Celeste learns that without her wedding ring her husband may set her aside, leaving her ruined. She determines to retrieve it before he finds out—without reclaiming her sorrow. But how will she find the peddler and convince him to give up the precious ruby ring?
If you like realistic medieval fiction with evocative prose, compelling characters and a unique story, you’ll love this incredible, introspective journey into the south of France in the 12th Century, based on an actual medieval belief.
Winner of the Royal Palm Literary Award for Historical Fiction.
"J. A. McLachlan is a terrific writer -- wry and witty, with a keen eye for detail.”
~ author Robert J. Sawyer
"Strong, character-driven fiction -- McLachlan makes you both care and think. You can't ask for more.”
~ author Tanya Huff
If you'd like to receive a copy for review or learn more about this offer, please email me at: jamclachlan@golden.net
Thank you!
Jane Ann
If you are interested in being an early reader and will agree to post an honest review on Amazon during the first week of October, I would like to send you an ARC (Advance Reader's Copy) ebook now.
Here is a little about the book:
Would you sacrifice your marriage to escape an overwhelming grief? Lady Celeste’s magnificent ruby ring binds her husband to his marriage vows, but it is also her key to escaping her terrible loss. Which will she choose?
During the middle ages, a peasant's superstition held that a mother mourning the death of her child could "sell her sorrow" by selling a nail from her child's coffin to a peddler.
Lady Celeste is overwhelmed with grief when her infant son dies. Desperate to find relief, she escapes the convent where her husband has sent her to recover and begs a passing peddler to buy her sorrow. Jean, the cynical peddler she meets, is nobody’s fool; he does not believe in superstitions and insists Celeste include the valuable ruby ring on her finger along with the nail in return for his coin.
As Jean continues on his route and Celeste returns to the Abbey, they both find themselves changed by their transaction in ways neither of them anticipated. Jean finds that bearing another’s sorrow opens him to strange fits of compassion, a trait he can ill afford. Meanwhile Celeste learns that without her wedding ring her husband may set her aside, leaving her ruined. She determines to retrieve it before he finds out—without reclaiming her sorrow. But how will she find the peddler and convince him to give up the precious ruby ring?
If you like realistic medieval fiction with evocative prose, compelling characters and a unique story, you’ll love this incredible, introspective journey into the south of France in the 12th Century, based on an actual medieval belief.
Winner of the Royal Palm Literary Award for Historical Fiction.
"J. A. McLachlan is a terrific writer -- wry and witty, with a keen eye for detail.”
~ author Robert J. Sawyer
"Strong, character-driven fiction -- McLachlan makes you both care and think. You can't ask for more.”
~ author Tanya Huff
If you'd like to receive a copy for review or learn more about this offer, please email me at: jamclachlan@golden.net
Thank you!
Jane Ann
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