[bksvol-discuss] Re: My novel
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:19:31 -0700 (PDT)
It sounds like a good read. I'll look forward to its publication and being
available in libraries.
G.Cindy
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--- On Mon, 6/23/08, Nan Hawthorne <hathorn@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Nan Hawthorne <hathorn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] My novel
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Monday, June 23, 2008, 1:20 PM
> When I told everyone before that my novel had gone to the
> publisher, I
> had managed to take myself off the routing for this list..
> so if anyone
> said congrats on the list, thanks, and if anyone asked any
> questions,
> send them again!
>
> I will be donating an e-text version of the book to
> Bookshare as soon
> as I am sure it is in the absolute final form.. it is right
> now as far
> as I am concerned, but I assume Bookshare would like the
> publisher's
> formatted version.
>
> I am really pleased with the book, if I may say so myself.
> It is a
> historical novel but to me a lot more. The characters and
> basic plot a
> friend and I develop as teens in the 1960s and the
> characters have
> always been dear friends to me.. well, except the villains.
> So this is
> a "heart's work" to me.
>
> Here is the skinny:
>
> Title: An Involuntary King
> Author: Nan Hawthorne
>
> It is the story of the younger son of a Saxon king who
> finds himself
> thrust onto the throne by the death of his father and older
> brother.
> He must prove himself not only to the governing council of
> the kingdom
> (an entirely fictional one) but also to himself. His own
> military
> genius, wise rule and the support of his new bride help
> him against
> many monumental setbacks and treachery. He must fight two
> wars and one
> usurper, while his wife, aught behind enemy lines, fights
> in the
> resistance. All the while she is relentlessly pursued by a
> darkly
> sensual mercenary who wants the king dead. There is love,
> adventure,
> grief, and humor along the way.
>
> I hope you will enjoy it.. I am very proud that the first
> people to read
> the novel will be my friends here at Bookshare.
>
> Cordially,
>
> Nan Hawthorne
> Author of "An Involuntary King: A Tale of Anglo Saxon
> England"
> Due out late summer 08
> http://crislicland.blogspot.com
>
> /His father dead at a usurper's hands, the new
> young king must prove
> himself despite his own self-doubt. He struggles
> against monumental
> setbacks and treachery, while his beautiful queen, the
> love of his
> life, is relentlessly pursued by a darkly sensual
> mercenary. /
>
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