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Speedwell: Book Three in the Katherine Wheel Series Kindle Edition
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJuly 29, 2015
- File size2899 KB
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About the Author
Alex Martin can mostly be found, scribbling or tapping away in her garden shed, indulging her passion for writing, as the wind and rain lash at her little refuge.
Her latest book is a ghost story, The Rose Trail, a time slip novel which weaves between the present day and the English Civil War with a supernatural thread.
You can catch up with the launch of new books, reviews, discussions and discount offers at: http://www.intheplottingshed.com
The TWISTED VINE, Alex Martin's debut novel, is based on her own knee-wrecking experience of picking grapes in the 1980s. Her more recent adventures triggered a little collection of three short stories, called TRIO.
Ms Martin grew up in Wiltshire and its rich and ancient tapestry informs the first novel in The Katherine Wheel Series, DAFFODILS. It is set in World War One, a time when the role of women changed forever. The story follows Katy, a naive and restless domestic servant who, through personal tragedy, courage and intelligence, transforms her life and finds the adventure she always craved. She just never knew the price would be so high. The sequel, PEACE LILY, takes the characters into the aftermath of the Great War when they have changed but the old power struggles remain. In SPEEDWELL, the third book, the four protagonists race into the motoring age of the roaring 'twenties and it completes the trilogy - for now. Work has begun on a fourth and final book, Woodbine and Ivy, in which the children of the characters in the series tackle another world war and face their own daunting challenges and the whole saga comes to a satisfying conclusion.
Product details
- ASIN : B012ZWS6UG
- Publisher : ; 1st edition (July 29, 2015)
- Publication date : July 29, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 2899 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 418 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #157,736 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #369 in 20th Century Historical Romance eBooks
- #506 in Women's Sagas
- #662 in 20th Century Historical Romance (Books)
- Customer Reviews:
About the author
'The Plotting Shed' was my first writing space at the bottom of my Welsh garden. Now I split my time between Wales and France and plot wherever I am. I still wander aimlessly in the countryside with my dog and my dreams and I can still be found typing away with imaginary friends whispering in my ear, but these days I have the joy of seeing my stories published and the treasured feedback from readers who've enjoyed them.
Now I have nine novels on Amazon and a collection of 3 short stories, called Trio (a free copy of which is available at The Plotting Shed).
My first novel, The Twisted Vine, is based on my adventurous escape from real life when I picked grapes in France in the 1980s. I met some amazing people there but none as outrageous as those that sprang to life on my screen.
Award-winning Daffodils, the first in "The Katherine Wheel Series", is quite a different book based in Wiltshire where I grew up. Katy's life and the rigid social order that confined her were radically altered by the catalyst of the First World War as it slowly eroded the age-old way of English country life. The sequel, Peace Lily, takes the characters into 1919 after the armistice. They each have to carve out new lives in the aftermath of the Great War and find their way into the new modern age. The next book is Speedwell, when the four protagonists race into the motoring era of the roaring 'twenties. Willow, a novella, bridges the gaps between the generations in Speedwell and the next two books, Woodbine and Ivy. The children in Willow are on the brink of both adulthood and the Second World War in Woodbine, and this conflict will dramatically impact on their lives, just as the First World War did on their parents'. The Katherine Wheel Series concludes in Ivy, the sixth volume where Lottie is trapped in occupied France, Isobel is torn between love and duty and Al flies planes for the ATA. All the disparate threads of the previous five books are drawn together into a surprising climax.
I've also published something totally different. The Rose Trail is a ghost story with the English Civil War as its backdrop. The story slips between the time of the English civil war and the present day and is woven together with a supernatural thread in a ghostly voice. I'm happy to add that The Rose Trail has won 2 awards since publication: Chill with a Book award and a B.R.A.G Medallion. Now its sequel is published, Triskelion, Book Two of The Spirit Level Series, where Fay and Percy take on their first professional assignment in the wild lands of Anglesey, an island off North Wales. A rock star's creativity is frustrated by a ghost who lived near his music studio 2000 years ago. This Druid priestess is determined to be heard by everyone.
I am currently working on a new novel about three friends set in the present day with only a hint of a ghost!
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There is heart ack, drama, and love. I can't put it down.
Martin’s research is thorough and I can only say that vehicle history enthusiasts will not be disappointed on any level. I have always felt that this series would lend itself beautifully to television drama and Martin has cemented that thought for me with Book Three. In addition, after finishing it, I’m not convinced there may not be more. It was a nicely open conclusion.
Five stars.
War, death, love, life, birth, poverty, riches, more death, hatred, etc. Life continues on, for people like ourselves, some it is within our control, some barely in our grasp, some beyond our control in a way that is unfathomable; such are the lives of the four people we came to love in the "Lily" series. This series is a GREAT Read, one you won't forget anytime soon.
It is such a cliff hanger that leaves one dangling in the air and flooded with disappointment. I just could not give this powerful and tragic book a five star rating because of this.
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An amazing series that takes you on an emotional time taking you from the fields of Somme to the bustling city of Boston
A splendid series.