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MR. LINKY
MY BOOK BEGINNING
In the end, I listen to my fear. It keeps me awake, resounding through the frantic beating in my breast. It is there in the dry terror in my throat, in the pricking of the rats' nervous feet in the darkness.
-- Sinful Folk by Ned Hayes, due out in January, but available for pre-order. You can read the first chapter on kindle now.
Based on a true story, Sinful Folk is a mystery and adventure tale set in England in 1377. A group of villagers, including the narrator Mear (a former nun disguised as a mute man), set out on a desperate mid-winter journey to London to seek justice for the death of five children in a suspicious house fire.
It sounds like a cross between Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Game of Thrones. Watch the trailer for Sinful Folk.
This sounds like such a good book! I'm intrigued with the idea of a story set in 1377. That's enough to make me want to read it. I'll add SINFUL FOLK to my TBR list.
ReplyDeleteWow! What an opener! That definitely grabbed my attention.
ReplyDeleteThis is an unusual one. I'd like to hear how ti compares to Chaucer's tales!
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Interesting book. The setting and characters are different.
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ReplyDeleteThis is my comment. My son was logged into Google, and I didn't known it so the comment came from him instead.
ReplyDeleteGilion, can you delete the comment from Mark Petrovich please and be sure he doesn't get any comments sent to him.
Here is my comment which is the same since I thought it was me, but it was him.
This book sounds VERY good. I like this time period, and I love books set in England.
THANKS for sharing.
Elizabeth
Silver's Reviews
My Book Beginnings
Sounds like a good story. I hope you enjoy it. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteOoh, sounds good!
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a good read ... I love books set in England.
ReplyDeleteThis does sound like a good read. I'm intrigued. Look forward to your review.
ReplyDeleteIt does grab you, doesn't it? This would not be my bedtime reading!
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NetGalley has the whole book available. I've only read the first couple of chapters, but so far it's all good.
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