The Whore’s Tale: Sarah – Blurb.
The year is 1731 and in a small village in Cheshire, England, the Reverend Browne has determined the future of his young daughter Sarah. Her life will be dedicated to caring for him and his household affairs while he, acting as one of God’s chosen few, saves souls from the Devil.
Sarah dreams of a different future, one in which she will be happy and independent. As she grows older she starts to see glimpses of a tantalising world beyond her reach and longs one day to escape the drudgery of her life, to become part of it all and maybe even have her own business.
However, a chance meeting leads first to joy and blossoming and then to the destruction of her whole world. It changes her life forever, forcing her down a path which is the very opposite of the glittering one she had hoped for, one for which she has to pay a terrible price to survive.
The first book in a gripping new series focussing on the early lives of some of the pivotal characters whose stories are later woven together in the award-winning Jacobite Chronicles. This is a companion series and can be read independently of the Chronicles.
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I’m very excited to announce the release of the first book in a new series focussing on the early lives of some of the pivotal characters from my Jacobite Chronicles series. Sarah’s book will be released on Amazon on 10th December and is available for preorder now!
PREORDER SARAH’S TALE ON AMAZON HERE
(Please note this is the ebook version only – there WILL be a paperback, but that always comes a bit later, as the publication takes longer.)
I’ll be having an online release day party on Facebook too, with competitions and giveaways, including some great prizes, and have arranged the timing so that regardless of which country you’re from, you’ll hopefully have a chance to participate. It will run from 7-9pm GMT (UK time) and then 7-9pm EST (East Coast USA time) Put the date in your diary, and I’ll post once I have the party link and details of what’s happening! I’m hoping to have some guest authors, which will give you the chance to discover some new books too, and you’ll also get to interact with other readers of the Chronicles. The parties are always great fun, so do try to come along if you can.
And to all of you who have contacted me in various ways with positive feedback, who have recommended me to your friends or in other groups, or who have left lovely reviews on Amazon or Goodreads – thank you so much. I really do appreciate your comments. They mean a lot to me. Thanks also for your patience in waiting for my latest book.
Harriet’s book will be next, and I’m also frantically researching for my new series, which will go back to the start of the whole Jacobite movement, in 1688 and will feature some of the characters from the Jacobite Chronicles and a lot of new ones. It was a very exciting and complicated time, but I hope to start writing the first book early next year.
Love and best wishes, Julia xx
8 Comments
I just finished reading Sarah’s story! I really enjoyed it and it was wonderful to hear her history and the path that brought her to Manchester! I love the Jacobite Chronicles and look forward to your next book! You are an amazing author and I love the historical notes that you end each book with! Thank you for all of the research and dedication you put into each story!! I continue to recommend your books to all of my friends!! I would love to see the books as a movie series but only if they follow the book to the letter or it would be lacking in some way! It is hard to weave a good story and keep everything tied together from book to book yet you achieve this throughout each one with a bonus of so many historical facts! I can only say I am so thankful to be able to read and enjoy such wonderful series!!
Oh, thank you! That’s really lovely to hear. I’m so glad you’re enjoying the series so much. Thanks for taking the time to let me know how you feel about them. That really means a lot to me! xx
I think The Whores Tale is your best book ever. I have never been so entrenched in a character before. So looking forward to hearing more about Harriet’s book. I am compelled to reread the whole chronicle series again because I will see those characters and their struggles with a new insight.
Thank you! What a lovely compliment! Harriet’s book is coming on…I’m glad you’ll see the minor characters with a new insight – it’s kind of the insight I wrote them with, because I had a rough back story for all of them before I started, so they’d feel real to me.
I just finished reading Sarah’s story and as with the Jacobite Chronicles I thoroughly enjoyed it. When I find good authors like Sarah Donati, Diana Gabaldon and Susana Kearsley I end up reading their books 3 or 4 times and I have to say your name has been added to that list of favorite authors!!
The only thing I found truly sad about Sarah’s story is that she never found out that her Mother was alive and looking for her……..oh well!!!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it and thanks for letting me know! I’m honoured to be added to such a distinguished list of authors!
I just finished Sarah’s tale. It was an excellent read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Neglecting some of my housework, I ended up finishing Beth’s and Alex’s story in 10 days. It was so enjoyable I couldn’t put.
The details and description of life in the 1700 for women were so very good, I could clearly feel Sarah’s happiness as well as hurt, anger and disappointment through the book. I am so pleased I discovered such a talented writer. I was hoping that Sarah will discover happiness and that Duncan did not die and they got reunited. I will look forward Harriet’s story!!
Thank you so much for letting me know you enjoyed Sarah’s tale! Harriet’s story is under way, but I’ll be a little late publishing because I’m moving house, which is eating into my time! But it’s going well, as is the research for my next series, so hoping you’ll stay with me for that, and the other back stories!