SPRING HIGHLIGHTS AT
UPCOMING BOOK SIGNINGS AT LINGHAMS
KAREN HAMILTON
21ST MARCH 2018
RHIDIAN BROOK
26TH MARCH 2018
CLARE MACKINTOSH NISHA KATONA
26TH APRIL 2018
25TH APRIL 2018
DAVID WHITEHOUSE CARL FOGARTY
19TH APRIL 2018
PIZZA & PROSECCO
26TH MARCH 2018
KATE MOSSE
1ST MAY 2018
PAM AYRES
9TH MAY 2018
SIMON MAYO
23RD APRIL 2018
ALISON WEIR
31ST MAY 2018
REVIEW OF SIMON MAYO ‘MAD BLOOD STIRRING’ by Sue Porter
On the eve of the year 1815, the American sailors of the Eagle finally
arrive at Dartmoor prison; bedraggled, exhausted but burning with
hope. They’ve only had one thing to sustain them – a snatched
whisper overheard along the way.
The war is over.
Joe Hill thought he’d left the war outside these walls but it’s quickly
clear that there’s a different type of fight to be had within. The seven
prison blocks surrounding him have been segregated; six white and
one black. As his voice rings out across the courtyard, announcing the
peace, the redcoat guards bristle and the inmates stir. The powder keg
was already fixed to blow and Joe has just lit the fuse.
This is Simon’s debut book as an adult author, it is full of the darkness
of Dartmoor prison, but also the light of human spirit. When you
think life is at its lowest ebb for these prisoners, the unlikeliest actions
get them through. From disease to overcrowding, murder and love,
this book has them all! The characters are larger than life, you are
willing them to make it through to the end, whatever the end maybe.
Although this is a fictional story it is based on fact.
To find out more, why not come to our event with Simon Mayo who
will be talking about his debut book in April at Thornton Hall Hotel
and Spa.
Tickets are available at Linghams Bookshop or online at:
www.linghams.co.uk/forthcomingevents.
BOOK YOUR TICKETS AT WWW.LINGHAMS.CO.UK OR CALL 0151 342 7290
Linghams Booksellers, 248 Telegraph Road, Heswall, Wirral, CH60 7SG