Review - Book Pleasures
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I would describe myself as the ultimate multi-tasker. Sometimes I even have to remind myself who I am for the day! That’s because I write under three different pen names and in three very different genres.
As Debrah Martin I write literary fiction. I also plot fast-paced and compelling thrillers as D.B. Martin and of course also pen my YA teen detective series as Lily Stuart.
So why not stick to just one name and one genre?
Variety is the spice of life, I reckon - and I have all these ideas – they have to come out somehow! My past careers have spanned two businesses, teaching, running business networking for the University of Winchester and social event management. I now make do with chairing the Wantage (not just Betjeman) Literary Festival in my hometown when I’m not writing. I also have two daughters and a dog to organise. See – more multi-tasking…
<p>Mice & Spiders & Webs...Oh My! Is your child a good listener? Rosemary is a little girl who is worried about returning to school after her teacher warns the class that they would soon have some mice, spiders, and webs in the classroom. Could Rosemary have misunderstood something? How can mice and spiders and webs belong at school? Full of "Computer Speak," this story introduces young readers to basic computer terms in a delightful way! See if your child can discover the mystery of the misunderstood words, and learn about the fun of computers with Rosemary. This is the seventh rhyming children's book by this award-winning author, whose other bestselling books include My Fingerpaint Masterpiece, Manner-Man, Gimme-Jimmy, The Magic Word, Peter and the Whimper-Whineys, and Santa's Birthday Gift. Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won twenty-eight awards for her six previous rhyming books, and is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. She has been called "a modern day Dr. Seuss" by GTMA Review. "I love to teach, and this book teaches basic computer terms in a fun way. I am retired and spend six months of the year with my husband of 55 years, traveling from coast to coast and sharing books along the way. I grew up in The Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. , where my father was the manager. I'm the original Eloise!" Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/SherrillSCannon</p>
Every dog has his day and Lawrence Juste, QC, once top dog in the UK’s courtrooms, is about to have his worst one ever. With a witness to somehow bring back from the dead and a vulnerable child to protect, there are more victims than ways out of the conspiracy he’s uncovered. To unravel who he can trust, he’s forced to delve deeper into his own family mystery to find out who he and they really are. What he finds is worse than ugly, it’s lethal. Lawrence believes in justice and the law, even if he doesn’t always adhere to them, but this time it seems only the ultimate sacrifice – or a dramatic form of natural justice – can provide what the courtroom can’t. The only question is: which? Patchwork Pieces is the third and final book in the Patchwork People mystery suspense trilogy.
<p><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">"In the first two volumes, the Lawrence we first meet has slowly changed, growing into a completely different person by the time we reach Volume three. The cold and calculating QC has been swept aside to reveal a Lawrence of a deeper quality – though still just as cunning. The unexpected death of his wife threw his life under a microscope, dragging his past to the light and changing the landscape of his present. Then there was Danny – a young man facing manslaughter…a young man that only Lawrence could help, a young man Lawrence was compelled to help. Then his house burned down.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">Events have conspired to bring this talented Barrister to this point in time, faced with a truth that will both bless and curse him. The lime light is not the place for one with secrets, yet the press finds the QC’s life…. Hot.</span><br style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;" /><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">It takes a talented author to compose works in so many genres, and do it well. The voice penned in the Patchwork Trilogy speaks differently than the words uttered in the YA novels written under the name Lily Stuart (which, by the way, you should look up). Both tones are unique, displaying a talent that made me enjoy this series even more. While this may be the last in the Trilogy, it can serve as a standalone novel – though digesting the first two volumes lays the groundwork for this startling culmination."</span></p> <p><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:small;line-height:normal;">From reviews - Amazon</span></p>