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June 14, 2018
BOOK CLUBS
Do you have a photo of your book group discussing Who Is to Blame? or How Did I Get Here?
Let's showcase it on my website and my Goodreads Blog. Email a photo to me with the city/state/country & the group's name or the members' first names.
JaneMarlowBooks@gmail.com
Let's showcase it on my website and my Goodreads Blog. Email a photo to me with the city/state/country & the group's name or the members' first names.
JaneMarlowBooks@gmail.com
May 30, 2018
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY
UP FOR GRABS:
100 free Kindle copies of WHO IS TO BLAME? A Russian Riddle
June 1 - 15
100 free Kindle copies of WHO IS TO BLAME? A Russian Riddle
June 1 - 15
May 27, 2018
AUDIBLE BOOK GIVEAWAY
I am giving away 25 free Audible downloads of How Did I Get Here.
Want a free copy? Send an email request ASAP to JaneMarlowBooks@gmail.com.
If you're a winner, I will email you instructions on how to obtain your free download from Audible.com. If you would like to give someone the book, you can pass the instructions along to a friend to download.
One request per person. First come, first served.
No gimmicks. No strings attached. No surprises. I promise.
Want a free copy? Send an email request ASAP to JaneMarlowBooks@gmail.com.
If you're a winner, I will email you instructions on how to obtain your free download from Audible.com. If you would like to give someone the book, you can pass the instructions along to a friend to download.
One request per person. First come, first served.
No gimmicks. No strings attached. No surprises. I promise.
May 13, 2018
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY 1868
Pretend you're female Russian serf 150 years ago. Here's what you could expect:
- several miscarriages
- give birth to 7 to 8 live babies
- bury 2 of those babies within their first year of life
- 4 or 5 of your children live to celebrate their 5th birthday
The Convalescent by Carl Johann Lemoch 1889
- several miscarriages
- give birth to 7 to 8 live babies
- bury 2 of those babies within their first year of life
- 4 or 5 of your children live to celebrate their 5th birthday
The Convalescent by Carl Johann Lemoch 1889
May 11, 2018
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY
UP FOR GRABS:
100 Kindle copies of the brand new novel How Did I Get Here?
Sign up for Giveaway May 11 - 25
100 Kindle copies of the brand new novel How Did I Get Here?
Sign up for Giveaway May 11 - 25
April 29, 2018
WHEN ALL THE DOMINOES FALL PERFECTLY
Sometimes you just get lucky.
I experienced that marvelous quirk of fate when I contracted with video-wizard Daniel Smith of ooLite Media to produce my video book trailers. Knowledgeable, conscientious, flexible, patient, and a great laugh -- what more could I ask for?
When I mentioned to Dan that I needed a sound studio to record my audiobooks, he pointed me in the direction of Peak Recording's Gil Stober, who became the guru overseeing the making of my Audible books. Ditto, ditto, ditto for all the good things I said about Daniel.
Gil, in turn, lined me up with actor John Hosking to narrate the Audible books. More dittos, but add a voice that flows like warm caramel.
I experienced that marvelous quirk of fate when I contracted with video-wizard Daniel Smith of ooLite Media to produce my video book trailers. Knowledgeable, conscientious, flexible, patient, and a great laugh -- what more could I ask for?
When I mentioned to Dan that I needed a sound studio to record my audiobooks, he pointed me in the direction of Peak Recording's Gil Stober, who became the guru overseeing the making of my Audible books. Ditto, ditto, ditto for all the good things I said about Daniel.
Gil, in turn, lined me up with actor John Hosking to narrate the Audible books. More dittos, but add a voice that flows like warm caramel.
NEXT IN PETROVO SERIES DUE OUT MAY 8, 2018
How Did I Get Here?
The next novel in the Petovo series will be available May 8 in paper and Kindle, with Audible to follow shortly thereafter. The book will be available at the major on-line retailers. If you prefer to support your local bookstore, they can order it for you.
Andrey Yevgrafovich Rozhdestvensky enters his final year of medical studies in 1854 with an empty belly, empty pockets, and secondhand clothes held together by wishful thinking. Meanwhile, ill-prepared Russia flounders in the Crimean War against France, England, and Turkey. When Tsar Nicholas seeks volunteer medical students for an all-expense-paid trip to the front, Andrey grabs at this flash of good luck. Or will it prove to be his worst nightmare?
How Did I Get Here? is a war story told in human terms and with subtle humor, reminiscent of the old television series MASH.
It’s also a tale of how malevolence and injustice can damage a child, and of how fortitude plus a supportive hand can remake the man.
Here’s your chance to catch up on what’s happening with some of your favorite characters from the first novel in the Petrovo series, Who Is to Blame.
View the video trailer plus listen to the book's first page at
JaneMarlowBooks.com
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The next novel in the Petovo series will be available May 8 in paper and Kindle, with Audible to follow shortly thereafter. The book will be available at the major on-line retailers. If you prefer to support your local bookstore, they can order it for you.
Andrey Yevgrafovich Rozhdestvensky enters his final year of medical studies in 1854 with an empty belly, empty pockets, and secondhand clothes held together by wishful thinking. Meanwhile, ill-prepared Russia flounders in the Crimean War against France, England, and Turkey. When Tsar Nicholas seeks volunteer medical students for an all-expense-paid trip to the front, Andrey grabs at this flash of good luck. Or will it prove to be his worst nightmare?
How Did I Get Here? is a war story told in human terms and with subtle humor, reminiscent of the old television series MASH.
It’s also a tale of how malevolence and injustice can damage a child, and of how fortitude plus a supportive hand can remake the man.
Here’s your chance to catch up on what’s happening with some of your favorite characters from the first novel in the Petrovo series, Who Is to Blame.
View the video trailer plus listen to the book's first page at
JaneMarlowBooks.com
"
April 28, 2018
CRIMEAN WAR? WHAT'S THAT
2nd book in the Petrovo series - due out May 8, 2018
While I was conducting research for the first novel in the Petrovo series, I kept bumping into this thing called the Crimean War, in which Russia was pitted against England, France, and Turkey. Eventually, I realized the War had to be the backdrop of my next novel for 3 reasons.
First, the Crimean War was the proverbial guinea pig for a myriad of innovations that forever changed the nature of warfare (such as surgical anesthesia, railroads, trench warfare, telegraphs, the Minie rifle in place of black powder muskets).
The second factor that grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go was the War’s magnitude as a gruesomely ugly historical reality. Although the battlefield carnage was hideous, an even greater number of fatalities were attributable to disease, malnutrition, winter exposure, and incompetent leadership. Not until World War I would more people die as victims of war.
Third, the War forever altered the power in Europe. Never again would tsarist Russia be considered indomitable.
Because the Crimean War had little influence on the United States, most history classes tend to skim over it.
While I was conducting research for the first novel in the Petrovo series, I kept bumping into this thing called the Crimean War, in which Russia was pitted against England, France, and Turkey. Eventually, I realized the War had to be the backdrop of my next novel for 3 reasons.
First, the Crimean War was the proverbial guinea pig for a myriad of innovations that forever changed the nature of warfare (such as surgical anesthesia, railroads, trench warfare, telegraphs, the Minie rifle in place of black powder muskets).
The second factor that grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go was the War’s magnitude as a gruesomely ugly historical reality. Although the battlefield carnage was hideous, an even greater number of fatalities were attributable to disease, malnutrition, winter exposure, and incompetent leadership. Not until World War I would more people die as victims of war.
Third, the War forever altered the power in Europe. Never again would tsarist Russia be considered indomitable.
Because the Crimean War had little influence on the United States, most history classes tend to skim over it.
April 27, 2018
GOODREADS GIVEAWAY
100 free Kindle copies of WHO IS TO BLAME are up for grabs. Giveaway ends May 4.
April 1, 2018
PETROVO POTPOURRI
Are you are interested in
- wit & wisdom from Russia's greatest authors
- a behind-the-scenes view of writing fiction
- today's novels set in Tsarist Russia
- Slavic objects d'art?
Then you'll get a kick out of my newsletter, Petrovo Potpourri.
Here's an excerpt.
If visiting Chicago, check out the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral and it's inspirational icons. The Cathedral was built 1903 to resemble the small, intimate churches of Russia’s rural provinces. Construction was partly financed by Tsar Nicholas II, Russia's last tsar. Public tours are available.
View the entire newsletter here
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- wit & wisdom from Russia's greatest authors
- a behind-the-scenes view of writing fiction
- today's novels set in Tsarist Russia
- Slavic objects d'art?
Then you'll get a kick out of my newsletter, Petrovo Potpourri.
Here's an excerpt.
If visiting Chicago, check out the Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral and it's inspirational icons. The Cathedral was built 1903 to resemble the small, intimate churches of Russia’s rural provinces. Construction was partly financed by Tsar Nicholas II, Russia's last tsar. Public tours are available.
View the entire newsletter here
Sign up on my website. Petrovo Potpourri will be delivered to your In-Box 4 times a year. I value your trust and would never sell your information or subject you to SPAM. You can cancel your subscription at any time.
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