Amanda Read's Blog
February 6, 2021
eBook Deal - this Weekend Only
To tie in with my appearance on Fiction Fix at The Finger on The Pulse, the eBook edition of my book
is available at the special price of just 99pence/centsfrom Amazon for one weekend only.
is available at the special price of just 99pence/centsfrom Amazon for one weekend only.
September 4, 2020
Labor Day Weekend eBook Promo
If you're looking for action-packed adventure this Labor Day weekend, look no further.
A special promo for American readers starts Friday September 4 at 5am PDT. Ends midnight, Monday September 7.
Buy
for just 99 cents.
A genre-bending adventure, blending fantasy, mythology and historical fiction.
Praise for Lost & Waiting:
"I was held, I laughed, I marvelled ... this is such a winner!" Fay Weldon CBE FRSL, author, essayist, feminist and playwright
"A tremendous force and energy and a sharp wit." Gerard Woodward, novelist, poet and short story writer
"A wonderfully “big-budget” panoramic feel … very assured." Gavin Cologne-Brookes, author and memoirist
"Such command, and depth and richness of detail." Celia Brayfield, author, academic and cultural commentator
"A big story, well-imagined, with strong characters." Anna Davis, literary agent and author
"Compelling…visceral and real." Grindstone Literary
A special promo for American readers starts Friday September 4 at 5am PDT. Ends midnight, Monday September 7.
Buy
for just 99 cents.A genre-bending adventure, blending fantasy, mythology and historical fiction.
Praise for Lost & Waiting:
"I was held, I laughed, I marvelled ... this is such a winner!" Fay Weldon CBE FRSL, author, essayist, feminist and playwright
"A tremendous force and energy and a sharp wit." Gerard Woodward, novelist, poet and short story writer
"A wonderfully “big-budget” panoramic feel … very assured." Gavin Cologne-Brookes, author and memoirist
"Such command, and depth and richness of detail." Celia Brayfield, author, academic and cultural commentator
"A big story, well-imagined, with strong characters." Anna Davis, literary agent and author
"Compelling…visceral and real." Grindstone Literary
August 25, 2020
Bank Holiday Bonanza
I can't wait for you to read my debut novel Lost & Waiting.
That's why I've put the Kindle edition of Lost & Waiting on a Countdown Deal from now until midnight Bank Holiday Monday with Amazon UK.
Buy Now
Details of Countdown Deal
That's why I've put the Kindle edition of Lost & Waiting on a Countdown Deal from now until midnight Bank Holiday Monday with Amazon UK.
Buy Now
Details of Countdown Deal
August 5, 2020
Lost & Waiting
My genre-bending adventure novel Lost & Waiting is out now on Amazon in paperback and Kindle.
I use the myth of the World Tree to highlight the significance of plants to our world and the importance of their conservation.
The novel draws on Chilean and other myths and folklore. It has a strong female lead, with an element of historical fiction.
Honest reviews will be very welcome.
I use the myth of the World Tree to highlight the significance of plants to our world and the importance of their conservation.
The novel draws on Chilean and other myths and folklore. It has a strong female lead, with an element of historical fiction.
Honest reviews will be very welcome.
July 28, 2020
The Watery Erzulie
The Erzulies or Ioa in Haitian Voudon are three sisters. The watery Erzulie is La Sirène, a beautiful mermaid who lures men to her watery domain where they live for what seems like a year, but might be decades or centuries. Generally benevolent, she can turn as violent as the stormy sea. She appears in Lost & Waiting
