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Book length - 352 pages Publisher - Tinder Press Worldwide - www.bookdepository.com Amazon UK - www.amazon.co.uk Amazon US - www.amazon.com I want to thank Anne from randomthingsthroughmyletterbox.blogspot.com for the opportunity to take part in this blog tour and for providing me with a copy of this book for review. ABOUT THIS BOOK Audrey Hart is on the Isle of Skye to collect the word-of-mouth folk tales of the people and communities around her. It is 1857, the Highland Clearances have left devastation and poverty, and the crofters are suspicious and hostile, claiming they no longer know their stories. Then Audrey discovers the body of a young girl washed up on the beach and the crofters tell her that it is only a matter of weeks since another girl has disappeared. They believe the girls are the victims of the spirits of the unforgiven dead. Initially, Audrey is sure the girls are being abducted, but then she is reminded of her own mother, a Skye woman who disappeared in mysterious circumstances. It seems there is a link to be explored, and Audrey may uncover just what her family have been hiding from her all these years. MY REVIEW Dark, atmospheric, and enthralling, THE STORY KEEPER by Anna Mazzola is the type of historical novel that gets under your skin and rattles around in your mind long after you finish the last line. When Audrey Hart arrives on the Isle of Skye in 1857 to work as an assistant to the folklorist of the area, she also hopes to find out more about her beloved mother who died there many years ago. But Audrey has only just begun to seek out the stories of the land when strange things begin to happen and young girls seem to be disappearing or turning up dead. Believing the spirits to be at the root of it all, the crofters do not want to open their tales to an outsider but as Audrey gets to know those around her can she piece the truth together before another girl goes missing? This story will make you feel uncomfortable at times, and rightly so, as we read about the clearings that took place in the 1800s and some of the superstitions that existed which were cruel and barbaric, and this book also highlights the abuse of power that thrives in secrecy and fear. But there is also hope and light in the strength and determination of those characters who will not be cowed and silenced. Audrey is remarkable as she uses her independence and intelligence to discover the truth and for a woman in the 1800s, this is no mean feat. From beginning to end there is a heaviness that hangs over this story which only adds to its rich magic and I highly recommend THE STORY KEEPER by Anna Mazzola to all historical fiction fans. AUTHOR BIO Anna Mazzola is a writer of historical crime fiction. Her debut novel, The Unseeing, won an Edgar Award in the US and was nominated for the Historical Writers Association Debut Crown in the UK. The Times called it 'sizzling'. The Mirror described it as 'a brilliant debut.’ Her second novel, a dark fairy tale about a collector of folklore and missing girls on the Isle of Skye, will be published by Headline in July. Anna studied English at Pembroke College, Oxford, before accidentally becoming a criminal justice solicitor. She lives in Camberwell, London, with two small children, two cats and one husband. She loves to hear from readers, so do get in touch on Goodreads or on social media. For more information: Website - annamazzola.com Twitter - twitter.com/Anna_Mazz Facebook - www.facebook.com/AnnaMazzolaWriter/?fref=ts Instagram - www.instagram.com/annamazzolawriter/ DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT ALL OF THE OTHER STOPS ALONG THE WAY!!
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20/1/2019 10:53:21 am
Sounds interesting, if a touch darker than I usually read.
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Anne Cater
20/1/2019 11:53:04 am
Thank you so much for this wonderful Blog Tour support Linda x
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