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BOOK COMPETITION ~ February 2012Win a copy of my new paperback:
Just answer the following questions, from both the Burracombe series and the earlier World War Two series. Send your entry by email to: competition@lilianharry.co.uk N.B. To enter, it is not necessary to answer all questions. Q1: Where did Stella and Muriel Simmons live when they were children (the city they were born in and the village where they were evacuated) Q2: What was Maddy’s Christian name before she was adopted? Q3: What was the name of Maddy’s fiancé? Q4: Who is Luke Ferris’s godfather? Q5: What is the name of Val and Luke Ferris’s baby son? Q6: What are the names of Frank and Jess Budd’s two sons? Q7: What work did Thursday Taylor do? Q8: What is Ruth Hodges’ parrot called? Q9: Where was the wartime airfield where Alison Knight met Stefan? Q10: What was the name of the girl who stowed away in order to go to Dunkirk? The competition closes at midnight on February 16th 2012. Five winners will be picked from those who answer most questions correctly. In the event of a tie, names will be drawn from a hat (probably the one I wear when I take my miniature schnauzer for a walk!). Good Luck!
NEWS, LAUNCHES AND SIGNINGS - 2010 Lilian Harry is now working on the eighth book in the Burracombe servies, to be entitled Christmas in Burracombe. The seventh, Secrets in Burracombe, has now been published (Autumn 2011) and is available from all bookshops. See the 'Books' page for an introduction. Lilian Harry frequently gives talks about her books, although she prefers these to be within reasonable travelling distance of her home in Devon or Portsmouth, often, at the time of a new publication, where she can usually be found signing books at branches of Waterstone's. Look here for any future events. Almost all the Donna Baker and Lilian Harry books are available in large print and audio versions. Lilian Harry books are also available on Kindle.
LINKS Orion publish such authors as Maeve Binchy and Graham Hurley, as well as many other names you will know. Named ‘Publisher of the Year’ they discovered Lilian Harry when she was writing for headline as Donna Baker, and have nurtured her career ever since. Find information about authors and their forthcoming books on the Orion site. Waterstones, the largest bookshop chain in the UK, keep Lilian Harry books as core stock and will always order for you. Lilian Harry signs new books regularly in their stores in Fareham, Portsmouth and Plymouth. Look at their site regularly to find news about your favourite authors and author events at many of their stores. Once the armament depot of Priddy’s Hard, Gosport, this is now a first-class museum where you will see how the munitions workers spent their days during a number of historic wars. Lilian lived near to this former wartime airfield (near Yelverton) and was inspired to write 'A Song at Twilight'.
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"Secrets in Burracombe" (published 16th February)
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