Hallo, Hallo dear hearts!
I am happy to spotlight a Historical novel this morning which is a different kind of Historical war drama in the effect that this one is meant to uplift your heart whilst your reading it! I know for a long, long time in my readerly life I was much more consumed with the ‘other’ half of war dramas, but for me, as a reader, I’m happily finding myself more keen on seeking out stories like this one! The good news for readers like me who are more traditional (ie. reading either print or listening to audiobooks), the paperback for this lovely releasses this September whilst those who can read ebooks, happily you get to dive in this June!
This is a #newtomeauthor I’ve earmarked to want to read for quite awhile now. Sometimes there has been a gap in release dates between the UK and getting books stateside whilst other times I’ve not been able to seek out the stories I’d love to read by this publisher on the timeline of the pub dates but have a ready list of books and authors I’m still attempting to read through my local and regional libraries. This year, as my local library has resumed their purchase requests, I’m hoping I might be able to add a few titles into their collection.
This series [The West End Girls] began with the novel “The West End Girls” and continues now with Big Dreams for the West End Girls. I love reading serial Historicals and I am going to see if my library can acquire the first novel first and then, I’ll request the sequel (today’s featured book) lateron in Autumn at time of release.
The full list of book bloggers taking part in this lovely blog tour is at the foot of this post. Kindly make your loop through the route to find all the reactions to the story and the content assembled for the tour. I know I’m eagerly on pins awaiting my chance to dive into Ms Roberts novels – are you!?
Let me know if this inspiringly uplifting Historical war drama is on your TBR!
Big Dreams for the West End Girls
Subtitle: Nothing Will Stop Her... Not even the war!
by Elaine Roberts
Nothing will stop her – not even the war!
1914. Working in a bustling café on London's Shaftesbury Avenue, Joyce Taylor dreams of opening her own restaurant. But when the man she loves enlists in the war, and a surprise request comes through from her dying grandmother, Joyce's life gets turned upside down.
Struggling to keep the café afloat with her new-found responsibilities, it's not long before Joyce starts to feel the pressure might be all too much. Luckily, her supportive friends Annie and Rose are on hand to help. Despite all the madness, can Joyce find a way to make her dreams come true? And will her love story have a happy ending?Annie, Rose and Joyce are three girls with very different dreams – but the same great friendship. From the author of the Foyles Bookshop series, Big Dreams for the West End Girls is a charming and uplifting WW1 saga, perfect for fans of Daisy Styles and Rosie Hendry.
Places to find the book:
ISBN: 978-1800246096
ASIN: B08L88LMYK
Published by Aria Fiction
on 1st September, 2021
Published By: Aria Fiction (@Aria_Fiction)
a Digital First imprint of Head of Zeus (@HoZ_Books)
Available Formats: Trade Paperback and Ebook
→ 3rd June ebook release | 1st September paperback release
Converse via: #WestEndGirls, #WomensFiction and #HeadOfZeus
Thank you, Ms Roberts! You had me ‘hooked’ with the tagline ‘charming & uplifting’ as these are the kind of stories of Historical dramas & war dramas in particular I am shifting into wanting to read more of myself! When I first learnt of this blog tour, I was hoping to interview the author – however, as sometimes things do happen, plans changed. As the paperback of this novel releases in September, I have this on my purchase request list to submit to my local library this Autumn. I am hopeful they might be able to snag a copy!
Several years ago, readers of Jorie Loves A Story might have noticed a shift of interest from my readerly life – I used to devour war dramas – all sorts, including the difficult to read gritty ones set at war itself. I reached the point where I couldn’t read those stories any longer and I decided to seek out more character driven war dramas and war dramas which either were set at the homefront and/or had something else to tether me inside the story outside of being at the battlefields themselves.
I am delighted to be able to feature an author whose writing the kinds of Historical dramas I’m keen on reading myself and look forward to seeking out her novels this 2021. If you’ve already read one of her novels, I’d love to hear your thoughts and if this is a new author to you as well, how fantastic we get to find her stories together.
I did try to read the chapter sampler online but for whichever reason it wasn’t loading for me. Of course, this morning we had an epic internet outage, so I’m uncertain if that affected chapter samplers or not. If you find a sampler online, due let me know in the comments! I’m so anxious to lock eyes on this one!
UPDATE: my library accepted my purchase request! (11th June, 2021)
About Elaine Roberts
Elaine Roberts had a dream to write for a living. She completed her first novel in her twenties and received her first very nice rejection. Life then got in the way again until she picked up her dream again in 2010. She joined a creative writing class, The Write Place, in 2012 and shortly afterwards had her first short story published. Elaine and her extended family live in and around Dartford, Kent and her home is always busy with visiting children, grandchildren, grand dogs and cats.
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NOTE: Similar to blog tours wherein I feature book reviews, book spotlights (with or without extracts), book announcements (or Cover Reveals) – I may elect to feature an author, editor, narrator, publisher or other creative person connected to the book, audiobook, Indie film project or otherwise creative publishing medium being featured wherein the supplemental content on my blog is never compensated monetarily nor am I ever obligated to feature this kind of content. I provide (98.5%) of all questions and guest topics regularly featured on Jorie Loves A Story. I receive direct responses back to those enquiries by publicists, literary agents, authors, blog tour companies, etc of whom I am working with to bring these supplemental features and showcases to my blog. I am naturally curious about the ‘behind-the-scenes’ of stories and the writers who pen them: I have a heap of joy bringing this content to my readers. Whenever there is a conflict of connection I do disclose those connections per post and disclose the connection as it applies.
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