July Book Competition 2016

Julian Fellowes’ Belgravia
Published by Hachette New Zealand, 28 June 2016

The brand new story from Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, set in 1840s London.

On the evening of 15 June 1815, the great and the good of British Society have gathered in Brussels at what is to become one of the most tragic parties in history – the Duchess of Richmond’s ball.

For this is the eve of the Battle of Waterloo, and many of the handsome young men attending the ball will find themselves, the very next day, on the battlefield.

For Sophia Trenchard, the young and beautiful daughter of Wellington’s chief supplier, this night will change everything. But it is only twenty-five years later, when the upwardly mobile Trenchards move into the fashionable new area of Belgravia, that the true repercussions of that moment will be felt.

For in this new world, where the aristocracy rub shoulders with the emerging nouveau riche, there are those who would prefer the secrets of the past to remain buried.

About The Author: As creator, sole writer and executive producer of the hit television series Downtown Abbey, Fellowes has won three Emmy awards.

Fellowes received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Gosford Park (2002). Other writing credits for film include Piccadilly Jim (2004), Vanity Fair (2004), Young Victoria (2009), The Tourist (2010), Romeo & Juliet (2013), and the upcoming Doctor Thorne for ITV. Fellowes has authored two novels: the international bestsellers Snobs and Past Imperfect (2008/2009). Julian Fellowes became a life peer in 2010.

Author Website: julianfellowesbelgravia.com

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Florence Grace by Tracy Rees
Published by Hachette New Zealand, 28 June 2016

The stunning second novel from Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller winner Tracy Rees. Florrie Buckley is an orphan, living on the windblasted moors of Cornwall.

It’s a hard existence but Florrie is content; she runs wild in the mysterious landscape. She thinks her destiny is set in stone. But when Florrie is fifteen, she inherits a neverimagined secret.

She is related to a wealthy and notorious London family, the Graces. Overnight, Florrie’s life changes and she moves from country to city, from poverty to wealth. Cut off from everyone she has ever known, Florrie struggles to adapt while learning the rules of a strange new world. And then she must try to fathom her destructive pull towards the enigmatic and troubled Turlington Grace, a man with many dark secrets of his own.

About The Author: Tracy Rees was born in South Wales. A Cambridge graduate, she had a successful eight-year career in nonfiction publishing and a second career practising and teaching humanistic counselling. She was the winner of the Richard and Judy Search for a Bestseller Competition and the 2015 LoveStories ‘Best Historical Read’ award.

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On The Other Side by Carrie Hope-Fletcher
Published by Hachette New Zealand, 12 July 2016

A love story like no other, this is the debut novel from Carrie Hope Fletcher, author of the Sunday Times No. 1 bestseller All I Know Now.

Evie Snow is eighty-two when she quietly passes away in her sleep, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. It’s the way most people wish to leave the world but when Evie reaches the door of her own private heaven, she finds that she’s become her twenty-seven-year-old self and the door won’t open.

Evie’s soul must be light enough to pass through so she needs to get rid of whatever is making her soul heavy. For Evie, this means unburdening herself of the three secrets that have weighed her down for over fifty years, so she must find a way to reveal them before it’s too late.

As Evie begins the journey of a lifetime, she learns more about life and love than she ever thought possible, and somehow, some way, she may also find her way back to her long lost love. On the Other Side will transport you to a world that is impossible to forget.

Powerful, magical and utterly romantic, this is a love story like no other from everyone’s favourite ‘big sister’, Carrie Hope Fletcher.

About The Author: Carrie Hope Fletcher is an actress, singer, vlogger and, thanks to her popular YouTube channel ItsWayPastMyBedTime, ‘honorary big sister’ to hundreds of thousands of young people around the world.

Carrie’s first book, All I Know Now, was a Sunday Times bestseller. Carrie has just finished playing the role of Eponine in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre in London’s West End and received the 2014 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Takeover in a Role.

Author Website: www.carriehopefletcher.com

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The Pursuit by Janet Evanovich & Lee Goldberg
Published by Hachette New Zealand, 21 June 2016

The brand-new action-packed adventure from New York Times bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels Janet Evanovich and Lee Goldberg, bestselling author of the Monk series, and co-author of The Heist, The Chase, The Job and The Scam FBI agent Kate O’Hare’s covert partner has been kidnapped.

But she is in hot pursuit… Nicolas Fox, con man, thief, and one of the top ten fugitives on the most-wanted list, has been kidnapped from a retreat in Hawaii.

The kidnapper doesn’t know that Nick Fox has been secretly working for the FBI and that his partner, Special Agent Kate O’Hare, is on their trail. The pursuit leads to Belgium, France and Italy, and pits Nick and Kate against a deadly adversary: Dragan Kovic, an ex-military officer from Serbia.

He’s plotting a crime that will net him billions… and cost thousands of lives. Nick and Kate have to mount an audacious con to avert catastrophe.

The pressure’s on for them to make this work – even if they have to lay their lives on the line…

About The Authors: Janet Evanovich is the bestselling author of the Stephanie Plum novels and the Fox & O’Hare series with Lee Goldberg. In addition she is the author of Full House, Full Tilt, Full Speed and Full Blast. She has won the CWA John Creasey Award, Dilys Award and Silver Dagger.

Lee Goldberg is the co-author with Janet Evanovich of the bestselling Fox & O’Hare series. He is a screenwriter, TV producer, and the author of the bestselling Monk series of mysteries.

Author Websites: evanovich.com leegoldberg.com

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