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BBNYA Spotlight - The Fairy Wren by Ashley Capes

About BBNYA and the Spotlight Tours

The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title.

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 16 finalists and one overall winner.

If you want some more information about BBNYA, check out the BBNYA Website https://www.bbnya.com/ or take a peek over on Twitter @BBNYA_Official. BBNYA is brought to you in association with the @Foliosociety (if you love beautiful books, you NEED to check out their website!) and the book blogger support group @The_WriteReads.

Book Details

LENGTH: 238 Pages
GENRE: Literary Fiction, Fantasy
AGE CATEGORY: Adult
DATE PUBLISHED: October 31, 2014

Bookshop (Affiliate): https://bookshop.org/a/12882/9780994528964

Indie Story Geek: https://indiestorygeek.com/story/8762

Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/hFkDnan (Canada) https://a.co/d/3I0efPZ (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/2MLELhe (UK)

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23381707-the-fairy-wren

The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2ac50c1d-e93e-4b6d-932b-11b529b0d8a3

Blurb

From the moment a fairy wren drops his lost wedding ring at his feet, Paul realises there's more magic to the world than he thought...

When Paul Fischer receives a strange phone call asking for help, from a woman who might be his estranged wife Rachel, he's drawn into a mysterious search that threatens not only his struggling bookstore, but long-buried dreams too.

Unfortunately, the only help comes from a shady best friend, an Italian runaway and a strange blue fairy wren that seems to be trying to tell him something - yet the further he follows the clues it leaves the less sense the world seems to make. Is he on the verge of a magical, beautiful discovery or at the point of total disaster?


Author Bio

Ashley is a poet, novelist and ex-teacher living in Australia.

He taught English, Media and Music Production, played in a metal band, worked in an art gallery and slaved away at music retail. Aside from reading and writing, Ashley loves volleyball and Studio Ghibli – and Magnum PI, easily one of the greatest television shows ever made.

See poetry and fiction at www.ashleycapes.com 





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