BLOGWORDS – Thursday 27 January 2022– TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY-on-THURSDAY – MINI REVIEW BLITZ – BENEATH THE DOVER SKY by MURRAY PURA
TUESDAY REVIEWS-DAY-on-THURSDAY – MINI REVIEW BLITZ – BENEATH THE DOVER SKY by MURRAY PURA
THE BLURB
For fans of the hugely popular Downton Abbey television series and lovers of British historical sagas, award-winning author Murray Pura continues the enthralling story of the Danforths of Lancashire.
The second book in the series (following Ashton Park) transports the reader back in time to 1924 as Sir William—recently named Lord Preston—celebrates his sixtieth birthday at the Danforth summer home in Dover.
Although the ravages of World War I are in the past, new threats loom as a man named Adolph Hitler publishes a book called Mein Kampf. Is he a danger to Europe? And what of Lord Preston’s growing friendship with an up and coming political leader named Winston Churchill?
On the home front, one of the Danforth daughters, the recently widowed Catherine, sells her home in Belfast to spend more time at Dover—where she finds herself annoyed at the impertinent German theologian her father has befriended.
The entire Danforth family faces many changes as illness and tragedy strike. Young Edward finally makes his move into the political arena while Michael and Libby welcome a new family member.
Readers will be captivated by the upstairs/downstairs interplay as they once again savor this compelling saga of the well-loved Danforth family overcoming obstacles by placing their trust in the God who has always been faithful.
Book 2 in The Danforths of Lancashire series
THE AUTHOR
I live near the Montana-Alberta border because I love the Rocky Mountains and the wild regions around and within them. I have a studio on my property that’s a combination of a library, home gym, writing space and music room. When it comes to creating stories I’m interested in almost every genre –– romance, adventure, suspense, Amish, military, historical fiction, you name it. The story is the thing, to give the reader a good story no matter what you’re writing about.
My latest releases include Gettysburg (2018); Ride the Sky, Grace Rider and Abigail’s Christmas Miracle, all in 2019. So far in 2020 my releases include: The Preacher Man, Hawk, The Bride From Virginia City and The Amish Menorah. One of the most exciting of my 2020 releases is a series entitled ISLANDS which I’m co-authoring with Patrick Craig. There are three titles in this series set in the South Pacific in WW2 and the second one is coming out in the fall of 2020.
I have more than 40 fiction titles in print. Several have won awards in the US and CAN and a number have been bestsellers. I work with Barbour, Harvest House, HarperCollins, Harlequin, Zondervan, Elk Lake, Islands Publishing and MillerWords.
I’d love to hear from you. Message me anytime you’d like. Watch this Author Page on Amazon for more info on upcoming releases and giveaways.
MY REVIEW
A sweeping family saga laced with nuggets of history. The Roaring Twenties, a time of prohibition and flappers and speakeasies. And, at least to this reader’s mind, the evils of war were put out of mind.
Mr. Pura is not only skilled at storytelling, but he knows his history. The level of detail and accuracy laid the background for his story. (And this reader learned a thing or two.) His characters are three dimensional, with distinct personalities. The author stirs up conflict between family members while maintaining strong family devotion, their lives crisscrossing, ebbing and flowing, back and forth—creating a depth of realism and authenticity.
ROBIN’S FEATHERS
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I purchased this book, and offer my review of my own free will. The opinions expressed in my review are my own honest thoughts and reaction to this book.
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