Portobello Book Blog

I have an amazing prize to offer you today courtesy of Ann Troup and I have to say I’m a little jealous of whoever wins this! Ann has offered to make one of her lovely book sculptures, an example of which you can see below. As you can see, it is a scuplture of the cover of her book The Lost Child. This prize is open for UK residents only but Ann has also kindly offered a copy of each of her books and those giveaways are open internationally.

Click here to enter the book sculpture giveaway (UK only)

Ann Troup’s first novel, The Lost Child, was published by Carina in May last year.

Mandy Miller disappeared from Hallow’s End when she was just 3 years old. She was never found.

Thirty years on, Elaine Ellis is carrying her mother’s ashes back to Hallow’s End to scatter them in the place that she once called home. Elaine has never been there, but it’s the only place Jean talked about while she was growing up – so it seems as good a place as any.

As Elaine settles into her holiday cottage in the peaceful Devonshire village, she gets to know the locals; family she never knew she had, eccentric and old-fashioned gentry, and new friends where she would least expect them. But she is intrigued by the tale of the missing girl that the village still carries at its heart, and which somehow continues to overshadow them all. Little does she know how much more involved in the mystery she will become…

Click here for your chance to win a e-book copy of The Lost Child (open internationally)

I read Ann Troup’s latest book The Silent Girls recently and thought it was brilliant. You can read my review here: The Silent Girls It was published in February by Carina.

What if everything you knew was a lie…

This house has a past that won’t stay hidden, and it is time for the dead to speak.

Returning to Number 17, Coronation Square, Edie is shocked to find the place she remembers from childhood reeks of mould and decay. After her aunt Dolly’s death Edie must clear out the home on a street known for five vicious murders many years ago, but under the dirt and grime of years of neglect lurk dangerous truths.

For in this dark house there is misery, sin and dark secrets that can no longer stay hidden. The truth must come out.

Finding herself dragged back into the horrific murders of the past, Edie must find out what really happened all those years ago. But as Edie uncovers the history of the family she had all but forgotten, she begins to wonder if sometimes it isn’t best to leave them buried.

Click here for your chance to win a copy of The Silent Girls (open internationally)