Today's feature on author Jenny Brigalow and her A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS and there's a giveaway of kindle copy to one commenter!Jenny around the web:
What do you love most about writing A Man
For All Seasons?
I'd have to say that bringing together two
contrasting landscapes between the pages of one book was terrific. The arid, magnificent but uncompromising vastness of the Australian Outback is the perfect foil
for the gentle undulations and lush
green of England.
You wrote about exotic places - what is
your ideal holiday destination?
I'd love to go on a holiday in the desert.
But I can't decide which is more romantic, riding a camel and sleeping beneath
a star spangled sky or a sumptuous tent
secreted in an oasis.
Anywhere you haven't travelled you would
like to go?
Well, if I were rich, I would love to do a world tour of stained
glass windows. I am fascinated by them. You know, all those cathedrals and
churches, mansions and palaces. Top of
the list to visit would be Saint Chapelle in France, Saint Vitus Cathedral in
Prague, Canterbury Cathedral in England and I'd love to see the Rose Window in
the Cathedral at Reims. So much history. Such works of art.
What item do you always pack when you
travel?
A book of course. Two if I can squeeze them
in. It'd be great to have a kindle
before I travel again. Then I could take loads of books!
When successful rodeo rider and racehorse trainer Chad Cherub steps off the plane at Heathrow, love is the last thing on his mind. He’s travelled from Australia to do a business deal with the wealthy entrepreneur and racehorse fanatic, Walter Driscoll. However, he soon finds himself distracted by Wally’s gorgeous daughter, Seraphim.
Sweet, spoiled Seraphim, a gifted dressage rider, is also distracted. Engaged to the eminently suitable Barry Wellington-Worth, the arrival of cool, confident Chad forces her to re-examine her life. When she discovers the devastating truth that she does not love Barry, and learns that Chad’s cook has been injured, Seraphim jumps at the chance to take up the position on his remote property and escape the confines of her English life.
In the great dust bowl of the Australian Outback the couple find they have more in common than horses. Their love blooms as they work hard to start a new life together. But Seraphim’s family, and the past, threatens to tear them apart. It is only when the truth is laid bare that the barriers are broken down.
Sweet, spoiled Seraphim, a gifted dressage rider, is also distracted. Engaged to the eminently suitable Barry Wellington-Worth, the arrival of cool, confident Chad forces her to re-examine her life. When she discovers the devastating truth that she does not love Barry, and learns that Chad’s cook has been injured, Seraphim jumps at the chance to take up the position on his remote property and escape the confines of her English life.
In the great dust bowl of the Australian Outback the couple find they have more in common than horses. Their love blooms as they work hard to start a new life together. But Seraphim’s family, and the past, threatens to tear them apart. It is only when the truth is laid bare that the barriers are broken down.
Travel the world seeing stained glass windows? Great choice!
ReplyDeleteOh, and Seraphim is a lovely name!
Hi Emily, thanks for popping in. Seraphim is a lovely name isn't it - just like the lady herself. She's not quite an angel ... but pretty close ... but then I'm biased!
ReplyDeleteWonderful interview and the book sounds lovely! I like your ideas for where to spend a holiday too. Very creative!
ReplyDeleteHi Leigh, so pleased to meet you. I saw a fab holiday advertised on TV a while ago, for a walking holiday in the Australian desert, with a camel to carry all the gear. Sighs wistfully ...
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of traveling so far from home. I've never done that for an extended period of time.
ReplyDeleteHi Theresa, thanks for sharing. It is a wonderful experience, although traveling to Australia has the advantage of shared language. I'm not sure that I'd be brave enough to try it in a non English speaking country. Still, you just never know what's waiting around the corner ...
ReplyDeleteI'd like to travel with you as the guide! We live in an area that was called by English speaking explorers The Wild Horse Desert, and called by the Spanish Explorers Desierto de los Muertes, or Desert of the Dead. I prefer the English explorer's name for it, and spending a night out in a tent in the parts of it that are still desert like sounds lovely.
ReplyDeleteThis books sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI tend to go overboard on books when I travel. I usually bring a suitcase full. Crazy, I know!
Have a great week.
Hey Dana, good to meet you. Holidays are just the best opportunity to read guilt free aren't they. I do hope you have someone to carry your case!
DeleteHi Shelly, thanks for sharing. I must say that your 'Wild Horse Desert' sounds intriguing and rather romantic. I think I'd like a night there too! Perhaps not alone though, you know - 'Desert of the Dead'- and all that. It sounds like a fantastic backdrop for a story. Lots of history by the sound of it. Another one to add to my list of places to go!
ReplyDeleteLove the cover.
ReplyDeleteHey Donna, thanks for dropping by. I have to say that I love the cover too. It's positively sizzling, although I can't take any credit for it. Just lucky I guess.
ReplyDeleteThe desert is a magnificent choice. :)
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ReplyDeleteGlad you like it too Suze. Thanks for taking the time to visit.
Stained glass is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteChad and Seraphim's tale looks like a page turner.
Hi Medeia, lovely to see you. Stained glass is exquisite, especially when the sun shines through it. Such an artform. I read The Pillars Of The Earth a little while ago and Ken Follett described how it was made in the middle ages. Just amazing.
DeleteHi Jenny. I lived in the Australian outback some years ago. If you get the chance to travel there you will simply love it. Nothing like it in the world.
ReplyDeleteOh, and all the best with your novel. Sounds a good read.
Hi Wendy aka Quillfeather. Thanks for taking the time to drop by. I haven't been lucky enough to live in the Outback, but A Man For All Seasons is based on a marvelous four day trip in Outback Queensland about five years ago. Took the night train! So slow. We kept stopping to let cattle cross the track. Brilliant. I just adored those emu's too. And how cute are those little stripey chicks?
DeleteI really like the sound of this story and how it unfolds. And going from lush English countryside to a desert has got my own imagination going. I'm adding "A Man..." to my reading list.
ReplyDeleteThanks Helena, good to meet you, I hope you enjoy A Man For All Seasons.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the interview! It's nice to meet Jenny. That stained glass window tour sounds like a wonderful idea! :)
ReplyDeleteHi Karen, good to meet you too! I tried to talk my family into putting stained glass windows in the house. They're not keen on the idea. Can't think whats wrong with them!
Deletefun answers and sounds like a sweet romance novel!
ReplyDeleteHello Tara, thanks for taking the time to drop in. Have a good day.
DeleteI've seen Saint Chappelle in Paris. The stained glass windows are beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Sherry, nice to meet you. Must confess I'm just a tad jealous. Still, its good to know the promise lives up to the reality. One day...
DeleteLoved the interview, Jenny and Nas! Jenny, your book sounds very entertaining. Rodeo rider, race hosre trainer dressage...I take it you're knowledgeable about horses and horsemanship.
ReplyDeleteHi Maria, thanks for dropping by. I do love my horses, although sadly my skills don't match either Seraphims or Chads. But dressage has been a life long passion and I have reeducated many horses off the track. Now, I enjoy pony dressage and have two delightful Connemara ponies called Romeo and Tango.
DeleteSounds like a great story, Jenny. I'm looking forward to reading it.
ReplyDeleteHi Leigh, good to meet you. I hope you enjoy reading A Man For All Seasons as much as I enjoyed writing it.
ReplyDeleteI love stained glass windows too! We travel quite a lot with my husband's work and visit churches and castles wherever we go.
ReplyDeleteOooh a holiday alongside a gorgeous oasis in a sumptuous tent sounds yummy!!! Take care
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