'Grundesburh' free at the Amazon Kindle Store until 04/14/14

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Until Monday the 14th of April 'Grundesburh', a mystery novella of the middle-ages will be available for free on the Amazon Kindle Store.

I've included a link and a synopsis below. As this is my debut release, a review or two would be greatly appreciated

"Langar, a simple wood-turner of 10th century England, returns to Clopton (Suffolk) seeking redemption after a 6 year sentence imposed on him by his king, Æthelred.

Upon his arrival, however, he is presented with an ominous threat. Men and livestock are being stolen by a foul presence that prowls the moors.

In a town ravished by famine and disease, and under the imperious watch of a usurping priest, Langar is forced to unravel the mystery of Clopton's strife and against unbending resistance confront its curse."



Many thanks for the warm welcome

Chris

[Pru Freda]

Thanks, Chris. I've picked it up in the UK. Good luck with your promo.

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Thanks Lynda!

[Pru Freda]

Hi again. Just popping back to let you know I finished this just before Easter.

Wonderful writing, lyrical and evocative of a distant age. Although this is far from my usual reading material and I remain baffled by what the 'monster' actually was, I enjoyed it. Thanks for the opportunity, CP, and I hope it brings you lots of new readers.

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Thanks for the feedback Lynda! I appreciate it Is it a good thing that the monster's identity is ambiguous? I have agonised over this..

A new edition of the novella with a new cover and sequel excerpt is now available to download and will be free tomorrow (29/04/14) until Wednesday.

[Pru Freda]

Apr 28, 2014 17:06:43 GMT -5 @cpburrage said:

Thanks for the feedback Lynda! I appreciate it Is it a good thing that the monster's identity is ambiguous? I have agonised over this..

A new edition of the novella with a new cover and sequel excerpt is now available to download and will be free tomorrow (29/04/14) until Wednesday.

Well, I'm probably not your core audience but, for me, it isn't. I like answers - one of the reasons I write mysteries where the crime is always solved.

The first part of Grundesburh reads like a straight (??) mediaeval noir (if there is such a genre). It was only towards the end that it seemed to turn into fantasy which threw me, rather. I still enjoyed it for the quality of your writing. Good luck with the new promo.

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Thanks Lynda,

SPOILER WARNING



The monster at the end was intended to be the boy that Langar murdered before his sentencing to the mines. He thought he had killed him, but he had not. Instead, the boy had grown up on the marshland alone and was preying on Clopton's townfolk.

The inclusion of the 'limp' that the creature had in the final passage was meant to hint at this. Perhaps I was not clear enough? I don't want to perpetuate this, but it's important for me to understand so that I can ammend it

[Pru Freda]

I'd sample a range of views on this before changing anything CP. It certainly wasn't clear to me but, hey! I'm old, and the brain is not what it was.