‘CONNECTEDNESS’:ADVANCEINFORMATIONSHEET

BOOKFACTSAuthor:SandraDanby

Publisher:BeulahPress

Booktitle:Connectedness

Series:IdentityDetective#2

Publicationdate:May10,2018

Editions:paperback

Genre:contemporarywomen’sfiction

Pages:342

Keywords:family,adoption,art,romance,Spain,mystery,Yorkshire

PaperbackISBN:978-0-9931134-4-4

ARCsavailableat:NetGalley

BOOKDESCRIPTIONTOTHEOUTSIDEWORLD,ARTISTJUSTINETREEHASITALL…BUTSHEALSOHASASECRETTHATTHREATENSTODESTROYEVERYTHING

Justine’sartsellsaroundtheworld,butdoesanyonetrulyknowher?Whenhermotherdies,shereturnstoherchildhoodhomeinYorkshirewhereshedecidestoconfrontherpast.SheasksjournalistRoseHaldanetofindthebabyshegaveawaywhenshewasanartstudent,butonlywhenRosestartstoaskdifficultquestionsdoesJustinetrulyunderstandwhatshemustface.

IsJustinestrongenoughtoadmitthesecretsandliesofherpast?Tospeakaloudthedeedsshehashiddenfor27years,therealinspirationforherworkthatsellsformillionsofpounds.Couldthetruthtrashherartisticreputation?DoesJustinecaremoreaboutherdaughter,orherart?Andwhatwillshedoifherdaughterhatesher?

Thistaleofart,adoption,romanceandlossmovesbetweennowandtheEighties,fromLondon’sartworldtothebleakisolatedcliffsofEastYorkshireandthehotorangeblossomstreetsofMálaga,Spain.

AfamilymysteryforfansofMaggieO’Farrell,LucindaRiley,TracyReesandRachelHore.

EARLYREVIEWS5*“IreadSandraDanby’sfirstnovel,IgnoringGravity…althoughthisisafollow-onnovelfromthefirstitcouldequallybereadasastandalone.Danbydoesnotrelyjustonthestoryofthesearchcarriedoutbyheridentitydetective,RoseHaldane,butbuildsupadetailedandbelievablepictureofthelifeofhermaincharacter,Justine.Wellwrittenwithrealisticcharactersandthesettingoutofthestoryinacarefullyandbalancedway,Iwouldhighlyrecommendthisnovel.”AlexaBarber@Goodreads5*“Ireadandlovedthisauthor'sdebut,IgnoringGravity,thefirstintheIdentityDetectiveseries,andsoIwaswaitingeagerlyforthenextbookintheseries.Andwow,diditdeliver!Connectednessisperfection,amasterpiece.Abeautifulbookonsomanylevels.Thetitleandthestunningcoverdrewmeinandtheprologuetookmybreathaway.Ihadtoreadontoknowwhy,what,who.IfeltforJustine-herache,angst,grief,herquestforanswers-allsorealistic,sosensitivelyportrayed.Thewritingissoveryevocativebringingtolifethesettingsandthecharacterssovividlyforthereader.Ithoughttheauthor'sdebutwasexceptionalbutwiththisone,shehasliftedthebar.Icannotwaittoreadhernext.Highlyrecommendthisamazingbookandseriestoeveryone.”RenitaD’Silva,authorofBeneathandIndianSkyandAMother’sSecret

4*“Therearedeepthoughtsonlifeandsurroundingsthatarerecognizabletoallofus.Eventually[it]allcomestogetherinaheartfeltending.Connectednessisagrippingstoryoflove,lossandthehumanstruggletobeyouronetrueself.Anamazingread.”LindaDruijff@Goodreads4*“SandraDanbydoesitagain,onlythistime,Ifeltshediditbetter.ItcouldhavebeenthatIwasabletoconnectmorewithConnectednessthanthefirstofthisseries,Ignoring

Gravity.Moresointhesenseofherreflectionsofherparents.Mychildrenaregettingolder,andwhileItrynottothinktoohardaboutwhattheyhavehidden,arehiding,andwillhidefromme,IexpectitbecauseIwasonceyounganddidthesame.Thereisnosuchthingastotaltransparencybetweenchildandparent.Ibelievethat.Thisisthesecondnovelinthe‘IdentityDetective’series.Howeveritcanbereadasastand-alone,thoughIdon’trecommenditbecausethetie-inisverywelldoneandbeautiful.Youwouldbeshortingyourselftheimportanceofthemoment.Justine’slife,art,surroundings,andrelationshipsarebothrealisticallydetailedandengaging.Intruth,itdoesn’tstopthere.TheothercharactersareequallyasenjoyabletoreadandplayacrucialpartinJustine’sjourney–past,present,andfuture.Afantasticread.”HopeSloper@WordGurgle

4*“InthisbookJustineTree,arenownedcollageartist,asksRoseHaldanetosearchforthedaughtershehadgivenupforadoption.Thecharactersareallwell-roundedandthestoryswitchesfromSpainin1983toEnglandin2010.Danbywriteswellandherwellthought-outnoveltakesthereaderonajourneyprimarilythroughtherelinquishingmother'sviewpoint.”BarbRohde,Australia

4*“Averygoodbook…Thestyleofwritingisreallygood,thecharactersareinterestingandwelldesigned.Recommended.”AnnaMariaGiacomasso,Italy

4*“Theresearchcarriedoutbytheauthorshonethroughwithwell-roundedcharactersandlovelytouchesofdetail,ratherlikeaccessorieswhichmakeanoutfitorroomfeelpolished.Recommendedtothosewhoappreciateawell-writtenstory.”RosieAmber,UK

ABOUTTHE‘IDENTITYDETECTIVE’SERIESRoseHaldane,journalistandidentitydetective,reunitesthepeoplelostthroughadoption.Thestoriesyoudon’tseeontelevisionshows.Thedifficultcases.Thepeoplewhocannotbefound,whoarethoughtlostforever.AndeachnewchallengemakesRosere-liveherownadoptionstory,eachbirthmotherandfather,adoptedchild,andadoptiveparentshetalksto,remindsherofherownbirthmotherKate.Eachbookinthe‘IdentityDetective’seriesconsiderstheviewpointofonepersontrappedinthishorribledilemma.Inthefirstbookoftheseries,IgnoringGravity,itisRose’sexperiencewefollowasanadultdiscoveringshewasadoptedasababy.Connectednessisthestoryofabirthmother,herhopesandanxieties,herguiltandfear,andherlongingtoseeherbabyagain.SweetJoy,thethirdnovel,willtellthestoryofababyabandonedduringTheBlitz,andhowthenowelderlywomanisdesperatetoknowherstorybeforeitistoolate.

WHATNEXTFORTHESERIES?SweetJoystartsin1940asababyisfoundaliveinabombedhouseinTwickenhamafteroneoftheworstnightsofTheBlitz.Thehouseisshut-upandunoccupied,itsownersmovedtothecountrysideforthedurationofthewar.Sowhywasababyleftthere,alone,andwhathappenedtoherparents?Decadeslater,whenRoseHaldanemovestoTwickenhamshecannotunderstandhowshehasacquiredastalker,anelderlywoman,whowatchesfromacrosstheroad.ExceptthewomanisnotstalkingRose.

ABOUTTHEAUTHORSandraDanbyisaproudYorkshirewoman,tennisnutandteadrinker.Shebelievesawalkonthebeachwillcuremostills.UnlikeRoseHaldane,theidentitydetectiveinhertwonovels,IgnoringGravityandConnectedness,Sandraisnotadopted.

ABOUTBEULAHPRESSBeulahPressisasmallUKpublisherofpaperbacksandebooksspecialisingincontemporarywomen’sfictionwrittenbySandraDanby.

PUBLICITYExperiencedjournalist.AdvancepublicityincludesearlyreviewsandguestinterviewsbybookbloggersbookedfromMay-August2018.SandraDanbyisavailableforinterview,readerevents,talksorreadings.

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