When You Discover a New-to-You Author – Waiting on Wednesday: Edition 36
Hello, everyone and welcome back to Finding Wonderland. Today we jump into the ‘Waiting on Wednesday: Edition 36’ or Can’t-Wait-Wednesday bandwagon. This time, we talk of a 2020 debut (well at least to me!) author.
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We step away from my favorite contemporary genre today to take a trip back to yesteryear with this historical WWI novel. I’m all about finding GOOD new-to-me authors, and this author’s novel sounds so interesting, plus she’s an Australian, which I don’t read often with an American publishing house.
THE WOMAN IN THE GREEN DRESS
Author: Tea Cooper | Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Genre: Fiction; Historical | Publication Date: June 2020
A cursed opal, a gnarled family tree, and a sinister woman in a green dress emerge in the aftermath of World War I.
After a whirlwind romance, London teashop waitress Fleur Richards can’t wait for her new husband, Hugh, to return from the Great War. But when word of his death arrives on Armistice Day, Fleur learns he has left her a sizable family fortune. Refusing to accept the inheritance, she heads to his beloved home country of Australia in search of the relatives who deserve it more.
In spite of her reluctance, she soon finds herself the sole owner of a remote farm and a dilapidated curio shop full of long-forgotten artifacts, remarkable preserved creatures, and a mystery that began more than sixty-five years ago. With the help of Kip, a repatriated soldier dealing with the sobering aftereffects of war, Fleur finds herself unable to resist pulling on the threads of the past. What she finds is a shocking story surrounding an opal and a woman in a green dress. . . a story that, nevertheless, offers hope and healing for the future.
This romantic mystery from award-winning Australian novelist Tea Cooper will keep readers guessing until the astonishing conclusion. – Goodreads
Do you like finding new-to-you authors? What types of historical fiction do you enjoy most?
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This is on my “waiting on” list, too! Sounds amazing!
YAY! Hope we BOTH enjoy. :)
This is a one on to me and it sounds really good! Thanks for sharing it.
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Ooo! I am definitely interested in this one. I love historical fiction, especially set around the World Wars. I am adding The Woman in the Green Dress to my wish list. I hope you enjoy this one when you read it! Stay safe and well.
I hope to enjoy this one as well. :) Appreciate your visit.
I think so too. :)
While I’m unsure if the dress is right for the era, this does sound good. I love discovering new authors and I want to read more Australian authors as well.
I think it sounds good, too!! I’m kind of selective about the historical fiction I read (because I like contemporary), but I’m always curious to try new authors when they’re books sound good! :)
Oh my god this sounds absolutely amazing. And I’m just in love with that cover. Historical books are my favorite!
I think so too, Stephanie! The cover IS pretty, and I’m hopeful the inside it just as good. :)
Oooh! That cover looks beautiful! Great pick!
Right? I agree, Ronyell! Hopeful the story inside is just as lovely.
Sounds really good. I hope you love it!
Thank you! I hope so too.
Love the sound of this – and that cover, wow!!
Right!? I agree. It sounds grand.
Sounds like a novel you can easily get lost in. I hope it ends up being a good read!
I’m hopeful this is what it will end up being. :) Thanks for the visit, Alicia.