Susan Jones – Writer

All going on in the garden, and book news.

Hello everyone, haven’t we had some good summer days? As I’m typing this it’s been a day of heavy rainfall, but much needed for the garden and the woodlands, so can’t complain can we?

I’ve read some great books lately, so let me tell you about them. The first in Patsy’s Little Mallow series is a great read, as you would expect. Disguised murder and Community Sprit in Little Mallow is the first in the series of 3 books, and I’ve just downloaded the second. Well worth a read if you like cosy crime. A spoonful of murder by J. M. Hall is another cosy crime, with a group of retired school teachers who meet every Thursday for coffee turning into sleuths to solve an untimely death of their friend. The Murder Game by Tom Hindle is a great read. Set in a seaside village, guests assemble for a New Year’s Eve party. They’re here to take part in a murder mystery weekend with a 1920’s twist. A real page-turner. The Full Moon Coffee shop Mai Mochizuki… Under a glittering full moon, a Kyoto coffee shop appears only where and when it’s needed. It’s run by cats serving delicious deserts and age-old astrological wisdom. All I can say is – you have to read this, and I’m more of a dog person, but the cats are fab. Far from a Far and Lovely Country Alexander McCall Smith one of the No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency – another great read from the master of fiction. Gentle stories with great morals, and plenty of red bush tea. Death on the Lucitania Departing from New York, and heading for war torn Europe. Great setting, and characters will keep you reading until the end. All of the above recommended, and I will get round to reviewing them as my next job.

In the garden – We have lettuce, herbs of all kinds, tomatoes, yes actual red tomatoes ripening fast, so salad dinner tomorrow. Also runner beans, doing what runner beans do. Flowers of all colours, sunflowers, marigolds, cosmos, petunias. It’s a real pleasure to sit outside or even eat outside with the scent of blossoms, and the buzz of bees drifting from trumpets on the foxgloves to the creamy blossoms on the clover patches on the lawn. We leave it to grow a bit more now, giving the pollinating creatures chance to enjoy them too.

I’ve finally got round to publishing with my own Isbn’s, for Pride of Paradise Lane, Paperback or kindle though I’ve complicated it a bit as I wanted to keep a lovely review. Both the same version, and I have a link here for the Ingram sparks one version if you’re reading from here.

Now I am aiming to republish my back catalogue of novels in a new format, smaller book, and new covers, same stories, to get into libraries and bookshops, and of course selling online is the main place where I get my readers, so thank you all for your interest in my jottings. I will keep you up to date with how it’s all going. And of course, the next stage in the garden will be sending for winter pansies and spring bulbs.

Let me know what you’re reading, growing, writing, creating. All for now, and have a great August.