#Giveaway!!!! 3 Copies of ‘The Secret Photographs’ by Jacquie Bloese

It’s a Christmassy giveaway courtesy of the lovely Graeme Williams from Graeme Williams Marketing and publishers Hodder And Stoughton who have provided me with 3 copies of Jacquie Bloese’s novel, ‘The Secret Photographs’, previously published as ‘The Golden Hours’.

This is a brilliant historical novel, details of which are as follows….

‘Remember,’ Ellen says, teasing strands of the girl’s hair from the pins, ‘once you’re in front of the camera, you become someone else entirely.’

England, 1895: In the bustling seaside town of Brighton, photography is all the rage. Ellen Harper assists her twin brother running one of the city’s seafront studios, where fashionable ladies and gentlemen pose in their finery to have their likeness captured forever in a silver frame.

But behind the façade of a respectable business, the siblings have something to hide. After the studio closes for the day, secret photographs are taken in the back room. There is money to be made from this underground trade, but if exposed to the light of day, these photographs would destroy them…

When newly married Clementine comes to sit for a portrait, Ellen learns she is looking for a lady’s companion. Longing for a life of her own choosing and freedom from the deals her brother has made, Ellen accepts the post. The new position transports her to a sweeping white-fronted townhouse on one of Brighton’s most prestigious crescents, full of every luxury imaginable.

But Clementine’s gilded world hides as much darkness as Ellen hoped to escape… What will happen when the secrets Ellen has left behind finally catch up to her?

In order to be eligible you must be-

• UK based
• Follow Jacquie on Twitter @novelthesecond or Instagram  @jb_writer
• Follow me, on Instagram @booksinmyhallway  Facebook page Rachel Read It  Twitter RachelReadIt@RACHELb75  Bluesky @rachelreadit/bsky.social 
• Subscribe to the blog -if you like waffling about books!
• Comment on this post , my pinned post on Twitter, or my Instagram story/post about ‘The Secret Photographs’

Lots of different options there to reach out, please pick one and shout out that you have, this is running to the 20th December 2024.

That’s 3 paperback copies of this book to be given away, sent by the publisher for you to enjoy hopefully over the Christmas period!

Good luck and happy reading!