I had a great time last Saturday, 9th June with my 'Meet the Author' Event at The Olive Tree Coffee Lounge in Grove Road, Eastbourne, hosted by the owners, Joanna and Jeremy. (Check out their Facebook page - link below) I told why I had written 'Unexpected Answers', showed photographs of the families featured in the… Continue reading ‘Meet the Author’ Event
LEWES BOOK FAIR
On Saturday 19th May, I will be with my book at the Paws and Claws Book Fair in Lewes Town Hall, BN7 2DQ. Only 50p entry. Open from 10am until 4pm. Refreshments are available. I have a few complimentary tickets for two. Please contact me on dee_rivers@yahoo.com if you would like one. There will be 40 dealers, including me with… Continue reading LEWES BOOK FAIR
6 months old
Unexpected Answers is six months old this week! Seems hard to believe. The book is now being sold in the UK, USA, Australia and France, so I'm really rather pleased. Thank you to all you fantastic people who have read my story and given me such amazing feedback. I am truly grateful for your encouragement and… Continue reading 6 months old
UK Southern Book Show
MARCH 4TH 2018. This is the date of my very first Book Show. It's the UK SOUTHERN BOOK SHOW in The Pavilion Theatre, Worthing Pier. The show opens at 9am and closes at 6pm. This is a fantastic opportunity not only for me to be able to showcase Unexpected Answers but for visitors to come… Continue reading UK Southern Book Show
INSTAGRAM rivers_dee
Today I have uploaded my first photo post on Instagram. After much huffing and puffing, sighing and gritting of teeth, I finally managed to download the Instagram app onto my mobile. Why is everything so tricky? Anyway, my user name is rivers_dee so I hope you will take a look and follow as I add… Continue reading INSTAGRAM rivers_dee
WHO’S WHO
DAVIES FAMILY: William (Will) & Annie Bedelia Davies Daughters - Annie Mary Eugene (Midge) Veronica (Ronnie died age 7) Gertrude (Grit) Theresa Mary Veronica Sons Frank, James and Young William RIVERS FAMILY: William Halford & Ruby Rivers Daughter Beryl Helen Sons Derek (stillborn) and Raymond HARD FAMILY: William (Bill) & Mary Hard aka Halford… Continue reading WHO’S WHO
Promoting the book
News of my promoting Unexpected Answers is in the Promotion Page of my blog. Please have a look at what I'm up to!
MEMORIES
I'd like to take a few moments to remember my Aunts Teresa and Grit and Uncles Jim and Bill. Sadly they are all now deceased, but without the stories and anecdotes of their childhood with my mother, Unexpected Answers could never have been written. The snippets of memories they gave me have been 'fleshed' out to… Continue reading MEMORIES
GREAT NEWS!
Unexpected Answers has gone live. It is now available online at Amazon, and at major High Street stores such as Waterstones in the UK. If you buy it, read it and enjoy it, I hope you will leave a review on Amazon or my Facebook page and let others know about it. All will be… Continue reading GREAT NEWS!
BOOK COVER
Here is the completed book cover. I hope you like it! The finished book is now on it's way to the printers. Watch out for the launch date. Should be very soon - around 13th October.
