Offer 1: Two-book bundle A signed paperback copy of each of INCEPTIO and PERFIDITAS UK – £18.50 Europe – 22.00€ US – US$ 29.50
All prices include postage (second class/economy) and packing. Please ask for rates to rest of world.
Offer 2: Individual paperback gift service A seasonal greetings card with personalised message from the author with bookmark, gift wrapped and sent to the person of the buyer’s choice: either INCEPTIO or PERFIDITAS. UK – £13.50, Europe – 15.00€ US – US$ 21.60
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Contact me at hello@alison-morton.com to order. I will send you a confirmatory email asking you for full details. Payment by PayPal/credit/debit card
It would really help if you could put “Saturnalia offer 1″ or “Saturnalia offer 2″ as appropriate in the subject header. Last date for orders 6 December. After that, I can’t guarantee you’ll receive it in time…
Io Saturnalia!
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Over the past 8 months, readers have become very interested in Roma Nova and its people; some have wanted to sign up to live there! I thought I’d share some of the questions they’ve asked…
Why does the heroine change name?
Carina is Karen’s real name. Her mother, who ran off to marry William Brown and live in the Eastern United States, registered Carina’s birth at the Roma Nova legation in Washington. But as their child was being raised in the Eastern United States, her parents decided to anglicize her name to Karen.
What does our heroine do on her day off?
Swims and sleeps!
What do Roma Novans eat?
Anything! Well, standard European food, but with a bias to a Mediterranean diet, not forgetting the Roman staples of beans, olives, fish and honey. But I don’t think Carina’s diet includes garum, the traditional Roman fermented fish sauce which sounds pretty yucky.
Why do the characters swear so much, and by so many gods?
Many of my characters are in the police service or the military and they swear a lot between themselves – sorry! I have reduced the amount you would normally expect by about 70%.
And who else would they swear by if not Juno, Mars, Jupiter or Mercury?
How does the heroine learn Latin so quickly?
Her mother spoke Latin to her as a baby and toddler, and she went to Latin classes when younger. A little like the heroine in My Big Fat Greek Wedding who went to Greek class every Saturday. Karen’s Latin’s rusty, but it comes back… If a language is learned in the early years, it does tend to stick in the back of the brain and the ability resurfaces when it’s triggered by the person being immersed again in that language environment.
Of course, she has two invaluable aids: a smart mouthed teenager (Aelia in the Washington Legation), and the fascinating Conrad…
Arriving at Waterstones Tunbridge Wells on a chilly, damp November night with boxes of bubbly, large photos, banner stand, a bag of nibbles from Waitrose and a fair bit of nervous energy, we soon set up.
One or two guests arrived early and were roped in to setting up the drinks table and putting postcards on seats. Photos on easel, glasses on table and notes found – we were ready to go. Shortly before seven, guests flowed in, including the Mayor and Mayoress of Tunbridge Wells and one of PERFIDITAS’s endorsers, the historic novelist Jean Fullerton.
After half an hour’s greeting, kissing cheeks and mingling, we settled down and I let the audience into the world of Roma Nova and talked about how I’d build that world and its history and landscape and importantly, how I’d developed the main characters.
They were a wonderful audience and grilled me about Roma Nova with some sharp questions. I love the audience being so engaged with my alternate world!
We mingled a little more then I signed books and was able to chat to everybody for a few minutes. When I wrote my name for the last time, it seemed as if only half an hour had passed, but it was two and half hours since we’d entered the shop!
A second launch isn’t like the first – then you are a novelty, especially to your friends who are astounded you actually wrote a book! The second is a meeting of enthusiasts, some of whom came to the first launch and some who discovered the first book in a different way, and of others who are discovering Roma Nova for the first time. A magical evening.
If you missed the launch evening, but would like an author signed paperback copy of PERFIDITAS, you can order your copy here.
Alison Morton is the author of Roma Nova thrillers, INCEPTIO, and PERFIDITAS. Third in series, SUCCESSIO, is now out.
Going on local radio is something all writers hope to do. Not only does it reinforce local roots, or reconnect to them, but it’s a chance for them to chat about their latest book.
Radio stations, especially the BBC, have a remit to ‘inform, educate and entertain’ and need a continuing supply of interesting content, especially about people who live and work in their areas. Different shows have different slants, so it’s essential to know the programmes the station broadcasts. You also learn some interesting stuff!
But for me, a Tunbridge Wells girl, it’s the approachability and warm welcome I’ve found from BBC Radio Kent and in particular Pat Marsh who plays the greatest music from the 1960s/70s (Ronettes – yeah!). So when Pat invited me back after our first on air chat about INCEPTIO, I was delighted to accept.
But it wasn’t just to talk about PERFIDITAS, my new book, although I did mention it! In his gentle voice and genial manner, he asked me about the writing process itself, how I’d started writing the Roma Nova series and started my fourth career – writing! He referred to the reviews INCEPTIO had garnered and was intrigued by how much readers loved this alternate world. And just before I went into the studio, Pat’s friendly, efficient colleague Laura Earl told me he had read PERFIDITAS from cover to cover.
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