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The City Wife (The Isle of Burtonshire Saga Book 1)
The City Wife (The Isle of Burtonshire Saga Book 1)
The City Wife (The Isle of Burtonshire Saga Book 1)
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The City Wife (The Isle of Burtonshire Saga Book 1)

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An apocalyptic family drama simmering with suspense

My mother Florence loved the city, and it loved her. Until the earthquakes began and the Turn flipped our world upside down. Until leaving became our only hope of survival. She’s slipping away more each day. I can feel it.

The tide threatens to take me with her, but I’d be lying if I said I’d rather be anywhere else—with Florence is where I belong.

Uprooted by the Turn and on the run, we have to choose: surrender to a new beginning on a mysterious island thousands of miles away and leave our delicate past behind, or salvage the remains and try to find our way back home.

Buy it now! Immerse yourself in Florence and Joanna’s harrowing journey to the Isle of Burtonshire.

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"Lush and evocative. I reread sentences out loud just to hear the words." — @Arizonabookstagrammer

"Started off slow and then chaos hit and I couldn’t put the book down." — Cheyenne, Goodreads Reviewer
★ A Top 100 Disaster Fiction Best Seller ★
★★★★★ "Riveting. Words that paint moving pictures. Ominous . . . dramatic and yet subtle. Perfectly executed." — Mary-Lisa, Goodreads Reviewer
★★★★★ "I couldn't turn the pages fast enough as I raced to the end . . . The suspense kept me hanging on and the twists made it impossible for me to lay it down. Highly recommend!" — The Avid Reader Book Blog
★★★★★ "Great premise and the perfect start to the Isle of Burtonshire series." — Kat M., Goodreads Reviewer

LanguageEnglish
PublisherR.M. Carpus
Release dateAug 2, 2022
ISBN9798986567914
The City Wife (The Isle of Burtonshire Saga Book 1)
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R.M. Carpus

Thanks for stopping by! Here are some other ways to connect:• Sign up for R. M.'s Mailing List → https://www.rmcarpus.com• Join the Advance Reader Team → https://bit.ly/3zjS2q4• Follow on BookBub → https://bit.ly/32bnUSM• Follow on Amazon → https://amzn.to/3GesA9c• Follow on Goodreads → https://bit.ly/3mquICu• Chat on Instagram & Twitter → @rmcarpusR. M. Carpus is the author of the sci-fi family saga, THE ISLE OF BURTONSHIRE series, and co-founder of Impossible Things Publishing. A nomadic spirit, she’s lived all over the U.S. and currently resides in Philadelphia, where she attends St. Joseph’s University. She grew up in the South and feels right at home on a porch with a glass of sweet tea and a plate of fried green tomatoes, though her heart belongs to the moody Pacific Northwest, where she once lived and loved in a cozy cottage in the woods. When she’s not writing, she’s watching classic movies, planning road trips, or cuddling up with her animals and a book. She loves Jesus, the ocean, British humor, and retro everything. You can visit her online and receive a FREE starter story at www.rmcarpus.com.

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    I had trouble reading this book, because I disliked the main subject.And her mother.The main subjects acts way younger than she is supposed to be (21-23). To me she is an unstable girl, not woman, who clings far too much at her mother.Yes, she certainly tries to help her mother. But there is a Dutch saying here in the Netherlands: 'van de wal in de sloot helpen'. literally 'helping from the shore into the ditch' or, in English: 'Out of the frying pan and into the fire'. Her mother lets her cling, which to me is neither a healthy relationship.I am sorry, I cannot give more than two stars to this book.But, should the writer be somewhere between 12 and 18, I withdraw I all I have said here before.In that case, the main subject acts complete right in defending and helping her mother. And then the book gets three stars.

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