Book Brief: No More Mulberries

No More Mulberries
by Mary Smith
Genre: contemporary fiction
Word count: 94,000 (approx)

Set mainly in Afghanistan and spanning the years from the Soviet occupation to the rise of Taliban, No More Mulberries tells the story of Scottish-born midwife Miriam and her Afghan husband Dr Iqbal who work in a remote village in rural Afghanistan. Miriam is concerned about how her husband has changed towards her but doesn’t understand why. She accepts a request to attend a medical teaching camp as a translator for the foreign doctors in attendance she ignores Iqbal’s anger at her going against his wishes. She hopes time apart might help her to understand the cause of their problems.

When a figure from her past, Ismail, arrives at the camp Miriam undertakes a journey into her past. She realises she has never come to terms with the devastating loss of her first husband, who had been killed and sees how her own actions have damaged her relationship with Iqbal. She resolves to try to put things right between them but fears she may be too late.

No More Mulberries is about love, commitment and divided loyalties across a cultural divide. It also provides the reader with an authentic insight into how ordinary Afghan men and women live their lives against a backdrop of war.

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Sneak Peek: The Destiny Fog

The Destiny FogToday, we feature a sneak peek of Arthur Aachen’s speculative fiction/alternate history novel, The Destiny Fog.

Borne and Trieste come from radically different backgrounds, on a world shaped by mysterious entities known as the Guardians. These guides established a stable and prosperous path for humanity to follow, but are now gone, and the world faces its greatest crisis in history—a catastrophic volcanic eruption that leads to famine, disease, and war. Borne is wounded on the field of battle and struggles to survive. Trieste, torn in multiple directions, must choose between following her heart and following her sense of duty. And the leading adherents of the Guardians struggle to keep global society from collapsing entirely.

The Destiny Fog is available through Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble and other online stores.

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Brown Bear by K. S. Brooks
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Ken La Salle Announces New Release

Daughter of a One-Armed ManAuthor Ken La Salle is pleased to announce the release of his new environmentalist romantic fable, Daughter of a One-Armed Man.

After Jackson spends one night with Mari, he’ll do anything to find her again. He follows her up the coast of California and a polar bear drives the taxi. Into the forest and through frozen mountains, he talks to God and creatures of faerie alike but the final confrontation is with the wood nymph who is Mari’s mother and the father who gave up his arm for the love of his life.

Daughter of a One-Armed Man was released on July 22, 2012. It is available on Amazon.com and Smashwords as an e-book.