 COMPETITION – WIN A COPY OF LAURA PURCELL’S LATEST GOTHIC NOVEL ‘THE WHISPERING MUSE’ WITH RAVEN BOOKS AND THE UK GHOST STORY FESTIVAL! Be careful what you wish for... it may just come true.  At The Mercury Theatre in London's West End, rumours are circulating of a curse. It is said that the lead actress Lilith has made a pact with Melpomene, the tragic muse of Greek mythology, to become the greatest actress to ever grace the stage. Suspicious of Lilith, the jealous wife of the theatre owner sends dresser Jenny to spy on her, and desperate for the money to help her family, Jenny agrees. What Jenny finds is a woman as astonishing in her performance as she is provocative in nature. On stage, it's as though Lilith is possessed by the characters she plays, yet off stage she is as tragic as the Muse who inspires her, and Jenny, sorry for her, befriends the troubled actress. But when strange events begin to take place around the theatre, Jenny wonders if the rumours are true, and fears that when the Muse comes calling for payment, the cost will be too high Since the release of her first Gothic novel The Silent Companions, Laura Purcell has cemented her place as one of the foremost writers in the form, captivating readers with a series of superb supernatural books. And to celebrate Laura’s headline slot at the UK Ghost Story Festival this February, we’ve got two copies of her new release THE WHISPERING MUSE to give away, courtesy of Raven Books! The UK Ghost Story Festival takes place over the weekend of 15th-19th February, with an online preview night followed by four exciting days of activity at Derby’s Museum of Making. The line-up for this year includes not only Laura Purcell but an exciting range of writing talent including Michelle Paver, Camilla Bruce, Dan Schreiber, Emma Stonex, CJ Cooke, Stephen Volk and more than 25 other authors for a mix of workshops, panels, readings, talks, interviews and much more. You can check out the website at https://www.ukghoststoryfestival.co.uk/ or visit the ticket portal at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/ukghoststoryfestival Laura’s author interview at the UK Ghost Story Festival takes place at 6pm on Friday 17th February and you can win your copy of The Whispering Muse by answering one simple question… What is the title of Laura Purcell’s debut Gothic novel? A) The Loud Companions B) The Quiet Companions C) The Silent Companions Send you answers to alexdavisevents@hotmail.co.uk by FRIDAY 10TH FEB for your chance to win! UK ENTRY ONLY. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Entrants will receive an email reply to acknowledge their entry. Only winning entries will receive a further email. Email addresses will not be retained or added to any mailing lists. Two winning entrants will receive one copy of THE WHISPERING MUSE in hardback. Competition closes on ????? with winners drawn and contacted the following day. Competition is open to UK entrants only.  Laura Purcell is a former bookseller living in Colchester, Essex with her husband and pet guinea pigs. She began her career with two historical novels about the Hanoverian monarchs, Queen of Bedlam and Mistress of the Court before her break-out Gothic ghost story The Silent Companions. The Silent Companions won the WHSmith Thumping Good Read Award in 2018 and was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Glass Bell. It was selected for both the Radio 2 Book Club and Zoe Ball's ITV Book Club. The Shape of Darkness won a Fingerprint Award for Historical Crime Book of the Year 2022 and was shortlisted for both an Edgar Award and a Dead Good Readers' Award. Laura's short stories have been published in a number of collections including the Sunday Times best-selling The Haunting Season. She recently worked as lead writer on Roanoke Falls, a Realm podcast executive produced by John Carpenter and Sandy King Carpenter. It won a silver Signal Award for Best Scripted Fiction. Please note that in the USA Laura is published by Penguin Books, where The Corset is titled The Poison Thread and Bone China is called The House of Whispers. CHECK OUT TODAY'S HORROR BOOK REVIEW BELOW THE HEART AND SOUL OF HORROR PROMOTION WEBSITESComments are closed.
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