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March
2017.
International literary prize puts Norfolk on map - book launch May 13th

Good morning,

We are thrilled to confirm that we are working with leading lesbian fiction publisher Ylva Publishing to support the launch of key titles here in the UK throughout 2017. First up, we would like to introduce you to the Norfolk Coast Investigation series written by award-winning Brit author Andrea Bramhall. Having already bagged herself a Lambda Literary Award (among many other prizes), Andrea is once again a finalist in the upcoming Lambda Awards (Lesbian Mystery Fiction category) for the first book in her Norfolk Coast Investigation series - Collide-O-Scope. The winner will be announced in New York on June 12th. Before that, Andrea will be celebrating the launch of her second book in the series - Under Parr - in Norfolk - the place which provided the backdrop and inspiration behind the series that is gaining international attention. You are invited to join Andrea, and her publisher Ylva Publishing (based in Germany), for an evening of food, drink and prize-winning books on May 13thin Norfolk:https://www.ylva-publishing.com/norfolk-investigation-stories-by-andrea-bramhall-ylva-publishing/.

For a press pass please RSVP tohelenlewis@literallypr.com.

You can also contact Helen Lewis at Literally PR for author interviews, comment, editorial commissions and advance review copies (which will be available at the end of March).

Please find the advance information sheet below - we hope you find this news of interest!

Kind regards,

Helen Lewis

Director - Literally PR

+44 (0) 7904801669

 

ADVANCE INFORMATION SHEET

Under Parr

Book Two in the Norfolk Coast Investigation Series

By Andrea Bramhall

 

Breaking news: Andrea Bramhall is a finalist in the 29thAnnual Lambda Literary Awards (Lesbian Mystery) for the first book in this series - Collide-O-Scope. The winners will be announced in New York on June 12th.

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December 5th 2013 left its mark on the North Norfolk Coast in more ways than one. A tidal surge and storm swept millennia-old cliff faces into the sea and flooded homes and businesses up and down the coast. It also buried a secret in the WWII bunker hiding under the golf course at Brancaster. A secret kept for years, until it falls squarely into the lap of Detective Sergeant Kate Brannon and her fellow officers.

A skeleton, deep inside the bunker.

How did it get there? Who was he...or she? How did the stranger die—in a tragic accident or something more sinister? Well, that's Kate's job to find out.

 

About the Author

Andrea Bramhall wrote her first novel at the age of six and three-quarters. It was seven pages long and held together with a pink ribbon. Her Gran still has it in the attic. Fast forward a few years and Andrea Bramhall is a highly-respected author of eight novels and multiple-award winning writer including the Lambda Literary Award, Golden Crown Award and a Lavender Certificate.Under Parris the second in the Norfolk Coast Investigation Series, following on the success of the 2016 release Collide-O-Scope (also published by Ylva Publishing).

When she isn't busy running a campsite in the Lake District, Andrea is hunched over her laptop scribbling down the stories that won't let her sleep. She can also be found reading, walking the dogs up mountains while taking a few thousand photos, scuba diving while taking a few thousand photos, swimming, kayaking, playing the saxophone, or cycling.

 

[image]Andrea's writing style demonstrates her commitment to tackling issues close to her heart through fiction - such as euthanasia, assisted living and ageing - combined with a serious passion for detail. The police procedures in the Norfolk Investigation Series, for example, are precise and true to life. During her research, Andrea talked in length to retired and working police officers to ensure that the facts and procedures are as close to reality as possible, without becoming a work of non-fiction.

Having worked her way through college as a carer in nursing homes, NHS homes, private independent homes, and BUPA homes, before moving into working in hospitals and prison psychiatric wards, Andrea has lived through many eye-opening experiences that have inevitably informed some of the characters and situations in her fiction writing. Her time spent helping to care for her grandfather with Alzheimer's disease was also hugely impactful. Andrea's love of the beautiful North Norfolk Coast is incredibly influential to her writing. Andrea says: "Now I live in the Lake District with my partner and our two dogs, on our new campsite, and it is proving to be as inspiring as Norfolk ever was. After all, the Lakes have a long history of inspiring creatives in their work".

 

ESSENTIAL DETAILS

 

Title:Under Parr

Author:Andrea Bramhall

Genre:Mystery, LGBT

Publisher:Ylva Publishing

Publication date:May 3 2017

Availability:Paperback, eBook, International distribution

ISBN:978-3-95533-744-5 (paperback)

978-3-95533-745-2 (mobi); 978-3-95533-746-9 (epub); 978-3-95533-747-6 (pdf)

Price: £10.99 paperback, £7.49 ebook

Website:https://www.ylva-publishing.com/product/under-parr-by-andrea-bramhall/

https://andreabramhall.wordpress.com

Twitter:https://twitter.com/AndreaBramhall

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Andreabramhall

https://www.facebook.com/YlvaPublishing

Press folder:http://bit.ly/2naaX1X

Online profile:http://www.literallypr.com/public_relations/file/Andrea-Bramhall.php

 

 

For more information, editorial opportunities, interview requests or review copies please get in touch with HelenLewis@LiterallyPR.com, DianaAshlee@LiterallyPR.com or BethMcDonald@LiterallyPR.com +44 (0) 7904801669