Free eBook Touchstone

Do you remember Touchstone Lorraine Orman’s first eBook which I reviewed here on this Blog on May 2^nd?  There was a great deal of interest in the book at the time (and not just in New Zealand) and now - as a special promotion and only until this Sunday, Lorraine is offering

TOUCHSTONE 

 FOR FREE!

Lorraine Orman is celebrating her Storylines Festival Workshop on indie e-book publishing on Saturday last by making the book available for a FREE download from Smashwords for a week (Saturday 17 to Sunday 25 August).

You’ll find the e-book at http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/304013

To download a free version follow instructions as if you are going to buy it, and just before completing the checkout you will find you will be prompted for a coupon code.

Enter LA87E and then you can download the file to match your e-reader or computer.

Do spread the word about this, particularly to any teenagers who might be interested.

It’s an offer too good to miss and in my opinion, it is a great read.

 Katie Haworth, Lorraine and Fleur Beale at the launch of Lorraine’s book  Land of Promise a couple of years ago at The Children’s Bookshop Kilbirnie Wellington

Photo: Barbara Murison

Mature Readers

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an e-book

NZ Writer

Lorraine Orman

Touchstone

Ashmore Books 2013         (contact l.orman@ihug.co.nz) $4.99 USD        

DOP: 2013

ISBN 978-0-473-23973-2 (Amazon/Kindle)

ISBN 978-0-473-23972-5 (EPUB)

Themes:   Coal mining/ Conservation issues/ Family relationships

Skye is sixteen, unsure of herself and longing to be part of a loving family. When she goes to visit her dying great-grandfather down on New Zealand’s West Coast she becomes embroiled with an activist group protesting over an open cast coalmine on a beautiful part of the country. By a clever use of prologue set nearly 70 years in the past and involving the present day characters, the reader is constantly on their toes picking up clues of how the whole story fits together with its network of lies and secrets. Like all Lorraine Orman’s stories this one shows a deep understanding of family relationships and the need to be loved.  

You can sample or purchase the title at: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/304013
Visit Lorraine’s website at:

http://www.story-go-round.net.nz/touchstone.html to find the free secondary level teachers’ resource kit.

Plus:

If you go to:

http://youtu.be/1cCwscH8_9s

you will be able to view a fascinating video clip showing (in black and white) a trip down the Denniston Incline. No wonder some people who went up there to live stayed there all their lives – it’s a scary ride accompanied by some great music!

Year 9 up/ Age 13 up (plus adults especially those who have enjoyed Jenny Pattrick’s stories about the area).