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Imogen Martin

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Imogen writes sweeping, historical fiction set in nineteenth century America.

As a teenager, she took the Greyhound bus from San Francisco to New York. Over those three days of staring out of the window at the majestic mountains and endless flat plains, stories wound themselves into her head: tales of brooding, charismatic men captivated by independent women.

Since then, she has worked in a coffee-shop in Piccadilly London, a famous bookstore, and a children’s home. She has run festivals, and turned a derelict housing block on one of the poorest estates in the UK into an award-winning arts centre.

During 2020 Imogen was selected by Kate Nash Literary Agency as one of their BookCamp mentees, a mentorship programme designed to accelerate the car
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Imogen Martin Hi Abi, I'm so glad you have enjoyed my books so far. The good news is that my fourth book will be published in early March 2026 and picks up on a cha…moreHi Abi, I'm so glad you have enjoyed my books so far. The good news is that my fourth book will be published in early March 2026 and picks up on a character introduced in Under A Gilded Sky. If you would like to join my newsletter you can get updates - as well as free gifts to download! www.imogenmartinauthor.com
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Imogen Martin I'm so glad you enjoyed my book, Joanna. My next one is To the Wild Horizon and will be published on 7 February 2024. It is available to pre-order now…moreI'm so glad you enjoyed my book, Joanna. My next one is To the Wild Horizon and will be published on 7 February 2024. It is available to pre-order now on Amazon etc.
"Missouri, 1846: In the frontier town of Independence the sound of a gunshot shatters the night. As the pistol drops from her hand and clatters to the ground, Grace knows she has no choice but to leave. Now."(less)
Average rating: 4.19 · 4,639 ratings · 449 reviews · 4 distinct worksSimilar authors
Under a Gilded Sky

4.22 avg rating — 1,840 ratings — published 2023 — 6 editions
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Real places come to life in historical fiction

Do you have a favourite place which has been used in a novel? Did it help or hinder your enjoyment of what you were reading?

I few years ago I walked around the coast of Cornwall in search of the buildings that inspired Daphne Du Maurier when she wrote Rebecca. I found what might be the boat house, but the large manor that inspired Manderley was surrounded by trees and deliberately out of sight. I Read more of this blog post »
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Published on October 27, 2023 08:25 Tags: 19thcentury, american-historical, historical, historical-romance
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Circe by Madeline Miller
"Men, can’t live with ‘em, can’t turn ‘em all into swine.

What do you mean turn them into swine? From her earliest application of her new found transformative skills it is suggested that what Circe turns her unfortunate guests into has more to do with" Read more of this review »
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A book you sink into, inhabit, bathe in.

I've loved the Greek myths since childhood, when I was given the Macdonald Junior Reference Library book: Greek Myths and Legends. It is an A-Z with gorgeous illustrations based on the figures on Greek vases. C
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I finished this book more than a month back but haven't had time to write up my thoughts. This is what tells me it's a great book: I can remember it, weeks later, like it's a film, clear in my head.

The world Annabel Campbell creates - extraordinary!
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Be swept away into the Gilded Age of the late 19th century

The society gossips won’t let wealthy but illegitimate Madeline settle in their rules-bound New York. Instead, she finds fulfilment when she moves with her brother, Hugh, to their summer house
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Be swept away into the Gilded Age of the late 19th century

The society gossips won’t let wealthy but illegitimate Madeline settle in their rules-bound New York. Instead, she finds fulfilment when she moves with her brother, Hugh, to their summer house
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Second book I've read set on the island of Penang in the past year. This one was also terrific.

Tan Twan Eng takes real people (W Somerset Maugham, Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Ethel Proudlock) and real incidents, and weaves a story around them. As Maugham himse
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Terrific. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn but from runaway slave Jim's perspective. This is what writing does at its best: gets you to begin in some tiny way to understand what it might have been like to be a slave in the US South at that time. Th ...more
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Terrific. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn but from runaway slave Jim's perspective. This is what writing does at its best: gets you to begin in some tiny way to understand what it might have been like to be a slave in the US South at that time. Th ...more
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“A warm fire under the stars turns us all into storytellers.”
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“Grief is grief,” Lillian said, returning to her stool. “One person isn’t forbidden to mourn, because someone else got it worse.”
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