My latest novel, A Face To Die For, is now available on Amazon Kindle.
This romantic novel, mostly set in London the swinging 1960s and into the 1970s, is pure nostalgia - about a young graduating art student, Annabel Spencer, and her eventual rise to fame as a fashion designer. How a strikingly beautiful girl whom she meets for a brief period at college becomes pivotal to her success and how these two women's careers and love lives become uncannily and fatally entwined.
It tells an intriguing love story hampered by loose morals, drug taking and emotional conflict - at a time when anything risqué goes - and frequently does. This novel reveals the scandal and glamour of a fascinatingly decadent and revolutionary period in modern history.
Please take a look... and if you've time, I'd love to know what you think?
Jan
Hi Jan *waves* I'm from the Amazon Kindle forum! Sue.........nice blog, I know how hard it can be setting one up as I have one [not for books though lol]
ReplyDeleteIts looking good, and I've got both your books! just not read them yet [slow reader] I have to read one book at a time to get its benefits so need to finish the series I am reading first x
Have a great day!
Thanks Sue,
ReplyDeleteGreat to hear from you on here. Glad you like my first effort at setting this up... I honestly hadn't a clue what I was doing!
Hope you eventually enjoy reading my two books. Do let me know what you think!
Cheers
Jan
Have just received this great 5 star review on Amazon:-
ReplyDelete"A Face To Die For by Jan Warburton is her latest, and one I have thoroughly enjoyed. It is a story of romance, love and heartbreak, of infidelities and passion, of unwanted pregnancy and unlicensed abortion, of family, friends, colleagues, & lovers, of living, dying and the fight to live and survive; of drugs and addiction, all in the era from 1958 through the fashion revolutions of Mary Quant, Jean Muir, from high class women's fashion of haute couture, to the mini skirt revolution and off the peg designs of ready to wear in the 1960-1970's. Of in vogue fashion designers, models, photographers and their business world pressures. The impeccable knowledge of the 'rag trade' world is authentic and comes from the author Jan Warburton's early working career; it is a detailed, fascinating look at what is now modern history. It mainly traces the life of the main character Annabel from her leaving fashion college, to gaining employment and training with a top London designer House of Courtney through to her success as designer of her own Ready to Wear range. It takes you through her loves, romance and unorthodox sex life as the mistress of her friend Vanessa's brother Alex. To the consequences of unwanted pregnancies, unlicensed abortionists and living with the consequences of damage done. Of the interlinked lives between Annabel and top fashion model the beautiful Kate and her lover and benefactor, famous photographer Norman Parker Brown, of surface beauty and hidden dark secrets. Through failed relationships and associated heartbreak eventually to marriage with entrepreneur Luigi; whose wealthy family seems to have connections with the Mafia that brings about disastrous and far reaching consequences. Experience the family traumas interwoven so cleverly through Annabel's life. I loved it and found it engrossing from beginning to end. The English standards are very good.
No hesitation awarding 5 stars as this is her best yet."
Thank you Carocara, for the above detailed review. I really appreciate it.
DeleteI'm delighted... another 5* review arrived yesterday:
ReplyDelete5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, 29 Jan 2012
From Seb Kirby
- A Face To Die For (Kindle Edition)
"Jan Warburton's second novel is a convincing portrayal of the fashion world in 'sixties London, drawn from first hand experience. With believable, well-drawn characters and a story line that centres on the trials, tribulations and eventual successes in launching and developing a fashion business, there is so much to admire in this well written story. But where the book really comes to life is in the contrast between the two female leads - dependable Annabel who gives up much to further her ambitions and beautiful model Kate whose life is set on a quite different trajectory. The two women can be seen to sum up the ambivalent aims of those times. But none of this gets in the way of a strong story brim full with events. Highly recommended."
Thank you Seb, for this delightful review... it's hugely appreciated.
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