The Rose of the Ribble Valley

Subject: The Rose of The Ribble valley
From: Trouble at Mill
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 08:34 AM

Hi

I've had my first novel published it's available from me or the publisher (takes a few weeks for ISBN info to filter through to bookshops & libraries) Further details (including ordering info) www.roseoftheribblevalley.ukart.com

THE ROSE OF THE RIBBLE VALLEY

By Graham Dixon

    Folksinger, GEOFF, is the 'Front man' with ELDERFLOWER PUNCH – a four-piece musical group who, when they perform, pack the pubs and folk clubs of Northwest England. WAYNE plays bass; CHLOE, a student archaeologist is the singer and LUTE is the mandolin player.
         The band are plagued with cancellations, due to the 'ridiculous' law which allows no more than two performers to play at any one time, in venues that do not hold a very expensive 'Public Entertainment License.
       BRIAN CLAYTON, an old folk-singing friend comes to the rescue when he opens a new 'Live Music Venue' in the area.
       Brian's wife TINA is from a 'well to do' family, her father FRANK CROXLEY and her devious brother STANISLAW run a large company and own much of the land and property in the Ribble Valley. The Croxleys have many secrets and past indiscretions locked away with other skeletons in the family cupboard.
      The beautiful ROSEMARY appears to Geoff, first of all in a vivid dream experienced after sampling a strange drink made from the rose petals collected from Croxley's Wood, and then (apparently) in the flesh on a car park after a gig. From the ensuing conversation it appears that Rosemary is a ghost and has been dead for almost three hundred years.
       Rosemary is trying to find out what happened to her fiancé BRYAN of CLAYTON who was an eighteenth century street musician come minstrel and the author of the song THE ROSE OF THE RIBBLE VALLEY.
       The story, sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic sees Geoff and Chloe getting mixed-up in a clever illegal drugs operation as they try to solve the mystery of Bryan of Clayton and his beloved Rose of The Ribble Valley.

Further details + ordering info More info

Subject: RE: The Rose of The Ribble valley
From: songs2play
Date: 11 Jan 03 - 09:07 AM

Good Luck with the book Graham. Joan Blackburn was talking about it in the Seven Stars Singaround on Thursday, so I have been dropping some hints to the wife.
Nice website by the way.

Subject: RE: The Rose of The Ribble valley
From: songs2play
Date: 14 Jan 03 - 02:42 AM

Subtle reminder 8>)

Subject: RE: The Rose of The Ribble valley
From: The Shambles
Date: 14 Jan 03 - 05:33 AM

My copy arrived yesterday.

It looks a very professional job and when I get the time to read it, I will let you konw my thoughts.

Subject: RE: The Rose of The Ribble valley
From: Ron Olesko
Date: 28 Jan 03 - 02:05 PM

I received my copy and I'm enjoying it!   Wonderful characters and great settings. Graham captured my interest with the opening line of the book - one of my favorite tunes! For those of us here in the United States, Grahams descriptions of the music scene draws interesting parallels. I find the book to be a wonderful insight into the joys and frustrations of making music for a living.

Aside from the "folk" connection, I found the story to be very clever. I hope we will read more from Graham as his writing is something that I really enjoyed.   More!!

I have always wondered why more authors haven't used folk music as a backdrop for their books. A deep well to draw from!

Ron


Here is a link to the website:
www.roseoftheribblevalley.ukart.com