The Other Life of Mary English by GD Harper | Love Books Tours
Two Different Women. One Shared Destiny.
Love Books Tours is delighted to celebrate The Other Life of Mary English by GD Harper, published by Ginger Cat.
Set against the dramatic backdrop of 1820s Colombia, this fascinating historical novel brings together the stories of two extraordinary real-life women whose courage, determination and refusal to accept the limitations of their time helped shape history.
From the plantations of South America to the battlefields of the independence movement, this is a story of resilience, ambition and the remarkable women whose contributions deserve to be remembered.
About The Other Life of Mary English
Two Different Women. One Shared Destiny.
Mary English, a dockworker’s daughter from Faversham, England, travels to South America to escape a scandal from her past. She ends up running a cacao plantation in Colombia, at a time when women were not legally allowed to own businesses there.
Manuela Sáenz, tempestuous lover of Venezuelan revolutionary Simón Bolívar, serves as a colonel in his army. She joins him in battle to fight the Spanish and twice saves his life from assassination attempts.
This is the story of two real-life remarkable women, both fighting oppression, hardship and danger in 1820s Colombia, who come together to change the course of a nation’s history.
About the Author
GD Harper became a full-time author in 2016 and has established himself as a writer of both psychological thrillers and historical fiction.
His psychological thrillers include Love’s Long Road, A Friend in Deed and Silent Money.
His historical novels include The Maids of Biddenden and Arden, alongside The Other Life of Mary English.
His writing has received considerable recognition.
The Maids of Biddenden won the historical fiction category of the 2024 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and was shortlisted for the 2023 Selfies Award at the London Book Fair.
Arden was awarded third place in the 2024 Yeovil International Literary Prize, while The Other Life of Mary English was a finalist in the Eyelands Book Awards.
GD Harper’s books have achieved more than one million page reads on Kindle Unlimited and attracted over two thousand reviews and ratings across Amazon and Goodreads.
He lives in East Sussex and, when he isn’t writing, enjoys wild camping in the Scottish mountains or attending live music events.
Book Details
Title: The Other Life of Mary English
Author: GD Harper
Publisher: Ginger Cat
Genre: Historical Fiction
Bookstagram Tour: 1st–14th October
Love Books Tours Schedule
Love Books Tours is delighted to feature The Other Life of Mary English as part of our Bookstagram community.
Our wonderful reviewers are sharing their individual reading experiences and introducing this historical novel to readers around the world.
Follow their Instagram accounts to discover their reviews and explore the story behind these two remarkable women.
Thursday 1st October
- @novelhabit
- @afelton6212
Friday 2nd October
- @helenandherhobbies
Saturday 3rd October
- @bluefairybugsbooks
- @howseofbooks
Sunday 4th October
- @bookishandcaffeinatedintx
Monday 5th October
- @roamingbooknotes
- @fatguyreading
Tuesday 6th October
- @sarahlouises.booknook
- @thebookhide
Wednesday 7th October
- @crashlanding_onbooks
Thursday 8th October
- @readabookandlearnanewword
- @khas_reads_
Friday 9th October
- @kates_is_reading
- @arushireads
Saturday 10th October
- @warren.isobel
- @emmaseconddraftbooks
Sunday 11th October
- @ekaurbook
Monday 12th October
- @bexbookreviews
- @bookwormlou3189
Tuesday 13th October
- @itsabookthing2021
Wednesday 14th October
- @pattierwr
A huge thank you to every reviewer taking part and helping introduce The Other Life of Mary English to the wider reading community.
Discover The Other Life of Mary English
Historical fiction has the wonderful ability to bring overlooked people and extraordinary moments from the past to life.
Through the intertwined experiences of Mary English and Manuela Sáenz, GD Harper explores a turbulent period of South American history and the courage of two women who challenged the expectations placed upon them.
For readers who enjoy historical fiction inspired by real people, powerful female characters and stories of determination in the face of adversity, The Other Life of Mary English offers a fascinating journey into the past.
Buy The Other Life of Mary English
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