Second Hand Rose by Deborah Fox
Paperback published by Blossom Spring Publishing 10th May 2023
ISBN 9781739351442
Pages 145
Abigail Hirst, a city reporter, returns to her hometown to take over Second Hand Rose, a quintessential antique store, following the sad passing of her beloved Grandmother, Rose.
This new life seems perfect for Abigail and her trusted terrier Jake, until she starts to notice strange things happenings. Gruesome deaths and mysterious disappearances are catching up with this chocolate box town named Friendship, as Abigail digs deeper in her investigation.
Time is quickly running out for the fate of the whole town but only facing up to her own dark past, can she truly help Friendship and the people she loves most.
MY REVIEW
I throughly enjoyed reading this short horror book Second Hand Rose, that I read in a day.
Deborah Fox is a very new talented author, that I hope she will write more supernatural novels.
In 2001, 15 year old Abigail Hurst attended Friendship High School and dated the football captain. During the evening and weekends she worked in a quaint antique shop with her Grandma.
In June 2018, Abigail’s Grandma Rose, passed away, so now Abigail feels it’s time to leave Everett and her job as a reporter at the The Herald, and move back to Friendship.
With sorting out her Grandma’s house most of it was old fashioned dark furniture, that she would sell most of her Grandma’s furniture in the antique shop, including her beautiful big bedroom wardrobe, that Abigail hated, but her Grandma used to say it was special. Once this special wardrobe is in Abigail’s antique shop, strange horrible things start to happen, that makes this story unputdownable.
Hi all you bloggers and readers out there this is lovely quick read, frightening novel with a twist at the end that’s impossible to guess. Perfect for Halloween! Or to read in the evenings.
I would like to thank author Debora Fox for sending me a printed paperback for an honest review xx.
About writer Deborah Fox
Deborah Fox lives in Yorkshire with her partner Paul. She currently works for a large electrical distributor, as well as being a budding author.
Like many children, Deborah spent her time inspired by stories from AA
Milne to JM Barrie, and to this day her favourite story was and still is,
Winnie the Pooh! Her writing talents didn’t materialise until later in life
as most of her childhood was spent dancing and performing.
Deborah’s passions are the outdoors, gardening, interior design, dogs
and cinema. She has always been intrigued with all things supernatural
and the time presented to her during COVID, and the inspiration from
the sad passing of her dog Jake, was the start of her first novel ‘Second
Hand Rose.’
With the support of family and friends and Blossom Spring agreeing to
publish her story, it has fulfilled the dream to become a published
author and has given the encouragement to write more stories.
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