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Old 04-20-2010, 04:02 PM   #1
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Being Light
Hello, I hope you will take a look at my book, Being Light. It's my second novel and was originally published by Orion about ten years ago. It has since gone out of print and I am bringing it back to life by publishing it as an ebook. It will also be available in print later on in the year.

Some of the characters from my first novel, Alison Wonderland, crop up in Being Light as minor characters but you can read it even if you haven't read the first one.

Here's the blurb:
Roy Travers is swept away by a freak gust of wind while trying to install a bouncy castle in Brockwell Park, south London. Sheila, his wife, can’t understand why he hasn’t found his way back home. She begins to suspect that Roy has been abducted by aliens and enlists the help of Mrs Fitzgerald’s Bureau of Investigation to find him.

Sheila travels to Kent with Alison, a private detective. Together they build a missing persons advertisement out of pebbles on a beach, hoping it will be seen by the aliens who have taken Roy. But Roy was not taken by aliens. The truth is far stranger.

It had some great reviews in the UK press:

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Smith has a keen eye for material details, but her prose is lucid and uncluttered by heavy description. Imagine a satire on Cool Britannia made by the Coen Brothers. Times Literary Supplement

This is a novel in which the ordinary and the unusual are constantly juxtaposed in various idiosyncratic characters… Its airy quirkiness is a delight. The Times

A screwball comedy that really works. The Independent

Smith’s world is as wacky as Nicola Barker’s, but much funnier, less disquieting. Perhaps the Evelyn Waugh of Decline and Fall comes closer… She is a great snapper-up of unconsidered trifles… Wicked! Time Out

Smith’s second novel has a comic style with a clear, simple, buoyant prose. Irish Independent

An exuberant, acutely observed second novel. Shena Mackay, The Independent
It's available in the kindle store in mobi format, prc from Mobipocket or direct from Tyger Books in mobi or epub format. Other formats such as lrf or prc are available from Tyger Books at the same price - or PM me.

DRM-free everywhere except Mobipocket, which doesn't allow it.

Thank you
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Old 04-20-2010, 05:29 PM   #2
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I'm wondering they are cheaper to buy in dollars than in sterling?
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Old 04-20-2010, 06:17 PM   #3
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Hello, TGS

Thanks for the interest in Being Light.

The book is currently priced at £1.99/$1.99 (and is therefore cheaper to buy in dollars) because it's on offer at $1.99 in the kindle store from now through Friday 23rd April. The dollar price has been matched for anyone buying direct from Tyger Books.

Edit: List price is £5.99/$7.99. Currently [July 2010] discounted to £2.99/$4.99 plus taxes in most online stores.
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Old 06-19-2010, 09:52 AM   #4
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If you are a member of LibraryThing or Goodreads you may be interested to know that both sites are hosting giveaways for print editions of this book this week, and LibraryThing also has a giveaway for digital editions of the book. (The Goodreads giveaway isn't visible yet and may not show up on the site until tomorrow.)

There are a couple of customer reviews up on Amazon for Being Light now, too.

If you have already bought and read the book - thank you!
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Old 07-27-2010, 06:40 AM   #5
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Being Light is featured on the Indie Spotlight today.

It's available in paperback - discounted at WH Smith and Barnes & Noble - and for the kindle as well as epub format.

It's available in epub and mobi format direct from Tyger Books at £2.99 or $4.99 with the code 'tyger'.
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Old 09-07-2010, 08:15 AM   #6
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I took part in a Q&A over at the Cajun Book Lady blog about Being Light.
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Old 11-28-2010, 11:54 AM   #7
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I have had some great reviews for the book on review blogs recently:

Breakout Books Review blog

Stimulated Outlet Books Review blog

Being Light is available from Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.com, The Book Depository and direct from Tyger Books.
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Old 11-29-2010, 01:03 AM   #8
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On my list! I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Both of your books look really interesting! I hope to get to them at some point
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This one's definitely on my list after I read -- and reviewed -- The Miracle Inspector. Great example of quality indie work, plus I like the dark humor.

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Thanks, Vicki, Grace and Steve.

I had another lovely review for the book over at the All Consuming Books blog.

If/when you get to it, I hope you enjoy it.
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I really enjoyed "Being Light"-- you can read my review here. You can also enter to win your own FREE digital copy (format of your choice) by commenting on this post, courtesy of the author (Thanks, Helen!).
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