Take a look at my Book Bloggers Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) 2024 semi-finalist spotlight for today. I am spotlighting The Fairy Wren by Ashley Capes.

About BBNYA and the Spotlight Tours

The Book Bloggers’ Novel of the Year Award (BBNYA) is celebrating the books that made it to the semi-finals with a mini spotlight blitz tour for each title.

BBNYA is a yearly competition where book bloggers from all over the world read and score books written by indie authors, ending with 16 finalists and one overall winner.

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The Fairy Wren by Ashley Capes is a 238 Page, adult literary fiction, fantasy that was published October 31st 2014.

Blurb

From the moment a fairy wren drops his lost wedding ring at his feet, Paul realises there’s more magic to the world than he thought…

When Paul Fischer receives a strange phone call asking for help, from a woman who might be his estranged wife Rachel, he’s drawn into a mysterious search that threatens not only his struggling bookstore, but long-buried dreams too.

Unfortunately, the only help comes from a shady best friend, an Italian runaway and a strange blue fairy wren that seems to be trying to tell him something – yet the further he follows the clues it leaves the less sense the world seems to make. Is he on the verge of a magical, beautiful discovery or at the point of total disaster?

About the Author

Ashley is a poet, novelist and ex-teacher living in Australia.

He taught English, Media and Music Production, played in a metal band, worked in an art gallery and slaved away at music retail. Aside from reading and writing, Ashley loves volleyball and Studio Ghibli – and Magnum PI, easily one of the greatest television shows ever made.

You can follow Sarah on Twitter @Ash_Capes and on Bluesky @ashcapes.bsky.social. Or see poetry and fiction at www.ashleycapes.com

You can read reviews of The Fairy Wren by Ashley Capes here:

Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/hFkDnan (Canada) https://a.co/d/3I0efPZ (USA) https://amzn.eu/d/2MLELhe (UK)

Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23381707-the-fairy-wren

The Story Graph Link: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/2ac50c1d-e93e-4b6d-932b-11b529b0d8a3