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*AS READ ON BBC RADIO 4*

*A SPECTATOR BEST OF THE YEAR - AS CHOSEN BY REVIEWERS*

In eighteenth-century Sussex, a young girl seeks revenge for the death of her father – an intoxicating historical novel that explores Southern England’s smuggling past.

The year is 1742. Goody Brown, saved from drowning and adopted when just a babe, has grown up happily in the smuggling town of Winchelsea. But when she turns sixteen, her father is murdered by men he thought were friends.

In a town where lawlessness prevails, Goody and her brother Francis must enter the cut-throat world of her father’s killers in order to find justice. Facing high seas and desperate villains, she discovers what life can be like without constraints or expectations, developing a taste for danger that makes her blood run fast.

Goody was never born to be a gentlewoman. But what will she become instead?

To celebrate the release of the book, *Canongate* have brilliant digital resources and a display competition for libraries.

The digital pack includes:
- A downloadable poster
- A historical maps of the area local to Winchelsea
- A quote sheet
- A downloadable Reading Group Guide

h3. Display competition

To celebrate this remarkable historical novel, libraries are invited to take part in a display competition. The best library display will win a hamper of Sussex goodies worth £100. Displays should be tagged #Winchelsea and tag CanongateBooks and ReadingAgency on social media.

Just some of the praise for _Winchelsea_:

‘Boisterous . . . evocative . . . spellbinding’ *Guardian*

‘Glorious’ *Spectator*

‘A swashbuckling smuggler’s tale . . . told with exhilarating colour and flair’ *Economist*

‘[A] spellbinding read, both gory and gorgeous’ *Daily Mail*

‘A bawdy, thunderous romp that echoes with cannon fire, sea shanties and the occasional plaintive cry of a nightjar’ *Financial Times*

‘I was riveted. Winchelsea is a great read’ *Penelope Lively*

‘A remarkable act of literary time travel: dark and gripping and soaked in blood and salt water’ *Evie Wyld*

‘Daphne du Maurier crossed with Quentin Tarantino. . . thrilling’ *Tom Holland*

Download the digital assets "here":https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1GcLSc62prkpz0N286p290gCLyT7i5kA4?usp=sharing.

If you have any questions please email "Kimberley.Sheehan@readingagency.org.uk":mailto:Kimberley.Sheehan@readingagency.org.uk.

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