I'm thrilled to bits that the Matchstick Boy has been awarded
a silver medal in the category:
BEST HISTORICAL MYSTERY 2023
by the Coffee Pot Book Club.
And another award, this time from the USA!
Reader's Favorite
Author's new book receives a warm literary welcome.
Readers' Favorite announces the review of the Fiction - Historical - Event/Era book "The Matchstick Boy" by Rowena Kinread, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1913719898.
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The Matchstick Boy
This new novel takes place in a remote Swiss valley in the mid-19th century. It is based on a true story.
When eleven-year-old Josef is killed by a rock avalanche, his brother is convinced it is murder. He had seen someone on a rocky outcrop above the scree before it began to roll. But who would want to kill an eleven-year-old boy, and why? Jakob suspects the privileged son of the owner of a matchstick factory, but nobody takes him seriously and he is powerless to obtain justice.
Thirty years later, Jakob’s profoundly deaf daughter is raped by the same man and becomes pregnant. Jakob is determined to get justice for his daughter, at no matter what cost. He unearths a myriad of well-kept secrets in the tight-lipped community, but is anyone willing to tell the truth? Just as he thinks he has uncovered the facts, he realises he has made a vital mistake all along. Nothing is really as it seems.
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The Coffee Pot Book Club – Editorial Book Review
The wind whipped up blowing sawdust into his eyes and making them water. Anton stopped to rub them and looked into the distance. Lightning was flashing behind the Niesen mountains. He licked his forefinger and held it up in the air. Yes, the storm was coming in their direction.
As Anton latched the door behind him he felt a wave of love for his family. He cherished his wife and adored their two boys. He was looking forward to meeting his unborn child. But the storm changed everything.
Now he is a widower with two traumatised boys and a newborn desperately in need of nourishment. With his home destroyed by a lightning strike, Anton must find the courage and the money to start again.
Prepare to be moved by the story of a poverty-stricken family and a matchstick factory that would leave tragic consequences on the close-knit community.
The Matchstick Boy by Rowena Kinread is a sweeping historical novel that follows the lives of one family across four generations. Kinread's novel is set in the fictional village of Weissbrügg in the beautiful Swiss Alps.
