After a natural disaster comes the man-made tragedy

After a natural disaster comes the man-made tragedy

Hi there readers!

Taylfin Publishing would like to announce the release of the new novel Bleak City by Marisa Taylor.

To mark the sixth anniversary of the start of the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquake sequence, the Kindle eBook will be FREE on 4th September. (Also 3rd and 5th September US PDT, just to allow for timezones). Grab a copy, and if you enjoy the book, please tell your friends or review it here!

Bleak City tells the story of a family living through the Canterbury earthquake sequence. It follows the life of a young woman, Alice Moorhouse, as she and her family cope with life from the time of the quakes to the present day. It asks the question ‘who do you want to be, when life is unjust and unfair?’ Although titled Bleak City, it does not see a bleak future for Christchurch, but it does acknowledge that post-quake life is a struggle for many people.

The ongoing problems being experienced by the people of Christchurch inspired Marisa Taylor to tell this story of loss, frustration, anger and disappointment balanced with the tale of a family that draws closer together as events unfold. Although it tells the story of the Christchurch earthquakes, people are at the heart of Bleak City, because it’s people who matter, not buildings, not bottom lines.

Alice Moorhouse is beginning to find her way as a young woman when her life is disrupted by a series of earthquakes. As she and her family deal with the physical and emotional toll of living in a broken city, their recovery is confounded by greedy insurers determined to protect their profits, bumbling bureaucrats unable to coordinate their efforts and uncaring politicians determined to spin the recovery for their own ends. How does Alice build a life in a devastated city and discover who she really is?

Link to Kindle eBook on Amazon.com store