The large type hardcover edition of A Distant Prospect is now available, RRP $49.95 in Australia, from the link at the right, or your favorite book store! Tip: Spotted for less at Book Depository.
Annette
McDonalds Booksellers, an institution in Maitland’s Heritage Mall, invited Annette Young to spend some time signing copies of her novel for customers this morning. In two hours, A Distant Prospect sold ten copies, while the late Bryce Courtenay’s Jack of Diamonds sold just two. One customer, unable to decide, bought […]
Outselling Bryce Courtenay
You can now buy A Distant Prospect right here at adistantprospect.com for $29.95 (or $49.95 hardback), or at all bookstores, including: Amazon.com Good Reading Guide at Portico Books Book Depository
Bookstores worldwide now sell A Distant Prospect
GoodReadingGuide.com is a great resource for book lovers, and especially for parents and others wanting to choose books wisely. Here are a couple of quotes from Clare Cannon’s review of A Distant Prospect: “The author’s … love for and extensive knowledge of music, fine arts and literature shines through” “The […]
Good Reading Guide review by Clare Cannon
Well, the elves have been busy, and there go the last of the preorders! A few lucky readers got hand delivered copies, but the rest should reach their destination later this week. And don’t forget the world premiere book launch at the Seraphine Cafe, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, High Street, […]
Out they go!
The first printing has arrived, and a little over 100 copies remain available for sale, so get in quick if you want one before Christmas! Order now using the link at the top right of this page, or go to http://adistantprospect.com/store
First printing has arrived and selling strongly
The first printing is done, and will ship tonight from Griffin Press in Adelaide, arriving in Maitland by this weekend! We will send out all preorders from Maitland on Monday 3 December. You can still order a copy from the first printing by clicking on the link at the top […]
First printing news
Great news. We have just signed with Ingram Books to supply the US and UK markets, including Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository! They now have our book and we expect a proof next week, so it should become available everywhere by mid December. Meanwhile, our first printing is already […]
USA and UK book deal signed
www.maitlandmercury.com. Wednesday, November 21, 2012 THE MAITLAND MERCURY Lifting the Lid on Lucy by REBECCA BERRY Lorn author Annette Young’s story about a young Irish girl called Lucy has been written in her head for years. But the words did not appear on paper until now in the form of […]
Maitland Mercury interview with Annette Young
Another milestone, as Griffin Press in Adelaide has just shipped the proof copy of the book. Annette gave her first media interview today, to the Maitland Mercury. Stay tuned for a link to the review. And don’t forget to like our page on Facebook.
Proof has shipped!
Thank you all for the pre-orders! So far we have recovered 10% of the expensive first printing costs through early sales. This also means we are on track to sell out the first printing by Christmas (and break even, so we can finance the second printing!). Bookstore owners are also […]
Thank you for your pre-orders!
We are getting so much very excited feedback from many people keen to know more about Annette’s first novel! To whet your appetite even further, here’s a Sample of Chapter 1 (PDF 326 KB). The whole book runs to nearly 500 pages in 58 chapters, and you will certainly need […]
Try a sample chapter!
Pre-orders of A Distant Prospect are now being accepted in our store. All paid orders will be shipped promptly when the first printing arrives back from Griffin Press.
Preorders now available
Well, the cover and text of A Distant Prospect have gone to Griffin Press and we await a proof copy some time after Melbourne Cup day. We are starting with a modest first printing of 200 copies, which will sell out by January and give us an idea of the demand […]
It’s in the can – gone to press!
Image credit: Grace Cossington Smith Australia 1892–1984 The bridge in-curve 1930 tempera on cardboard 83.6 x 111.8 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Presented by the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1967
We have a cover!
Welcome to my blog, everyone. In time, I hope to share something of what went into my first novel, and to hear from you, my readers!