Hookline Winners

The statistics have been analysed and it was close. Four novels, totally different from each other, all offering something unique.

But the readers have spoken.

Rachel Crowther and The Baby in the Phone Box, a tale of motherhood, friendship, secrets and loss came out as the overall favourite.

Readers said it captured the mid-life crisis with characters that they could believe in.

Another hugely popular novel with readers was Seven Days to Tell You by Ruby Soames. This tracks a marriage in crisis, and many readers say they couldn't put it down.

Both works will be published by Hookline Books next year.

The two other novels: Leeward Lady by Rita Wheeler and Apple Castle by Angela Sherlock had solid support from reading groups.

Anyone wishing to read the first chapters of the works can visit:

www.booklinethinker.com/hookline

We look forward to a new year with new titles to show the reading public.

In the meantime, the Hookline Novel Competition starts again next year - details soon.