Blog Tour and Giveaway: The Slightest Chance by Paul Letters

The Slightest Chance by Paul Letters

Publication Date: June 7, 2019

Blacksmith Books

Paperback; 296 Pages

Genre: Historical Fiction/Military/WWII

In war, you can pretend to be someone you're not. Yet, in war, people find out who you really are. Hong Kong, 1941. Anglo-Australian civil servant Dominic Sotherly's colonial sojourn in Hong Kong becomes complicated by his double life in both war and love. Enigmatic Englishwoman Gwen Harmison possesses secrets of her own – plus an unrelenting desire for liberty. From gaiety at the Peninsula Hotel to persecution both inside and outside of internment, the story journeys from war-ravaged Hong Kong to war-weary China. From real history, meet the Chinese admiral who led Hong Kong's daring ‘Great Escape' and the Japanese Christian soldier who risked his life for the enemy. And, uniquely during the occupation of Hong Kong, discover how one Englishwoman made history in her defiance of Imperial Japan.

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About the Author

Paul Letters is a novelist, journalist, broadcaster and part-time teacher of history and politics. He moved from London to the jungled fringes of Hong Kong in 2001. His earlier World War II novel, A Chance Kill, topped the South China Morning Post book charts. In addition to historical features, he writes opinion pieces and magazine articles. Paul also broadcasts on Radio Television Hong Kong. His ‘This Month in History' segment can be found as a podcast. Paul and his son James also present the chart-topping history podcast for kids and adults, ‘Dad and Me Love History'. His website, and his daily on-this-day-in-World-War-Two twitter feed, can be found at paulletters.com.

Blog Tour Schedule

Monday, October 21 Review at Passages to the Past Tuesday, October 22 Excerpt at The Book Junkie Reads Review at Al-Alhambra Book Reviews Wednesday, October 23 Feature at Maiden of the Pages Saturday, October 26 Interview at Passages to the Past Tuesday, October 29 Review at Locks, Hooks and Books Thursday, October 31 Review at Coffee and Ink

Giveaway

During the Blog Tour, we are giving away a paperback copy of The Slightest Chance by Paul Letters! To enter, please use the Gleam form below. Giveaway Rules – Giveaway ends at 11:59 pm EST on October 31st. You must be 18 or older to enter. – Paperback giveaway is open to the US only. – Only one entry per household. – All giveaway entrants agree to be honest and not cheat the systems; any suspicion of fraud will be decided upon by blog/site owner and the sponsor, and entrants may be disqualified at our discretion. – The winner has 48 hours to claim prize or a new winner is chosen. The Slightest Chance

My Review

The Slightest Chance is a fabulous World War 2 era novel. It tells about parts of history I have not heard a lot about. I knew the Far East had fought in the war, but I had not learned much about it. I found this fascinating and made me want to read more about it. The author definitely did extensive research to write this book.

The Slightest Chance is getting four and a half stars from me. I would love to read more by Paul Letters in the future. He obviously has great talent on creating an intriguing story.

I received this book the publisher. This review is 100% my own honest opinion.