Frome author Jonathan Baylis (writing as J. R. Blaisy) is currently writing a crime mystery set in and around a very lightly disguised Frome.
Meanwhile the Hunting Raven bookshop has just started stocking his first novel, The Smart Girl, on its ‘Local Authors’ shelf at an exclusive price of £9.99.
Hunting Raven say, “Perfect for holiday reading, this political and social satire (set in blissfully pre-Brexit times) might also be described as a romp!
“When journalist Sally Smart, 24, wins a competition to be a fly on the wall in 10, Downing Street, little does she know…
“The revised and enlarged edition of this self-published novel is a funny, sexy, easy read.”
Said of the first edition:
“How many times did I say, “Don’t do it Sally” as she explored the entangled worlds of politics, celebrity and sex?”
“Unputdownable.” Amazon reviewers “This humorous, bouncy send-up of British politics and journalism is consistent and clever.” Foreword Reviews.
J. R. Blaisy (Jonathan Baylis) moved to Frome last year after some years spent restoring an Irish castle. He has worked as a stage manager, a writer of training films, a computer programmer and an Airbnb superhost! He is a member of the Frome Writers Collective.
