Novice Threads
​Book 1 Silver Sampler Series

Novice Threads is gathering up some really excellent reviews (and ratings) on Amazon, Goodreads, NetGalley and on private blogs, many of them 5*. 
This is so very welcome as it gives me realistic feedback on how readers are finding my characters and their settings. Thank you to all who have, so far, taken time to do this during the early stages of publication.
'm hopeful there will be many more to boost the novel on the Amazon charts as time progresses. ​

Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour for Novice Threads

The Coffee Pot Book Club Blog Tour was excellently organised. Novice Threads gained some wonderful reviews and I thank the tour organiser and all of the blog hosts. To read my author interviews, or guest post writing, please find them via my blog at www.nancyjardine.blogspot.com 

Novice Threads - 
What is it all about? 

​A thirst for education.  Shattered dreams. Fragile relations.
1840s Scotland
Being sent to school is the most exhilarating thing that’s ever happened to young Margaret Law. She sharpens her newly-acquired education on her best friend, Jessie Morison, till Jessie is spirited away to become a scullery maid. But how can Margaret fulfil her visions of becoming a schoolteacher when her parents’ tailoring and drapery business suddenly collapses and she must find a job?
Salvation from domestic drudgery – or never-ending seamstress work – comes via Jessie whose employer seeks a tutor for his daughter. Free time exploring Edinburgh with Jessie is great fun, but increasing tension in the household claws at Margaret’s nerves.
Margaret also worries about her parents' estrangement, and the mystery of Jessie's unknown father.
When tragedy befalls the household in Edinburgh, Margaret must forge a new pathway for the future – though where will that be?