Curmudgeon Avenue

Book One: The Terraced House Diaries

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Pub Date Aug 06 2018 | Archive Date Mar 31 2020

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Description

They say that walls have ears, and some even say that walls can talk. So when Curmudgeon Avenue takes a disliking to its new owners, the four storey Victorian terraced house starts narrating a diary about the intertwined lives of the various new inhabitants and extended family. If Curmudgeon Avenue has to put up with this set of nincompoops from Whitefield, Manchester then so should you.

Sisters Edna and Edith inherit the first house on Curmudgeon Avenue from their parents Mr and Mrs Payne who were killed in a freak accident involving an elephant. The two sisters could not be more different if they tried, and now they have to live together in the house they grew up in several decades ago, bringing the baggage of the past with them for our enjoyment. It seems that Edith cannot stop bumping into exes of her older sister, Edna. First there is Maurice - you won't believe what happened with him. Then, whilst Edith is heartbroken and vulnerable, she meets the notable Harold - another ex of Edna's who she really does not want to see. With Edith's son Ricky Ricketts and his on/off girlfriend Wantha (yes that really is her name) trying to protect the sisters it is only a matter of time before Curmudgeon Avenue is filled with laughter. But then things change when yet another ex of Edna's returns, Madame Genevieve Dubois (although things are not as they might seem with this French woman). This enjoyable novella will introduce you to the wonderful and wacky world of Curmudgeon Avene. Enjoy!

They say that walls have ears, and some even say that walls can talk. So when Curmudgeon Avenue takes a disliking to its new owners, the four storey Victorian terraced house starts narrating a diary...


A Note From the Publisher

Samantha Henthorn lives in Bury, UK. She used to be a nurse but has been writing full time since 2014. She has one daughter, two cats, one dog, and one husband. Her books include Piccalilly, Quirky Tales to Make Your Day and 1962. In August 2018, she is launching her first series of five books, the first one being 'Curmudgeon Avenue ; The Terraced House Diaries (Book One). She planned to make this book free, but at the moment it is listed on Amazon at 99p and Kobo as free.

Samantha Henthorn lives in Bury, UK. She used to be a nurse but has been writing full time since 2014. She has one daughter, two cats, one dog, and one husband. Her books include Piccalilly, Quirky...


Advance Praise

Loved this book! Made me wonder what my house would say about my family and me! Original in its concept, the inter-twining storylines and wonderfully weird characters had me cheering and cursing all at the same time. I found it engaging from start to ..... well, is it a finish? Definitely not! It's Number 1 Curmudgeon Avenue telling us there's a lot more to come! UK Amazon customer. "On the day this all started, the sky was full of August apologies for a summer undelivered." From this calm and almost elegant first sentence, the unsuspecting reader is dropped through a trapdoor into near-total lunacy. The House at Number One Curmudgeon Avenue--"the sanctuary for grumpy geriatrics"--is the narrator of this farcical novella, in which the walls really do have ears. US Kindle customer Absolutely. Freaking. Hilarious. If you like dry British humor, this one is completely a hoot. Narrated from the point of view of an old house that changes hands from a respectable family couple to their ridiculous middle-aged daughters, each set of characters is more over the top than the last. It’s the dry acerbic wit and commentary on everyday social settings that make this really work. The author has good comedic timing and knows how to deliver a line. If you like authors like Sophie Kinsella and series like Bridget Jones, I think you’d like this one. US Kindle customer.

Loved this book! Made me wonder what my house would say about my family and me! Original in its concept, the inter-twining storylines and wonderfully weird characters had me cheering and cursing all...


Marketing Plan

Blog tour agreed with Random Things Tours. March 9th 2020. Press release accepted by local magazine Your Local Bury. Author talk at Bury Library 20th February 2020. Audiobook launch January 2020. 

Blog tour agreed with Random Things Tours. March 9th 2020. Press release accepted by local magazine Your Local Bury. Author talk at Bury Library 20th February 2020. Audiobook launch January 2020. 


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