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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 7d

🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 What more can you ask of a reader who ends a review like this?
‘… I really enjoyed this book and would give it more than 5 stars if I could.’
Thank you! 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 14d

🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 Have you read lovely Angela Petch’s guest post on my blog about her fabulous new novel, The Lost Garden, published by Bookouture? Find out why Angela wrote this novel on janbaynham.blogspot.com 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹
#Italia #familysecrets #loss #love

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 18d

🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 My news this week is that I’ve submitted the structural edits for my sixth novel, #TheStolenSister. The last ‘Sister’ book, it’s due out on February 24th 2026.
#secrets #Creta #identity #Matala #60s 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 19d

🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷 Sometimes a few words is all that’s needed for a review. A big thank you to this Amazon reviewer for review number 586. 🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Verified Purchase
Great storyline
‘Really enjoyed this book, couldn’t put it down.’

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 19d

🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹 This week, I’m delighted to welcome lovely Angela Petch to my blog to talk about her fabulous new novel, The Lost Garden. It’s set in Italy and tells of ‘the incredible risks people took in wartime, family secrets, loss and love’. Find out why Angela wrote this novel. janbaynham.blogspot.com 🇮🇹🇮🇹🇮🇹

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 23d

Have you read what this week’s guest on my blog has to say about the inspiration for her novels yet? It makes very interesting reading. Thank you, @georgiawrites
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#Magpie #witches #historical

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 25d

🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 First milestone for The Silent Sister that was published six weeks ago today. It now has 500 ratings and reviews. Thrilled! A big thank you to all who have read it, especially those who have taken time to write a review of the novel. 👏👏👏 I really appreciate it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷
#Kefalonia #trauma #secrets

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 26d

🧙‍♀️📚🧙‍♀️📚 Authors are always being asked where they get ideas for their novels. Find out where the talented Georgia Hill got hers for her fabulous new novel, #Magpie on janbaynham.blogspot.com
#witchcraft #secrets #HistoricalFiction 📚🧙‍♀️📚🧙‍♀️
@georgiawrites.bsky.social

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · 27d

📚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Many readers prefer to support independent bookshops. I’m delighted to let you know that both ‘The Secret Sister’ and ‘The Silent Sister’ are available to order from Cover To Cover, a gem of a bookshop in beautiful Mumbles, Swansea. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿📚

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Sep 8

🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The reviews for ‘The Silent Sister’ are still coming in. A big thank you to this Goodreads reviewer who posted recently. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Sep 2

📚📚📚 What better way to celebrate the publication of your novel than eat delicious pistachio and strawberry cake with fellow writers in the Cariad Chapter today. 📚📚📚

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 31

🇮🇹🇬🇷🇮🇹🇬🇷 The Silent Sister is on its travels again. This time, it’s holidaying in beautiful Lake Garda. Huge thanks to Julie for sending me the photo. 👏👏👏 🇬🇷🇮🇹🇬🇷🇮🇹

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 30

📚📚 When you’re deep in edits for book six, this wonderfully generous review made my day! Thank you SO much to the lovely Goodreads/Amazon reviewer. 📚📚

Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 29

📚 This is a milestone moment for me. 😵 One of my novels, The Greek Island Secret, has reached over 2000 ratings/reviews! Huge thanks to all of you lovely readers. 👏👏👏📚

Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 26

Update - now has 234 ratings and reviews, including a fantastic new review. Thank you, reviewer!

Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 25

🇬🇷 🇬🇷🇬🇷 The Silent Sister now has 208 ratings/reviews. Another 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from one lovely reader who posted today. Thank you! 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

‘Excellent book. Could not put it down. Really took me to Kefalonia. Happy and sad moments that all come together to make a wonderful read. Look forward to trying another.’

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 19

What a time we had at the RNA's Summer Fling on Saturday! You may read about it in my blog post janbaynham.blogspot.com
Huge thanks to the fabulous organisers and presenters. I learned SO much, met so many new writers and loved catching up with old friends.
#TuesNews #RespectRomFic
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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 13

Blown away by this fantastic review from another historical fiction author. Thank you so much, Luisa. 👏👏👏

Luisa A Jones Author @luisaajones.bsky.social · Aug 13

I’ve just finished reading The Silent Sister by the talented Jan Baynham for a second time. Such a wonderful, heartfelt and gripping story that transported me to the island of Kefalonia - here’s my 5 ⭐️ review. www.goodreads.com/book/show/23... @janbaywrites.bsky.social #bookstoread #histfic

Book cover The Silent Sister by Jan Baynham

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thanks for letting me share the opening lines of The Silent Sister with your readers. 🙂

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 12

🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷 What has the week after the publication of my fifth novel, The Silent Sister, been like? Find out on janbaynham.blogspot.com. 🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷
#kefalonia #earthquake #secrets #trauma #love #reconciliation

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Reposted by Jan Baynham

Anni Rose @anniroseauthor.bsky.social · Aug 12

Pop over to my blog today and join Jan Baynham and me as we chat about her fab new book, The Silent Sister. Hope to see you there. Ax

Jan Baynham – The Silent Sister

I’m thrilled to welcome Jan Baynham back to my blog today to talk about her fabulous new novel, The Silent Sister, which takes us to the sun-soaked Ionian island of Kefalonia during one of its darkest times—the 1953 earthquake that devastated the island and changed countless lives forever. After retiring from a career in teaching and advisory education, Jan joined a small writing group in a local library where she wrote her first piece of fiction.

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 12

Thank you, Anni. I enjoyed answering your questions. 🙂

Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 8

🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷 What a week! Thank you for all the writerly support this week. 👏👏👏Writer friends have come out in force to like and share all the posts about #TheSilentSister entering the world, as well as hosting me on their blogs. A big thank you to lovely Jessie Cahalin for this graphic. 🇬🇷🇬🇷🇬🇷

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Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 5

🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷 It’s publication day! The Silent Sister is out in the world. Thank you to Joffe Books/ Choc Lit and everyone who has pre-ordered it. Off to a Greek restaurant later to celebrate and there may be an ouzo or two! 🇬🇷🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇷

Jan Baynham @janbaywrites.bsky.social · Aug 4

#TheSilentSister
1 day to go - ‘“Come and see this amazing sunset,” called Cassia. Tom and Bronwen joined them. By then the sky was a deep apricot, streaked with scarlet and coral. They all watched in awed silence as the fiery orange ball sank behind the silhouette of Ithaca and disappeared.’
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