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"ENGAGING PROSE...PRECISE PLOTTING...VIVID DESCRIPTIONS ...INTRIGUING...MYSTICAL...Drum admirably succeeds at spinning an interesting tale, while also explaining Heathcliff's unexplored transformation in Wuthering Heights. Fans of Bronte's novel will enjoy considering these intriguing possibilities."
BLUE INK REVIEW
Complete review, CLICK HERE
"A debut historical novel fills a mysterious three-year gap in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. ...A diffident but ultimately entertaining exploration of a famous literary lacuna."
KIRKUS REVIEWS
Complete review, CLICK HERE
"Drum's novel seems both authentic and contemporary...an impressive literary achievement and a significant contribution to Heathcliff lore."
SPLASH MAGAZINE
Complete review by Gerald Everett Jones, CLICK HERE
"David Drum's Heathcliff: The Lost Years has plenty of atmosphere, conflict and obsession, presented in an historical context distinct and in an accessible way. It will appeal not only to those with some knowledge of Wuthering Heights, but also to anyone who likes a dramatic action-packed story."
COMPULSIVE READER
Complete review by Ruth Latta, CLICK HERE
" Drum’s Heathcliff possesses emotional depths, compassion, and integrity as well as a ruthless streak, and the action is swift and eventful... for those who love adventure, conflict, and a palpable 18th-century setting, this is a terrific read."
HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW
Complete review by Viviane Crystal, CLICK HERE
BOOKLIFE/PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, CLICK HERE
BRONTEBLOG, CLICK HERE
AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEWS, CLICK HERE
NEWS FLASHES *** In mid October, the Liverpool, England City Library receives first library copy of Heathcliff: The Lost Years. *** In Los Angeles, the Bad Girls Book Club chooses Heathcliff: The Lost Years as an upcoming selection *** In September, David Drum at work making a video reading of short excerpts from book with primo documentary filmmaker John Dentino, first excerpt to be released on social media in early November *** David Drum and vampire thriller writer Garrett Rowlan contemplate joint reading *** HEATHCLIFF is selected by the Kirkus Review Indie editors to be included in the 11/1 issue of Kirkus Reviews. According to Kirkus, reviews of less than 10% of Indie authors reviewed are selected for this. The review will be included as 1 of 35 reviews in the Indie section of the magazine which goes out to industry professionals (literary agents, librarians, publishers, book sellers, film executives, etc.) ... In November, two weeks spent auditioning audiobook narrators, many of whom are quite good ...
On Nov. 16, ace London-based narrator Jonathan Drake-Summers has accepted an offer to narrate and produce Heathcliff: The Lost Years...he worked several months on the audible version of the book which after a long review process on April 15 was made available through Apple and other vendors including ACX, CLICK HERE.
The Untold Story
at the Heart
of Wuthering Heights
HEATHCLIFF: THE LOST YEARS
David Drum, Burning Books Press, 2019, $16.95, paperback, 394 pp, 87,000 words
ISBN # 978-0-9911857-7-1
LOS ANGELES -- SEPT. 30 RELEASE-- In Emily Bronte’s classic English novel, a passionate young man named Heathcliff flees his adopted home at Wuthering Heights with no money to his name and a broken heart.
Passionately obsessed with Catherine Earnshaw, his first and only love, he reappears on her doorstep three years later, a ferociously changed man.
How Heathcliff changed from stable boy to rich and ruthless gentleman was one of English literature’s unsolved mysteries…until the appearance of David Drum’s Heathcliff: The Lost Years.
For the first time, Heathcliff: The Lost Years reveals how the romantic hero of Wuthering Heights accomplished his remarkable transition.
Haunted by memories of his first love, Heathcliff vows to turn himself into a wealthy gentleman. He begins an unforgettable globe-spanning odyssey across 18th century England at the rough-and-tumble seaport of Liverpool. He signs onto a slave ship bound for Africa, survives the horror and struggle of the Middle Passage on the high seas, experiences the slave auctions and fleshpots of Jamaica, and finally ends up in the richest and most sophisticated city in the world.
In London, Heathcliff meets the beautiful and enigmatic French pickpocket Agnes Sorel who introduces him to London high society and pulls him into a risky and daring plot that offers him a chance to make his fortune.
Heathcliff: The Lost Years was released September 30 in both paperback and e-book editions by Burning Books Press of Los Angeles. Available from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble online, and by special order from any local bookstore.
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"ENGAGING PROSE...PRECISE PLOTTING...VIVID DESCRIPTIONS ...INTRIGUING...MYSTICAL...Drum admirably succeeds at spinning an interesting tale, while also explaining Heathcliff's unexplored transformation in Wuthering Heights. Fans of Bronte's novel will enjoy considering these intriguing possibilities."
BLUE INK REVIEW
Complete review, CLICK HERE
"A debut historical novel fills a mysterious three-year gap in Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. ...A diffident but ultimately entertaining exploration of a famous literary lacuna."
KIRKUS REVIEWS
Complete review, CLICK HERE
"Drum's novel seems both authentic and contemporary...an impressive literary achievement and a significant contribution to Heathcliff lore."
SPLASH MAGAZINE
Complete review by Gerald Everett Jones, CLICK HERE
"David Drum's Heathcliff: The Lost Years has plenty of atmosphere, conflict and obsession, presented in an historical context distinct and in an accessible way. It will appeal not only to those with some knowledge of Wuthering Heights, but also to anyone who likes a dramatic action-packed story."
COMPULSIVE READER
Complete review by Ruth Latta, CLICK HERE
" Drum’s Heathcliff possesses emotional depths, compassion, and integrity as well as a ruthless streak, and the action is swift and eventful... for those who love adventure, conflict, and a palpable 18th-century setting, this is a terrific read."
HISTORICAL NOVELS REVIEW
Complete review by Viviane Crystal, CLICK HERE
BOOKLIFE/PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY, CLICK HERE
BRONTEBLOG, CLICK HERE
AMAZON CUSTOMER REVIEWS, CLICK HERE
NEWS FLASHES *** In mid October, the Liverpool, England City Library receives first library copy of Heathcliff: The Lost Years. *** In Los Angeles, the Bad Girls Book Club chooses Heathcliff: The Lost Years as an upcoming selection *** In September, David Drum at work making a video reading of short excerpts from book with primo documentary filmmaker John Dentino, first excerpt to be released on social media in early November *** David Drum and vampire thriller writer Garrett Rowlan contemplate joint reading *** HEATHCLIFF is selected by the Kirkus Review Indie editors to be included in the 11/1 issue of Kirkus Reviews. According to Kirkus, reviews of less than 10% of Indie authors reviewed are selected for this. The review will be included as 1 of 35 reviews in the Indie section of the magazine which goes out to industry professionals (literary agents, librarians, publishers, book sellers, film executives, etc.) ... In November, two weeks spent auditioning audiobook narrators, many of whom are quite good ...
On Nov. 16, ace London-based narrator Jonathan Drake-Summers has accepted an offer to narrate and produce Heathcliff: The Lost Years...he worked several months on the audible version of the book which after a long review process on April 15 was made available through Apple and other vendors including ACX, CLICK HERE.
The Untold Story
at the Heart
of Wuthering Heights
HEATHCLIFF: THE LOST YEARS
David Drum, Burning Books Press, 2019, $16.95, paperback, 394 pp, 87,000 words
ISBN # 978-0-9911857-7-1
LOS ANGELES -- SEPT. 30 RELEASE-- In Emily Bronte’s classic English novel, a passionate young man named Heathcliff flees his adopted home at Wuthering Heights with no money to his name and a broken heart.
Passionately obsessed with Catherine Earnshaw, his first and only love, he reappears on her doorstep three years later, a ferociously changed man.
How Heathcliff changed from stable boy to rich and ruthless gentleman was one of English literature’s unsolved mysteries…until the appearance of David Drum’s Heathcliff: The Lost Years.
For the first time, Heathcliff: The Lost Years reveals how the romantic hero of Wuthering Heights accomplished his remarkable transition.
Haunted by memories of his first love, Heathcliff vows to turn himself into a wealthy gentleman. He begins an unforgettable globe-spanning odyssey across 18th century England at the rough-and-tumble seaport of Liverpool. He signs onto a slave ship bound for Africa, survives the horror and struggle of the Middle Passage on the high seas, experiences the slave auctions and fleshpots of Jamaica, and finally ends up in the richest and most sophisticated city in the world.
In London, Heathcliff meets the beautiful and enigmatic French pickpocket Agnes Sorel who introduces him to London high society and pulls him into a risky and daring plot that offers him a chance to make his fortune.
Heathcliff: The Lost Years was released September 30 in both paperback and e-book editions by Burning Books Press of Los Angeles. Available from Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble online, and by special order from any local bookstore.
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FACEBOOK PAGE, CLICK HERE
UTUBE CHANNEL - David Drum Writer, CLICK HERE
TWITTER @DavidDrumWriter
instagram @daviddrumwriter
CONTACT US, CLICK HERE
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