Monday 4 November 2024

As the body count piles up, the ale flows and mystery is afoot!

 


The Alewives: 
A plague-era tale of murder, friendship, and fine ale 
(The Alewives of Colmar)
By Elizabeth R. Andersen


Publication Date: 16th January 2023
Publisher: Haeddre Press
Page Length: 266 Pages
Genre: Historical Fiction / Historical Mystery

Colmar, 1353 CE

Gritta, Appel, and Efi managed to survive the Black Death, only to find that they are in desperate need of money. With limited options and lots of obstacles, they band together to become alewives - brewing and selling ale in the free Alsatian town of Colmar. But when an elderly neighbor is discovered dead in her house, the alewives cannot convince the sheriff and the town council that her death wasn’t an accident, it was murder. As the body count piles up, the ale flows and mystery is afoot!

Set in the tumultuous years after the most devastating pandemic the world has ever experienced, The Alewives is a playful romp through a dark time, when society was reeling from loss and a grieving population attempted to return to normal, proving that with the bonds of love, friendship, and humor, the human spirit will always continue to shine.

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The Alewives

Elizabeth R. Andersen


Elizabeth R. Andersen's debut novel, The Scribe, launched in July of 2021. Although she spent many years of her life as a journalist, independent fashion designer, and overworked tech employee, there have always been two consistent loves in her life: writing and history. She finally decided to put them both together and discovered her true love.

Elizabeth lives in the Seattle area with her young son and energetic husky. On the weekends she usually hikes in the stunning Cascade mountains to hide from people and dream up new plotlines and characters.

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3 comments:

  1. Your book sounds like a fabulous read. If I may ask, what inspired you to write about this era of history?

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  2. I have added this book to my to-read list.

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  3. "murder, friendship, and fine ale" what an enticing hook!!! Thank you for sharing this book, Mary Anne. I will definitely be adding it to my to-read list.

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