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An Elegant Solution - Book Tour and Giveaway

8/14/2020

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An Elegant Solution
by Anne Atkins
Genre: Contemporary Fiction 

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When someone mentions the City of Cambridge you probably think of an iconic building, its four corners stretching out of the once medieval mud and into the arms of everlasting heaven, its white limestone yearning into eternity... and without even knowing exactly what ephemeral joys or permanent wonders the vision brings to mind, it s a safe bet that the one thought which doesn t occur to you is that the Chapel might not be there by Christmas. Theo (Theophilus Ambrose Fitzwilliam Wedderburn to his friends) is a Junior Research Fellow in Number Theory. Prompted by a supervisee to demonstrate how to trace the provenance of bitcoins, Theo happens across a shocking revelation, with embarrassing ramifications for the whole University. Meanwhile he is being stalked unseen by someone from his childhood. To his annoyance, Theo falls for a cheap con... and discovers a horror set not only to rock the very seat of power itself but to change the face of Cambridge and its beautifully iconic image for ever.


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She woke disoriented, her gown crushed. She rummaged in her clutch bag. Twenty past three. It was disappointing to have missed any of the night, but perhaps worth it to feel so refreshed. She ran her fingers through her hair and scrunched it into place.
Suki must be enjoying herself. Charlotte straightened the bed and left it as she’d found it.
She didn’t immediately notice anything in the sitting room: it was now in darkness. She switched on the light for her makeup. Suki sat on the window seat, hunched, her head on her knees, still.
“Hello!” Charlotte said brightly. “Were you having a great time? Suks?”
She knelt on the floor next to her. “Suki? You all right? Hey . . .”
Her friend barely moved. Charlotte realised she was crying. “What is it?” Suki rocked into her arms and sobbed. Charlotte wondered how long she should hold her, whether to get tissues, how to put the kettle on. It was a few minutes before she could let go.
“I’m making you some tea. Will you be all right?” Their roles reversed, despite Suki’s whole Cambridge year ahead of her.
There were dirty mugs by the kettle, a box of teabags and a used spoon. Charlotte opened a cupboard but found only instant coffee. “I’ll be back in a moment. I’m going to find milk.” She went into the corridor, opening doors. One led to the bedroom which must belong to the other occupant of the set. The bedclothes were in disarray and she saw Suki’s pretty feather cardigan on the floor. She retrieved it. The next door was locked, but then she found a door saying ‘Gyp Room’. It was a tiny kitchen. She took milk from the fridge, then returned for sugar.
“Here we are,” she said, shutting the door carefully. She continued
the chatter as she stirred tea bags and added sugar to one of them. Suki stared out of the window and went on crying.
“Come on, Suki. Take this. It’s okay: I’m just moving your skirt out of the way. You don’t want to wreck your dress, shaking your tea like that. I’ve put sugar in it.”
“I don’t take sugar.”
“I know.”
Suki winced at the heat. She gave the mug back. “Where were you?” “I waited for you at the ceilidh. Like we said.”
“The ceilidh,” she said dully. “Have I missed it?” Tears ran down

her cheeks again.
“The caller was rubbish: you didn’t miss anything we can’t do better another time. Have another sip.” She waited. “Tell me what happened. If you want to. Do you want me to get anyone?”
“No! No, please.”
“Okay, okay.” Charlotte waited a moment. “Where did you go, after the punting?”
“I can’t remember. We went to the photo booth. There was a long queue so we came back. Then . . . I don’t know. I don’t care. I met friends, and I was introduced to someone. A Fellow. He seemed really good fun.” She started sobbing again and couldn’t go on.
“Did you . . .” Charlotte thought of the feather cardigan. “Did you go into the room along the corridor?” Suki nodded. “Did he . . . ? What happened?” ​

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Anne Atkins is the author of several novels, most recently An Elegant Solution, a literary thriller set in Cambridge, with a dashing Aspergic hero.
Previous novels are The Lost Child, On Our Own and A Fine and Private Place, all featuring a child’s viewpoint.
She has also written several books of non-fiction. Split Image: Male and Female After God's Likeness, is a layperson’s guide to biblical teaching about the sexes. Child-Rearing for Fun: Trust Your Instincts and Enjoy Your Children gives parents the confidence to know they're getting it right, ideas to help them do it even better, and an awful lot of laughs. Agony Atkins is a compilation of her agony aunt columns in the Daily Telegraph and contains much wisdom and lots more laughs.
She is a regular contributor to Thought for the Day on BBC Radio 4's Today programme, as well as many other radio and television programmes and most national newspapers.


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74 Comments
Mya Murphy
8/14/2020 03:38:54 am

What a lovely cover!!

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Michele Soyer
8/14/2020 06:22:26 am

Thank you for the excerpt.. this looks like a book I could really get into.. Best of luck and thank you....

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Wendy Jensen link
8/14/2020 09:31:52 am

Elegant book cover.

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Shirley Ann Speakman
8/14/2020 09:49:40 am

Love the cover and the story sounds very intriging, best wishes with your tour Anne.

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Bea LaRocca
8/14/2020 10:16:53 am

A beautiful cover and an intriguing synopsis and excerpt, this sounds like a must read for me. Thank you for sharing your book and author details, I am looking forward to reading your story

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Susan Smith
8/14/2020 10:51:16 am

Sounds great, I like the cover.

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Rita Wray
8/14/2020 11:00:18 am

The book sounds great.

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Victoria Alexander
8/14/2020 11:03:58 am

Happy Friday - thanks for sharing :)

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Beyond Comps
8/14/2020 12:35:13 pm

Great cover!

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wendy hutton
8/14/2020 02:42:47 pm

love the cover, thanks

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Sherry
8/14/2020 04:15:33 pm

The book sounds very good.

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Debbie P
8/14/2020 04:29:33 pm

This sounds like a really good read.

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Calvin
8/14/2020 04:59:32 pm

A very nice theme indeed, cheers.

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Del
8/14/2020 11:42:39 pm

The cover looks beautiful!

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Clem
8/15/2020 12:59:25 am

Nice looking cover.

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Judy Thomas
8/15/2020 03:32:44 am

It sounds like a page turner, thanks for sharing it.

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Shana lenoir
8/15/2020 10:21:56 am

nice

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Julie Murphy
8/15/2020 11:29:10 am

The cover looks good.

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shannon zeidan
8/15/2020 11:43:10 am

Im really excited to read this!

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Teresa
8/15/2020 12:31:14 pm

Love the cover

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Kelly D
8/15/2020 12:54:35 pm

I like the cover, it is pretty.

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molli taylor
8/15/2020 12:58:56 pm

this looks like a great read

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Renata
8/15/2020 10:45:48 pm

Nice cover

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Kayla Harmon
8/16/2020 02:31:22 pm

Awesome title.

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Lisa
8/17/2020 12:26:21 pm

Really great cover!

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Rebecca Joiner
8/17/2020 12:46:12 pm

I love the cover. It is beautiful!

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Michelle H.
8/17/2020 01:24:40 pm

I like the cover.

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Ann Fantom
8/17/2020 01:28:07 pm

I like the cover. It has very nice artwork.

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MARCY MEYER
8/17/2020 01:50:42 pm

Very pretty cover. Looks great!

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Sandy Klocinski
8/17/2020 02:58:35 pm

What an awesome cover! This looks like a book I would enjoy.

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Laura b Rubenstein
8/17/2020 05:50:28 pm

I love this cover..No questions

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Serge B
8/17/2020 05:53:43 pm

You are a very diverse writer!

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Chrystal D
8/17/2020 08:12:34 pm

I lovve the cover! The fog does it for me!

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brittany doerfler
8/17/2020 10:44:42 pm

Such a beautiful cover!

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Rebecca Joiner
8/18/2020 09:05:43 am

I think the cover looks beautiful. I love it!

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Cynthia C
8/18/2020 01:17:11 pm

This sounds like a story I would enjoy.

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beth shepherd
8/18/2020 02:24:10 pm

This looks like a great read! Great cover and blurb

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Ginger Hafer
8/18/2020 03:19:33 pm

The cover has a British look and feel to it. Sounds like an intriguing story.

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Stephanie Liske
8/20/2020 02:27:56 am

I like the cover.

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Sarah L
8/22/2020 12:44:01 am

Looks like an interesting book.
Thanks for the contest. 

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Mary Cloud
8/22/2020 01:19:48 pm

No questions - the cover is nice

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Jeanette Jackson
8/24/2020 12:17:39 pm

Beautiful cover. Reminds me of a foggy British day.

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Brandi Dawn
8/24/2020 04:47:26 pm

I really like the cover!

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Victoria Scott
8/25/2020 10:20:40 am

Great cover! Thanks for sharing!

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Karin
8/26/2020 06:44:03 am

Great cover!

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Heather Mahley
8/28/2020 11:59:51 am

the cover is beautiful

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Julie Lundstrom
8/29/2020 11:29:33 am

I like the cover of ths book.

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Andria
8/31/2020 06:56:15 am

Really nice artwork and penmanship

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Karen A.
8/31/2020 11:25:23 am

Sounds like an interesting book.

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Jennifer Redd
9/1/2020 06:17:07 pm

I Love the cover, looks like a good read

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Anne Higgins
9/1/2020 09:20:06 pm

The cover is calming - nice colors to go along with the title. Haven't reading the excerpt so can say I only want to learn more by reading the book. Thanks for sharing.

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Robert Young
9/3/2020 11:43:48 am

My first thoughts that come to mind when I looked at this cover was it's soft on the eyes with the green trees and grasses that you see first and as I slowly continue to look further back past the trees with my eyes piercing the morning fog I start to see a castle come into view which tells me that the story is going quite a ways back into time and this all leads me to say that I love the cover as it touches me softly with my feelings from down deep inside of me that needs to escape me and become a part of this cover, well done!

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Robin Abrams
9/3/2020 02:35:48 pm

I think this cover is beautiful. I want to read this book sounds great

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Nancy
9/3/2020 08:05:59 pm

I think that the book cover is very attractive. It looks peaceful and elegant indeed.

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Clarissa Hiciano
9/6/2020 01:36:43 pm

I love the cover. I feel peaceful looking at it.

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Carrie Conley
9/6/2020 02:38:24 pm

The cover is nice

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Erin Madigan
9/6/2020 03:28:33 pm

After the reading the excerpt, I can't wait to read more!!

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latisha depoortere
9/7/2020 12:28:54 pm

Love the cover thanks for sharing!

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Max Morais Dos Santos
9/7/2020 08:44:05 pm

Elegant cover

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Maria
9/8/2020 08:50:57 am

WOW this looks amazing, love the cover and the title

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Nina Lewis
9/9/2020 10:28:18 pm

Looks great! :)

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Daniel M
9/10/2020 06:15:02 pm

like the cover

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Bella Martinez
9/11/2020 03:43:24 pm

Love this idea!

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avm
9/12/2020 07:51:41 pm

looks fantastic

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Betty Curran
9/13/2020 10:38:56 pm

I love the cover. So elegant.

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Amber Y
9/14/2020 09:38:14 am

I love the cover for this book!! The excerpt was also perfectly intriguing.

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Emily B.
9/14/2020 12:27:20 pm

Beautiful picture on the cover.

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Bill Hoff
9/14/2020 08:07:19 pm

My daughter would enjoy this book

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Stacey A Smith
9/14/2020 08:52:28 pm

The cover is dreamy .

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megan allen
9/14/2020 09:04:37 pm

I'm intrigued!

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Sand
9/14/2020 09:50:06 pm

Looks like a great cover!

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Leah Shumack
9/14/2020 09:54:15 pm

This sounds like it's going to be an awesome read! I've added it to my wishlist!

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Leigh Nichols
9/14/2020 10:59:14 pm

I LOVE the cover!! Very mysterious and lovely- draws me right in

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Jerry Marquardt
9/14/2020 11:06:16 pm

I would like to honor your great and outstanding reviews on An Elegant Solution. Wishing the best in keeping up the good work in the future.

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