Patricia Sands

Author

The Bridge Club

IT’S RELEASE DAY!

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It’s release day for THE BRIDGE CLUB TENTH ANNIVERSARY EDITION IN PRINT AND EBOOK! For every woman who believes in lifelong friendship! This is a great gift to yourself or for your BFF (hint – holiday shopping!) and if you are a bridge player, BONUS, as there is a new bridge hand at the end of eight chapters, contributed by Canada’s international bridge expert (and wonderful friend!), Audrey Grant.

A re-release with added content to celebrate the tenth anniversary of The Bridge Club! 
*2010 Foreword Reviews Book Of The Year (General Fiction)*
*2011 Next Generation Indie Book Awards (First Novel)*
*2012 Indie Excellence Book Awards (Womens Fiction)*
What starts as a monthly card game, turns into forty years that span a woman’s journey from youthful optimism to the challenges and opportunities presented as the years pass. The complexities of women’s friendships are played out through a maze of inevitable scenarios. Laughter and tears lead to a crisis that challenges principles and proves the power of friendship. The Bridge Club is a story for anyone who cares about friendship. Not simply the “Hi, how are you?” type, but the kind that weathers all storms, unselfishly celebrates triumphs, and hums along year after year with never an unkind word. It does exist.If you already share a friendship like this, you will relate to the women of The Bridge Club. If you don’t, perhaps the story will inspire you to find it.

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New Cover Reveal!

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I’m excited to share this with you today! The ladies of The Bridge Club will be back in the Tenth Anniversary edition on December 7, 2020, including eight new bridge hands contributed by Canada’s own bridge guru, Audrey Grant.

The story is about a lifetime of friendship … the good, the bad and the totally unexpected … and the bonds that kept these women together. If you are a bridge player, bonus!

This edition includes the original story with revisions and the addition of a completely new Epilogue. I’ll post the new Amazon link when the book is live.

I love this new cover and hope you do too! I’m grateful to the talented Sharon Clare of Clarity Book Cover Designs for the thoughtful, artistic result of her efforts!

Unlike my popular books set in France, this story is completely Canadian … from the Eastern Townships of Quebec to the mountains of Whistler, British Columbia. {Um … there might be a little bit of France to be found in the new Epilogue. 🙂 }

Bon weekend tout le monde! Wishing everyone a happy and safe weekend. Stay home, read some good books and keep each other safe!

What’s $.99 among friends?

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It’s time to celebrate friendship! TBC ~ new coverWell, actually, every day is time to celebrate friendship, isn’t it? We’re so fortunate to have it in our life.

With summer finally here and having just spent time with  my ‘real’ Bridge Club, this felt like a good time to do something special with this book that was my debut novel.

If you haven’t read THE BRIDGE CLUB, now’s your chance to pick up the ebook for $.99.  Send some copies to your friends while you’re at it!

The Bridge Club will be the Book Of The Day on Ereader News Today on Friday, June 10th and the sale will continue for several days thereafter. ENT is a fabulous site to discover ebooks that are free or discounted for a limited time. You might want to subscribe and get the news from them!

576517c4b4c01103a04ba04867f005afHere’s what one Amazon reader had to say about The Bridge Club:  “This book was a wonderful surprise. From the cover I thought it was another fluffy little comedy about a group of zany ladies. Let me assure you it is not – rather it is a guide book for every woman who faces the problems of womanhood as these characters. Yes they are a bit zany, but they define what friendship is all about. They meet each hardship together ,United in their efforts to always be there for one another. While the ending is sad and thought provoking you come away with a sense of joy and peace. Every woman should read this book !!”

Hop on over here to read 100 more reviews on Amazon.

As well as Amazon, The Bridge Club633c6b2eb2442522e39fbe6b6271262d is also available on iTunes , Nook, and Kobo. It was only recently uploaded on the latter three sites, so has no reviews there. If you have time to leave one, I hope you know that’s always appreciated.

If it hadn’t been for the lifetime of friendship I’ve shared with this special group, I might never have begun a career as an author. And they’ve been my biggest cheerleaders from day one … just another reason to add to the many of why I love this collection of smart, sensitive, fun, strong women, who all have their own special stories to tell. But then don’t we all?

Find a few moments in your day to tell the special people in your life how much they mean to you. Celebrate those friendships!

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Podcast time~a chat with Blondie and The Brit

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There are many different ways authors connect with each other and with people who enjoy reading. It’s a lot of fun and so rewarding to simply have a good chat as we did a few weeks ago, when I was invited to be a guest on BlondieandtheBrit.com . If you have some time, pour yourself your beverage of choice, put your feet up and hang out with us for a while. Help yourself to some goodies from the local pâtisserie!

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Hey, Suzanne Kelman and KJ Waters ~ I just listened to our interview and can’t thank you enough for inviting me to join you. It was great fun!

Patricia Sands — Episode 25 — Love in Provence
Award-winning author Patricia Sands joins Blondie and the Brit for a delightful discussion about Patricia’s passions: writing and France. She shares her best…
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Thanks for stopping by today. Watch for Suzanne Kelman to visit here on March 16th for a blog tour stop celebrating the upcoming release of her novel, The Rejected Writers’ Book Club! 
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KJ Waters is the author of Stealing Time,51rddgCwUYL._UY250_ a time travel thriller set during the summer of 2004 where Florida was battered by 5 major hurricanes in less than six weeks.
The second book in the series is in development and expected to be released in the spring of 2016.