Bestselling author wins Gold in Independent Publisher Awards.
VICTORIA, BC: May 18, 2007—Whitlands Publishing's Click here, bestselling author, J. Robert Whittle's final book in his Victoria Chronicles Trilogy has received the Gold Award (First Prize) in the 2007 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) Regional Category: Canada-West.
"We are extremely honored that Loyalty’s Haven was chosen for this award," said editor and publisher Joyce Sandilands. "Mr. Whittle’s unremitting efforts to keep this series and, Loyalty's Haven in particular, true to the history of the times and, especially as it pertains to WW1 and the 1918 Spanish Influenza Epidemic, makes this a fitting reward."
Loyalty’s Haven and the two earlier books in the Victoria Chronicle Trilogy, Bound by Loyalty (Whittle’s second bestselling novel) and Loyalty’s Reward, are rich with historical detail and one critic says Loyalty’sHaven is "a magnificent and compelling epic of bravery, commitment, loyalty and love."
Teachers across North America recognize the value of 'painless history' for teaching students through reading appropriate fiction. "This award gives even more credibility to the reviews of our readers and critics, many of which are teachers who utilize Whittle’s books in their history classes for both Canadian and USA history," said Sandilands.
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