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16/03/2021

Finn feels more comfortable with Catherine, while Catherine expresses her frustration with education Music: Antonín Dvořák 4 Romantic Pieces, Op. 75 - 1. Allegro moderato Roxana Pavel Goldstein

07/03/2021

Finn confides in Carl about wanting to go back to Melborough. Music: Debussy Reverie https://musopen.org/music/4505-reverie/

23/02/2021

Finn returns to work and Sophie learns about a past secret admirer from her mother. Music Bach Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 https://musopen.org/music/4107-goldberg-variations-bwv-988/

10/02/2021

After a Lockdown hiatus, we are back with episode 11. Finn has survived the flu, but now he must travel with Sophie to the Treatment Centre. An omission on Finn's file puts him at risk of repatriation. Sophie must find a way to convince the officious guards if she ever wants to see her husband again...

10/01/2021

We have a little 'Coffee Break' e-book for you.
Available for FREE on KOBO, this short love story is set in Cambridge, present day and Cambridge 1943. A story of remembrance and fulfilling adventures dreamt up by the banks of the River Cam on a hot and sultry afternoon.

The Kobo app is free to download from all major app stores.

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15/11/2020

As Finn’s illness worsens, he a faced with a compulsory confinement order. Sophie’s godmother, Anna goes to the cottage to help care for him. Music: Brendan Kinsella - Bach - Aria Variata, BVW. 989 - Variation No. 3 freemusicarchive.org/music/Brendan_Kinsella

08/11/2020

Episode 9 The cold air of winter blows into Finn’s life. Carl is angered by a letter while Finn suffers from flu-like symptoms gives cause for concern for Sophie, pushing her into calling her employer, Dr Henry Thatcher. Music: Waltz, Op 70 in F Minor; F Chopin: musopen.org

02/11/2020

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31/10/2020

Catherine interrogates Finn forcing him to reveal upsetting information. Music: Dee Yan Key - Weep No More - freemusicarchive.org

24/10/2020

Catherine's intrusive curiosity leads her the English tutor's public file. An absence of information raises more questions than answers about Finn. Music: Dee Yan Key, Adagio – Mother Nature’s Sleep - musopen.org C.G. Reissiger, O Bone Jesu - Les Petits Chanteurs de Montigny - freemusicarchive.o...

17/10/2020

‘Three magpies for a girl.’ Or is it, ‘Three for a funeral.’ As autumn gives way to December, news reaches AZ5 about a flu outbreak in the remote territory of AZ12. Catherine has a surprise for her tutor, one that has the power to turn Finn’s life upside down. Music: Julia Florida – Agus...

10/10/2020

Catherine tells Finn about her father's basement library and makes a suggestion for some private reading. Music: Robert Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op15 number 7, Träumerei - musopen.org

03/10/2020

Finn goes to the Commandant's Mansion for his first tutor session with Miss Catherine Fry, the Commandant's seventeen-year-old daughter. Music: Sergio Du Bois - Sonata 13, 2nd movement - musopen.org

22/09/2020

http://pgupbooks.co.uk/1569/drip-feed/
Our Latest blog is here.
Are you a binge or patient consumer of stories? We look at the history of serialisation and whether they are due return through the 21st century mediums of social media apps like Wattpad, or audible versions through podcasts.
AND.....you can now hear The Third Magpie Podcast, available on Apple Podcasts. Also available through TuneIn Radio App, Podbean.com & Amazon Music 😃

When I was small, a weekly treat would be a copy of ‘Bunty’, a comic, filled with the usual girl centric activities and stories, most of which seemed to revolve around boarding schools and animals. Much like other comics of its day, and of those from generations before, the publishers…

06/09/2020

Just to let you know something is coming your way...and it's going to be FREE!!

10/08/2020

Wow, woke up to another 5 star review - Thank you Rose!

10/08/2020

Wow, Woke up to another 5 star review - Thank you so much Rose.

09/08/2020

Thank you so much Mrs Wilson - reviews are like gold dust, whether you post them on social media/ Amazon/ Goodreads or Waterstones - each and everyone is appreciated. Thank you.

If you have read please do consider leaving a review/rating on one of the sites. XX

01/08/2020

Following the success of our first blog tour, admin has written a blog about the ups & down of a blog tour, and most importantly - What the devil is it?
http://pgupbooks.co.uk/1555/all-aboard-the-blog-tour/

WHAT ON EARTH IS A BLOG TOUR? My thoughts exactly! I had visions of trudging across the country, becoming familiar with motorway service station sandwiches and breakfast buffets. And any way, isn’t this sort of book promotion the preserve of the major publishers? Turns out I was wrong. Not only…

24/07/2020

It's the final day of the Blog Tour and Sharon has written a fabulous review of

Thank you to all the bloggers who have been so kind in their reviews and the RandomTTours for organising.

To celebrate such a fabulous week, we are giving away a free e-book, just like and share this post before 20:00 25/07/2020 to be in with a chance to win this 5⭐️ book.

https://sharonbeyondthebooks.wordpress.com/2020/07/24/m-s-clements-the-third-magpie/

‘The Third Magpie’ by M.S. Clements is a unique dystopian story that is set in the imaginary terrifying state of New Albany. Although terrifying it is also kind of plausible, a type of …

19/07/2020

DAY 5

It's Sunday, and here in the South West, it's a little drizzly and grey, what better why to spend the day, than deep in an 'engrossing read.'

Thank you Lesley, for your review.

'...a character driven story of romance, but it’s a dystopian chiller at heart. I found it moving and terrifying at the same time. A thoroughly engrossing read.'

Don't forget, is on special offer during this Blog Tour - digital for just 99p - Tell your friends, tell your neighbours, tell anyone who enjoys a good read.

https://orlando-books.blog/2020/07/19/the-third-magpie-by-m-s-clements-book-review/

PUBLISHERS BLURB Caring teacher and loving husband, Finn tolerates daily humiliation to be with Sophie, the woman he loves. Fragile & naturally compliant he must summon all his courage to surv…

18/07/2020

DAY 4

ANOTHER FABULOUS REVIEW FOR "THE THIRD MAGPIE"!!!

"...a completely engrossing read"

"I enjoyed the mixing of classic literature and the relationships within ...It added an extra layer and really appealed to me as a reader."

https://intensivegassingaboutbooksblog.wordpress.com/2020/07/17/blogtour-the-third-magpie-m-s-clements/

Caring teacher and loving husband,  Finn tolerates daily humiliation to be with Sophie, the woman he loves. Fragile & naturally compliant he must summon all his courage to survive the syst…

17/07/2020

DAY 3

Another fabulous review, this time from Bookmark That

'it’s one of those “I’ll just read for 10 minutes” which turns into an hour. I read this in 3 days, and it didn’t drag at any point.'

'...an intense ending which I just couldn’t believe – a seriously enjoyable, ‘what just happened’ plot with its sinister twist. This could very much be a classic dystopian.'

https://bookmarkthat.co.uk/the-third-magpie-m-s-clements-book-review/

A dystopian romance which raises some troubling questions, The Third Magpie by M. S. Clements is a great read with a plot you’ll really get attached to.  The plot: Caring teacher and loving husband, Finn tolerates daily humiliation to be with Sophie, the woman he loves. Despite the injustice, the...

17/07/2020

We have had such generous reviews so far and we want to share our happiness. Until 24/7 The Third Magpie will be available for 99p on Kindle.

If you have bought a copy - Thank you 😘
If you have read and enjoyed it - please share with a friend.😁
If you are curious to find out what these reviewers are talking about then head over to our website to read a sample and read other 5 star reviews.😀
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16/07/2020

DAY 2 of Random Things Tours and another fabulous review. Thank you.

We couldn't agree more - Everyone should read The Third Magpie before fiction becomes fact!

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https://twitter.com/RandomTTours/status/1283696771009581056?s=20

“A book that everyone should read and talk, because if we don’t change now, maybe later it will be too late. reviews by today for the Blog Tour https://t.co/esUu0jCGJ6”

15/07/2020

We are beyond delighted by comments on Rajiv's Reviews.
Five Stars
'.. one of the best book I have read this year!'
'Is this really the author's debut novel? It's so hard to believe because reading this book was like reading a classic!'
'Overall, this book left me speechless!'

Thank you so much Rajiv. 😍

For fans of 'The Handmaid's Tale', 'VOX', 1984, and other speculative fiction, 'The Third Magpie' takes the reader into a terrifyingly plausible world

14/07/2020

Delighted to receive this lovely review from Joanna Barnard, bestselling author of ‘Precocious’ and ‘Hush Little Baby’.

"'The Third Magpie' is a compelling read that provides a near-future vision of an all-too believable dystopia, in which social privilege and national belonging is all and the so-called 'other' is vilified. Married couple Sophie and Finn are deeply in love but come from opposite sides of this divide and face almost unbearable challenges.
MS Clements has written a sensitive portrayal of a marriage, and a set of nuanced family relationships, against the big backdrop of a totalitarian state (and an absolutely chilling central villain). It's a page turner with heart and brains and although there is beautiful language and at times real romance, the author does not pull her punches when it comes to the shattering climax.
This story stayed with me long after I read it."

12/07/2020

In our latest blog, I write about the process for making a Book Trailer. If you have a book coming out and want another avenue for exposure, maybe try making one yourself. It is easier than you may think.
http://pgupbooks.co.uk/1519/and-action/

The Making Of A Book Trailer. Ever thought that making a video advert for your book is the preserve of big budget marketing departments? Yes, so did I, until recently… Selling a book is not easy. Every day, thousands of new books are released. Some through the big publishing companies…

11/07/2020

With our first book blog tour starting on Wednesday, we thought we celebrate 'The Third Magpie' and thank the reviewers for their kind words and Random Things Tours for organising.

Turn your sound on for the enchanting and heartbreaking Chopin's Prelude in E minor, op 28 no.4

https://youtu.be/qcEQgqY3194

'The Third Magpie' - a heartbreaking story of love in a scarily plausible world, where place of birth commands life, work and love. Things Tour start...

03/07/2020

Date for the diary - 15-23rd July
Join us for our very first Book Blog Tour in association with Random Things Tours.