The brilliant Alice Clark-Platts invited me onto The Book Ship to talk about The Fifth Guest and to pick my favourite book for us to discuss. I chose the entire Judy Blume backlist because I couldn’t single one out! Here’s the video of us chatting all things books, plots, characters and of course the geniusContinue reading “Talking The Fifth Guest”
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More than just a book!
It’s that time of year again when the sun is shining (when it isn’t raining) and there are barbecues planned for bank holiday weekends. I’m tentatively thinking about wearing shorts as the forecast says it’ll be 25 degrees by the weekend (but some fake tan is in order because these legs haven’t seen daylight forContinue reading “More than just a book!”
Take a sneak peek behind the scenes…
Here’s the Pinterest board for The Sunshine and Biscotti Club. If you’ve read it then enjoy seeing where the inspiration came from. If you haven’t read it, well I hope it will inspire you to dash out as fast as you can to buy a copy! Otherwise, just indulge in all the beautiful images ofContinue reading “Take a sneak peek behind the scenes…”
Why I love The Sunshine and Biscotti Club (which is out now, incidentally) …
The Hotel Limoncello, owned by Libby and venue for The Sunshine and Biscotti Club, stands alongside the tranquil blue waters of a stunning Italian lake. Fringed with lemon groves and pine trees, it’s picture perfect and the best place to cool off when the sun gets that little bit too hot. The inspiration behind it?Continue reading “Why I love The Sunshine and Biscotti Club (which is out now, incidentally) …”
Instagram. Come and be my friend (or at the very least have a snoop at my photos).
I have a new phone. It’s a life-changer. My old phone was very bad. Its lack of memory meant that every time I took a photo I had to cross my fingers and hope it would let me take another. One of my tech-savvy friends once looked at it and considered how quaint my lackContinue reading “Instagram. Come and be my friend (or at the very least have a snoop at my photos).”
Why I Heart Spring…
1. Daffodils. They are by far my favourite flower. Great big trumpeting bursts of yellow. I love them. I used to row when I was younger and I remember one day passing all these beautiful daffodils on the river bank and then from a distance watching two people run down and pick them all! When we came backContinue reading “Why I Heart Spring…”