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Last night, I attended a very special book launch to celebrate ‘dark fiction’. Oxford University Press authors Joss Stirling, Rhiannon Lassiter and William Hussey were giving readings from their new spine-chilling books at The House of St Barnabas in Soho (doesn’t that sound like an Edgar Allan Poe title?)
Here I am with the wonderful Joss Stirling, author of Finding Sky:
And here’s William reading from his book Witchfinder: Gallows at Twilight which comes out in January. Notice the enormous spider sitting on his shoulder!
It’s been a busy week as we’ve just come back from a lovely holiday in Guernsey and I promise to put some photos up asap. In the meantime, I’ve just started my new novel – yay! This is the third in my Austen addicts trilogy – Mr Darcy Forever – and I’m very excited about it. I love the start of a new novel – it’s so full of promise and surprise as it could go in so many different directions and I adore getting to know my characters.
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Last night was launch night for my new romantic comedy, A Weekend with Mr Darcy, and there was a lovely crowd of people to help me celebrate at Waterstones in Uxbridge. My lovely publishers were there and my editor had me blushing with the speech she gave – thank you, Kate! Here are some pics from the evening:
So, that’s the first book in the trilogy launched upon an unsuspecting world! Just two more to go!
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I was absolutely delighted to be sent this photo from one of my lovely readers – it was taken when she was on holiday in the Dodecanese. If only I could have been there alongside my book – it looks gorgeous! Thank you, Isabella!
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Last night, after a tour of historic St James’s with Jane Odiwe and Monica Fairview…
I had the great privilege of meeting my US publisher, Sourcebooks, together with fellow authors for dinner at The Reform Club in Pall Mall. This is the club famous as being the setting of the bet in Jules Verne’s book, Around the World in 80 Days. We were in The Strangers Room in the company of Charles Dickens and WM Thackerary – their fine portraits staring down at us from the pannelled walls.
Here I am with authors Freya North and Erica James.
There was a lot of talk about books – how wonderful it is to write them but also how important it is for writers to get away from their fictional worlds once in a while and talk to real live people!
It was a lovely evening that ended all too quickly. And now it’s back to my own fictional world. The rewrites for Dreaming of Mr Darcy are almost complete and it will soon be time to start the next novel…
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I’m totally in love with all the berries this year and my poor camera is exhausted as I poke around the hedgerows in search of the perfect berry pic. Here are a couple of shots taken this week in the Oxfordshire countryside. I love the blue-hued sloe and that rich profusion of ruby hawthorn berries.
The only trouble is that, as I’m trying to focus my camera, a certain spaniel is pulling me in a different direction, reminding me – not so gently – that we’re meant to be walking!
And here’s a friendly face we saw peering over a hedge!
Great news on the writing front this week – A Weekend with Mr Darcy is Number 2 in the Heatseeker’s chart for the second week running!
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Well, the official launch of my new romantic comedy, A Weekend with Mr Darcy, is fast approaching and – if you’re in the area – then it would be lovely to see you. It’ll be taking place at Waterstones in Uxbridge on Thursday 14th October 6.30 – 8pm and I’ll be signing books and answering questions! Do come and say hello if you’re around – there will be wine and nibbles!
I have two wonderful Writer Top Tens this week from Nicola Cornick and Christina Courtenay – both write fabulous historical romances.
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A trip to Chawton Cottage is always special and yesterday’s visit was extra special because I’d been invited to sign copies of A Weekend with Mr Darcy which is being stocked in the lovely shop there.
The Jane Austen House Museum features in a couple of chapters in my book and I’ve had many happy trips to the village whilst researching my story. Here I am in the beautiful garden with my book.
After a visit to an art exhibition and a very late lunch with family, we went on to Cobham Heath where Molly had a well-deserved walk. The light was glorious on the green and golden bracken and we spotted loads of toadstools including the wonderful fly agaric which I always call the Disney Toadstool! Aren’t they amazing?
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