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Last week, I was sent a sneak preview of the cover for my new book, The Perfect Hero, and it’s gorgeous! It’s in the same style as the cover for A Weekend with Mr Darcy and I can’t wait to show it to you here. Just a few more tweaks at the publishers and I can reveal it to the world!
I’m currently writing the third in the Austen addicts trilogy, Mr Darcy Forever, and have just reached the half-way point which is always an exciting moment. I have some pretty tight deadlines this year so I won’t be leaving my keyboard for the forseeable future!
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Today was a special day – remembering writer and historian, Gilda O’Neill, whose sudden death last year shocked so many of us. At The Grapes in Narrow Street, a commemorative plaque was unveiled in her memory.
The Grapes is one of the oldest pubs in the East End of London and was frequented by Dickens and Pepys. There was a real fire blazing which was very welcome as there was sleet about, and there was a lovely crowd of people to celebrate Gilda’s life.
I’ll never forget Gilda’s warmth and kindness when I first moved to London and was new to the world of publishing. She was always there with advice and was wonderfully supportive when we set up the London/South East Chapter of the RNA in 2001.
I have a special book of writers’ inspirational quotes. This is what Gilda wrote in my book: ‘My dear Victoria – you can write, you have things to say and you have readers out there just waiting for those books – don’t ever forget that!’
One thing is for sure – I shall never forget Gilda.
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Happy New Year, everyone!
I’m so looking forward to 2011. It’s a very special year for Jane Austen fans as it’s 200 years since her first publication – Sense and Sensibility – and I’ll be doing my bit to celebrate this. In June, I’ll be speaking at the Worcester Literary Festival and, in July, I’ll be giving a talk at Jane Austen’s House Museum in Chawton.
I’ll also be kept busy with publications. The Perfect Hero comes out at the end of April in the UK. It’s my second novel about Jane Austen addicts and is set in Lyme Regis. This will also be the first year that I’ll be published in the US with A Weekend with Mr Darcy coming out in July and Dreaming of Mr Darcy (the US title for The Perfect Hero) coming out in October. Very exciting!
And, on the home front, we should be rescuing our ex-battery chickens soon. They should be arriving any day now …
Oh, and a house move is on the horizon too. At long last, we are swapping the London suburbs for a more rural setting: beautiful Wiltshire!
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