Well, here it is – my first little foray into non-fiction…

Illustrated with photographs throughout, Escape to Mulberry Cottage is the first installment in a series of books about our new lives in the country and follows us as we leave the London suburbs for rural Suffolk with ex-battery hens in tow.

And I’m absolutely delighted with the cover image by the fabulous artist, Liam O’Farrell. It’s a painting of our own dear Molly the spaniel and features some rather wonderful hens too. What do you think?

And here’s a lovely quote about it from bestselling author, Leah Fleming:

‘Victoria Connelly is writing in the tradition of Miss Read and bringing the pleasures of the countryside to a whole new generation.’

I do hope you all enjoy Escape to Mulberry Cottage and, if you’d like a taster, click here for an extract.