I’m delighted to see that my novel, Three Graces, has entered the Amazon Top 100 ebook chart where it joins Wish You Were Here! I feel very greedy having two books in the chart this week – it’s certainly something … Continue reading →
Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the HarperCollins Summer Party at the fabulous orangery in Kensington Palace Gardens. With golden candles, enormous floral displays, a tree made from book pages, and many a star out sparkling, it was … Continue reading →
On the 5th of July, I’ll be giving a talk in one of Suffolk’s prettiest villages – Stansfield – so do come along and join me if you can. Tickets are £6 and are on sale now. There will be … Continue reading →
Today is the launch of an exciting new publishing venture. Notting Hill Press joins together a team of professional, dedicated writers who – together with being traditionally published – have embraced the exciting new world of the ebook and are … Continue reading →
I’d just like to say a massive thank you to all the dear readers who have been buying Wish You Were Here. Last week, it entered Amazon’s Top Ten ebook chart and we’ve had some lovely reviews for it too. … Continue reading →
I’m delighted to announce the launch of my brand new paperback – Wish You Were Here. Set on a tiny Greek island, it tells the story of Alice Archer who, fed up of never being noticed by the opposite sex, … Continue reading →
It’s no secret that I’m a big Miss Read fan. Her Fairacre books are amongst my favourite and I even named our first flock of ex-battery hens after characters from her novels. Sadly, Dora Saint (who wrote as ‘Miss Read’) … Continue reading →
A few years ago, my writing life caught up with me and I began to suffer from RSI – Repetitive Strain Injury – in my wrists and in my right elbow. It was horribly painful and incredibly frustrating because it … Continue reading →
Just as we thought spring had arrived in the UK, it started to snow again and our beautiful snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils were smothered in white. The bitter north-east wind has been blowing the hens’ feathers inside out and poor … Continue reading →
Last night, I had the honour of attending the Romantic Novelists’s Association’s RoNA awards at the splendid RAF Club in London’s Piccadilly. As ever, the RNA threw a pretty fabulous party and here I am with the lovely, Belinda Jones, … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
This year, I’m going to read a lot of H E Bates… I adore his writing and I’m a huge fan of his Larkin books. The Darling Buds of May is my favourite novel and I can’t get enough of … Continue reading →