London Book Fair
Who would have thought that a cloud of volcanic ash could cause so much chaos? This week, the London Book Fair at Earl’s Court was a little quieter than in previous years. My US publisher couldn’t make it but my … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Journal
Blue skies and white horses
Another gorgeous day in Oxfordshire yesterday. Whilst the husband was busy with his brushes, Molly and I walked along the ridgeway to the white horse at Uffington. It’s so high up and the landscape is so bizarre and doesn’t feel like … Continue reading →
Easter Holiday
Well, with the rewrites of A Weekend with Mr Darcy done, it was off to Oxfordshire for a much-deserved day out yesterday. My husband wanted to paint the ridgeway and Molly and I went for a walk, heads down into the … Continue reading →
Oxford Literary Festival and More Writer Top Tens
One of the events I look forward to each year is the Oxford Literary Festival and, this year, I went to hear Anthony Horowitz talking about his books and TV career at the Sheldonian Theatre. I’m a huge fan of … Continue reading →
A Weekend with Mr Darcy
This has been a really amazing month so far. I met my new publisher, Avon/HarperCollins, last week and I’m delighted to say that they’re going to publish my new novel, A Weekend with Mr Darcy, in September which means I’d better … Continue reading →
Haringey Literary Festival
Yesterday, I had the very great pleasure of speaking at my first literary festival in Haringey. It’s been running for two years now and I was invited to speak at the Marcus Garvey Library on behalf of my lovely publishers, … Continue reading →
Follow the pink balloons …
I knew I was in the right place yesterday when I saw the pink heart-shaped balloons! Yes, it was time to talk about all things romantic again with my three lovely friends from the Let’s Talk About Love group. This time, the … Continue reading →
Pressing on!
Life as a romantic novelist can sometimes be incredibly busy especially around Valentine’s Day. Yesterday, I was talking about romance on Radio Oxford and then I spent a lovely evening with my Let’s Talk About Love friends at Waterstones in … Continue reading →
Celebrating Valentine’s
I LOVE Valentine’s Day. Well, there aren’t many romantic novelists who don’t. And this one’s going to be really special because I’ll be celebrating it in style with three of my author friends in two fabulous Let’s Talk About Love … Continue reading →
More writer top tens
Two more Writer Top Tens this week, from bestselling authors, Deborah Wright and Christina Jones who both have brand new novels out. I can’t wait to read them!
Continue reading →Happy Birthday, Mr Ransome!
On Sunday, I had the very great pleasure of being the guest speaker at a lunch held by The Arthur Ransome Society to celebrate the great man’s birthday. It was held at the Norfolk Arms in Arundel – a fabulous … Continue reading →
Deep and crisp and even
When the first snow fell on Jane Austen’s birthday on 16th December, I didn’t think it would still be snowing a whole month later! Our recent trip to the Pembrokeshire coast turned into a bit of an expedition as we … Continue reading →