Tag: books
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Where the Wild Cherries Grow: US Release!
Last week was a great one here; Where the Wild Cherries Grow was released in the US by St Martin’s Press in a beautiful hardback edition. The response from readers and bloggers so far has been wonderful; a huge thank you especially to Erika Robuck for hosting a recommendation, review and giveaway on her blog,…
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The Secrets Between Us Blog Tour
As part of the release of The Secrets Between Us, my wonderful publicist Hannah has put together a blog tour! Writing is a lonely business, and the first weeks of new book’s release can feel especially daunting, before you’ve quite used to the idea of other people reading your words… So I’m grateful for the…
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Cover Reveal: The Secrets Between Us
It seems like yesterday that I was going through the page proofs for my new novel with a red pen, thinking “well, I’ll have a few months at least to get used to the idea of this being a real book”. But then, a surprise came through from my publisher: it wouldn’t be months to…
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Les transbordeuses: the forgotten female activists of Cerbère
He had brought a large basket with him. From it came tumbling oranges, impossibly bright against the old, scrubbed wood. ‘Where did these come from?’ I asked Clémence, fetching a clean knife to copy Aaró’s peeling and slicing. ‘I haven’t seen any groves.’ ‘Spain. They’re why this town exists. Buy an orange or a lemon…
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Where the Wild Cherries Grow: Book Launch
I’m so excited; Where the Wild Cherries Grow is finally being released into the wild THIS WEEK. It feels like it’s forever since I sat in front of a fire, in a cottage in west Wales, writing the first few chapters of what would eventually become this book. But now it’s finally going to be…
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Five Hundred Years of The Kitchen Cat — Katzenworld
Minette, Julia Child’s first kitchen cat “Cats gravitate to kitchens like rocks gravitate to gravity.” – Terry Pratchett For as long as there have been kitchens, there have been kitchen cats: rodent hunters, defenders of the pantry, guardians of the warmest spot by the hearth, always on the look out for a stray piece of… via…
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La ragazza delle ciliegie
It’s always an apprehensive moment, seeing cover designs for the first time. Do the designers share the same ideas about the book as me? What visual cues have they taken? Which colours have they focused on? Something that always surprises people is how little an author is usually involved when it comes to design; I…
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Where the Wild Cherries Grow: a playlist
To celebrate the e-book release of Where the Wild Cherries Grow on the 23rd March, I thought I’d put together something special: a playlist of songs that inspired my writing, remind me of the characters, or just seem to fit the tone of the novel. This is a very mixed bag, from classical nocturnes to…
Laura Madeleine 