This is my son Josh, in his first appearance as a stand-up comic. I don’t know if there will be a second: I didn’t even know he liked the idea of stand-up, but when I showed him the list of school holiday workshops running at our local theatre, this was the one he chose. The kids […]
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Turkish rights sold
I’m delighted to announce that I Let You Go will be published in Turkey, bringing the total number of translations to a terrific ten. I can’t wait to see my foreign covers! I had a sneaky peek at my German hard back edition recently and absolutely love it.
Mothers in Fiction: win a signed copy of I Let You Go
I’ve been thinking a lot recently about mothers in fiction. The book I’m working on now has a key mother/daughter relationship, and my central character in I Let You Go is a mother struggling to come to terms with the loss of a child. On 25th April I’ll join bestselling authors Hannah Beckerman (The Dead Wife’s […]
Why I'm supporting CLIC Sargent's Get In Character auction
Would you like to see your name as a character in a book? Could this be the perfect gift for a partner or best friend? Perhaps you’d love to see someone’s namesake come to a sticky end… Children’s cancer charity CLIC Sargent’s annual Get in Character auction is now on, offering you the chance to bid […]
Throwaway words
I haven’t blogged for a while. I’ve had my head down, working on a rewrite of my second book, which means Christmas and New Year passed in a bit of a blur. For three months I got up at five to write before the school run, stayed at my desk all day, and returned to […]
Managing the domestics
My husband has booked a cleaner. It seems the rising tide of dog hair and dust (the levels of which ebb and flow, depending on my proximity to a deadline) have defeated him, and so he has hired help. Domestic decisions of this nature – finding babysitters, interviewing nannies, calling the window cleaner – sit squarely […]