My Books

Attending local book club meetings has really driven home how the reader brings their background and life-experiences and emotions to a book, finding meaning that the writer may have never intended. Last week, on speaking to a club comprised of local mothers, I realised that in writing Half-truths and White Lies I had touched on a subject that would divide and might…
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It was with great excitement that I received my copy of the audio cassette version of Half-truth and White Lies. I rushed into the living room, anxious to hear Karen Cass and Graham Seed bring the voices of Andrea and her Godfather, Peter, to life. Only to realize that we longer own an audio cassette…
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I am very excited that Half-Truths and White Lies has now been translated into German and will be released under the title ‘Wo Das Gluck wohnt’ (Where Happiness Lives) early in 2011.

To celebrate the launch of the hardback large print edition of Half-truths and White Lies (designed for those with poor eyesight), I have two copies to give away on a first-come, first-served basis.

Another five star on Amazon has just made my day. Thank you Kandy from Oxford.

When reading reviews for my book, I have to ask myself who is the better writer. I have today received a heartfelt review from a lady called Mimzi who is saddened by the fact that she is unable to share her favourite reads with a friend who is no longer with us. What she was able…
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Having left a ‘proper’ job to avoid public speaking, I hadn’t expected to standing with a microphone in front of  a room full of people quite so soon. Fortunately, that room was full of family and friends, which made my first book talk more of a pleasure than I had expected (helped along by the fact…
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Today’s news is that Half-truths and White Lies is going to be made into an audio book. Given the choice, I would have Emily Blunt reading the part of Andrea, Stephen Fry reading the part of Peter and Zoe Wannemaker as Faye. Your suggestions please!

After a week of publicity, I am now back at home researching material for my new book. Without giving too much away, I am reading into true stories of people who have been struck by lightning. As someone who has always turned off all of the electricity in the house and hidden under the table…
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