This morning I received a letter informing me that the unabridged audio rights worldwide for The Jigsaw Maker have been sold to Oakhill Publishing ltd- available April-June. What a pleasant way to start the weekend. I can’t imagine what it will … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog| Tagged The Jigsaw Maker| 2 CommentsIt was a matter of moral courage and fortiude that I did not turn on the computer over the Christmas break but devoted myself instead to family matters. It was a good idea at the time and in years to … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog| Leave a comment..and I have no juggling skills Isn’t Christmas wonderful? Best wishes to all….
Posted in Blog| 2 CommentsSo it’s not just me. Have any of you read Stephen King’s latest offering (www.stephenking.com)? We’re not the only Meg Gardiner (www.meggardiner.com) fans, are we? He is profuse in his praise. My dinner companion would have been MOST impressed (you can … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog| Leave a commentAn experience to ponder – and I welcome your comments. On Tuesday evening my husband and I had dinner with some colleagues of his and their companions. In the company was a woman I had never met before. When we … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog| 1 CommentDo you know what bookcrossing is? For the uninitiated it’s a way of sharing books across continents’ You leave a book where it can be found, read, commented on and passed on….. On Saturday there’s a joint Transita/Bookcrossing day in … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog| Leave a commentYesterday should have been devoted to preparing for a talk I’m giving on Thursday as the final event of The ELmbridge Literary Festival (Vera Flethcer Hall, Ember Court Road, Thames Ditton 8pm.) but instead I had to go to London. … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog| Tagged Life| Leave a commentThis is a name that crops up on the Transita website a lot. This weekend I finally got round to checking out all the sites/blogs I’ve wanted to look up for a long time. That was a good idea. The … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog| Leave a commentWhen I was eight, we lived in a small town in County Kildare in Ireland, called Monasterevin. It’s where most of the enduring impressions of my life were laid down and are now emerging as inspiration for stories. It’s also … Continue reading →
Posted in Blog| Leave a commentAn interesting thing happened on Friday. A local primary school was having its Christmas shopping night and I decided to have a table so that the literate could buy their grannies a book for Christmas, signed by the author. At … Continue reading →
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