The Painter’s Apprentice – cover image

It’s almost impossible to imagine my delight when a heavy package arrived for me just now. It contained a hardback and a trade paperback, fresh from the printers, of The Apothecary’s Daughter.

Win a Free Critique of Your Novel!

Fantastic competition for all aspiring novelists! The Arts Council funded free publishing site, FeedARead.com, is pleased to host a competition with a prize of a critique for the winner’s opening chapters of their novel from an editor at Piatkus, part of the Little Brown group, who publish books such as the Twilight series. To enter, entrants must read a …

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The Mayor Comes to Tea

Regent Lettings, my day-time workplace, hosted a book launch party for The Apothecary’s Daughter this week. The mayor, Jeff Beck, (left in photo) and his wife attended and he was kind enough to say a few words. Graeme Leech, (right in photo) the owner of the business also gave a speech and he and his wife, …

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