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Me at a book signing
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Yes, the much-needed discipline has kicked in and I am cracking on with my novel ‘The Bolivian Connection’. Joanna Wilde, my heroine, has already arrived in La Paz for the reading of her late father’s will and is anticipating a dangerous and nerve-racking few days. If you have read ‘My Father, The Assassin’ you will know that her father George Worme, was a pretty evil character and made his money by assassination and other dastardly means. From my point of view, it is good to be back into the world of fiction because I am a lot safer there. In the real world, I buy presents that are mostly unsuitable, drop things and smash them, drink too much wine, eat too much cheese & chocolate and suffer from short-term memory loss.
Tomorrow is our granddaughter’s ninth birthday and we have just met with her and our daughter for the handover of more gifts. I have been careful not to buy anything for her to wear, or get ripped off by local shopkeepers who wrap presents up for me and then tell me I misunderstood, and that the price was double that which I’m sure I heard correctly! My man says that I have been going through a ‘definitive challenging period’ and it would be better if I get all the fiction out of my head and into type! My daughter has since telephoned to say that she has changed the lovely glittery clothes I purchased for our granddaughter’s Christmas present in Bennetons, for some jeans and a sweatshirt. So all is well there at least! They are off ice skating tomorrow in Siena.
Now I hope you will forgive me, but I really must concentrate on the novel this weekend, as I have an end of March deadline for the first completed draft. I will be sending out blogs each week, however, they may or may not include updates on Silvio B as this requires research.
So, with your permission I must rescue Joanna, who has just sat down in a cafe bar in La Paz and is about to receive a secret message via the waiter.
Salute June xx
Happy New Year!
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‘My father, the assassin’ is on my book list for this year so I will know what you are talking about soon enough! I am terrible at buying for girls, what I like they don’t (esp the 11yr friend of Max’s) how could you not like a beautiful red leather clutch bag?
Happy writing and I must catch up on all I have missed
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Brava. If you buy the book on http://www.amazon.eu, it would be great if you could leave a review after you have read it, thank you!
Yes, my granddaughter wanted jeans and then I saw these lovely grey cords with bits of glitter in them and a matching cardigan. O Dio, far too girlie she said, how could she ride a horse in that!
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