‘one of my favourite authors ‘ ANNIE ELLIOTT, Left on the Shelf Book Blog
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I never intended to write a series
When readers asked about a follow-up to my debut novel, Sugar and Snails, I was surprised. Although I had thoughts about how my character, Diana, might have developed since 2004 when the novel is set, I didn’t plan to explore them in fiction. My perspective turned on its head shortly after I submitted my third…
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Matilda Windsor on Bookable Space podcast
I’m interviewed by Yvonne Battle-Fenton for her podcast, Bookable Space, about my novel Matilda Windsor Is Coming Home. I also read three extracts, one from each of my main characters’ points of view. Yvonne asked me about the inspiration for this novel and what it was like drawing on familiar settings: Cumbria where I grew…
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I’m interviewed on Hannah’s Bookshelf
What a delight to be interviewed again on Hannah’s Bookshelf on North Manchester FM. This time the focus is on Lyrics for the Loved Ones, the follow-up to Matilda Windsor is Coming Home, which Hannah and I discussed on the programme in August 2021. Hannah was curious about what it was like to return to…
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An evocative and uplifting journey
I’m truly honoured that book blogger Yvonne Gill has taken such care with her review of Lyrics for the Loved Ones. Not only has she beautifully articulated her response to the novel – both her reservations and appreciation – she’s shared some of her favourite quotes from the text. I’m delighted that, overall, she found…
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Can AI deliver the brazen ring of truth?
Every so often, I come across a novel that is beyond engrossing. A work that blows my mind, with a narrative completely unexpected, yet startlingly on the nose. One such recent read is The Good Doctor, the fifth novel by the South African author, Damon Galgut, who won the 2021 Booker Prize for The Promise.…
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Have you ever visited the Brontë Parsonage Museum?
I’d been meaning to visit the former home of the Brontë sisters in Haworth ever since I got the germ of an idea for an alternative version of Jane Eyre. Last Monday, two years after that initial impetus, I finally made it. I’d been as a child, on a family visit inspired by my mother’s…
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Where to find me this summer: Bookstalls in Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire, 2026
Come along and say hello. If you’re making a special journey and want more information, contact me. Thurs, Fri, Sat,11-13 June SherWords writing group bookstall at St Martin’s Church, Trevose Gardens, Sherwood, NG5 3FU Sunday, 12 July Inspired Quill bookstall in the Literature Village, Newark Market Place, NG24 1EA Saturday, 5 September Bookstall and short reading…