I’ve been a hat addict all my life. In winter I’m usually seen in a beret, and in the summer a linen sunhat. People often say to me, “Ooh, I didn’t recognise you without a hat”.
Tag: Boldwood Books
Driving Lesson Disasters with Sophie Sayers and Friends
In the run-up to next week’s launch of my ninth Sophie Sayers Cozy Mystery, Driven to Murder, in which Sophie learns to drive, I asked author friends at my publisher Boldwood Books whether they had any funny stories or cautionary tales about their own driving lessons and tests.
Their flood of answers made me wonder whether anyone ever learns to drive without mishap! Huge thanks to Team Boldwood for allowing me share their entertaining anecdotes on my blog today, interspersed with some exclusive excerpts from Driven to Murder.
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Reading Other People’s Postcards
A post about postcards – and the postcards are all about books!
At this time of year, being a postman must be great fun, reading picture postcards about people’s holidays all over the world. At least, if I were a postman, that’s what I’d be doing!
Introducing Sophie Sayers’ Brand New Scottish Adventure
Today I’m delighted to share with you the launch of my latest novel – the eighth Sophie Sayers Cozy Mystery and the first all-new one for some time!
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My Ears Are Alight – and other Mondegreens
Decades ago, when I worked for a PR firm in an old banana warehouse in the shadow of Southwark Cathedral (but that’s another story), my colleague Rob was keen to improve his vocabulary.
Perhaps he was hooked on the old Readers’ Digest column, “It Pays to Increase Your Word Power”, a motto I’ve always admired. He designated a new word to learn every day, which he shared with us all. I worked alongside him for only a few months, but if I’d shared his office for the rest of my career, I reckon he’d have increased my word power too by around 10,000 words.
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