Archive for November 4th, 2009

All I Want Is You tells us the story of Poppy Furlong. Poppy has grown up in a wealthy family, always having the best of whatever she wanted and never having to work for it either. But Poppy gets a shock when her husband Pete comes home one day with a shocking revelation about his successful Architects business. Poppy’s life is thrown into disarray as she has to give up her beautiful house, settle in to a more surburban area than she is used to, as well as coping with her wild and difficult 6 year old. Poppy isn’t used to being challenged, but she’s about to face some pretty big ones…

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Lisa Heidke’s debut novel Lucy Springer Gets Even was published in Australia earlier this year and will finally be available in the UK tomorrow (5th November). I thought it was a fantastic read and you can read my review here. Lisa kindly agreed to do an author interview with us and here it is.

1. Describe your novel, Lucy Springer Gets Even, in a sentence.

Lucy Springer Gets Even is about Lucy, an out of work actress and mother, who is living through a renovation nightmare when her husband suddenly takes off and she is forced to get her act and life together.

2. What’s next after Lucy Springer Get Even?

My second novel What Kate Did Next is being released in Australia at Christmas and tells the story of Kate Cavendish, a married mother of two, who rediscovers her passion for life amidst dealing with a distant husband, a rebellious thirteen-year-old daughter, a heavily pregnant and neurotic sister and parents who reunite after twenty years apart. Kate has a lot to deal with and her life quickly spirals out of control. However, the time has come for Kate to follow some of her own dreams…

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Ooooh an exclusive! Tilly Bagshawe has a new book coming next year… Scandalous! It’s due out on 24th June 2010 and sounds like a typical Bagshawe read… brilliant! Here’s the exclusive synopsis:

“Sasha Miller comes to Cambridge with a dream and leaves on a mission. After falling for the lies and charms of her Director of Studies ‘Theo Dexter’ she finds herself betrayed, humiliated and nursing a bundle of broken dreams. Heading to the US she is determined to rebuild her life. Years later, Sasha emerges from Harvard Business School with one thing on her mind, the downfall of the now famous Professor Theo Dexter. Meanwhile Theo’s long suffering wife Theresa also finds herself betrayed and cast aside for a younger and prettier model. Unable to cope she returns to Cambridge a broken woman and tries to rebuild her life away from the scheming Theo Dexter. One night Sasha turns up at Theresa’s door, she wants revenge at any cost, will Theresa help her? From the deepest betrayal comes a shocking alliance. Two vengeful women, one very unlucky man…”