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Archive for February 10th, 2010

Book Review: Pack up the Moon by Anna McPartlin

Posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by Leah

When a night that was supposed to be filled with laughter and celebration ends in the tragic death of her boyfriend John, Emma wonders how she will get her life back on track. Emma has friends and family to rally round to help her with her grief though. Trouble is, they all have problems too and the tragic death of John hurts each and every one of them in different ways.

There’s Sean, John’s best friend who’s struggling big time with his guilt/grief and ends up hitting the bottle; Clodagh, Emma’s best friend can’t help feeling angry about what happens; Anne and Richard struggle to understand their loss but have each other to help them through their grief and Emma’s brother Noel questions his faith after the death of his friend. As the friends come to terms with their grief, Emma realises that the only way she’ll truly be able to love again is to lay John’s ghost to rest, but is that easier said than done?
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Author Interview: Carole Matthews

Posted on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 by Leah

When I started doing author interviews there were a few authors I really wanted to interview - months later and I’ve interviewed loads of fab authors but one I never expected to be interviewing was Carole Matthews. I adore her books and I always assumed she’s the kind of writer far too busy for a book blog like us so imagine my delight when we were offered the chance to interview Carole just as her latest book is released. Here it is, along with the most fantastic author photo I’ve ever seen!

1. Tell us about your latest book It’s Now Or Never.

This is my ‘life begins at forty novel! I think everyone I know has experienced some kind of ‘mid-life crisis’, so I thought it was time to write about it.

The story is about twins, Annie and Lauren who attend their older sister’s fortieth birthday party at the Dorchester Hotel and they wonder why their lives are so different. Why is Chelsea’s devoted husband twirling her round the dance floor while Annie’s husband has gone fishing and Lauren’s lover is at home with his wife and children? There and then, they decide it’s time to turn things around and go all out for what they want, to start living again. The big question is, have they left it too late?

2. Your next book is due out in September titled The Only Way Is Up (fab title), can you tell us what it’s about?

This was influenced by all the stories of people who have lost everything in the global credit crunch and I wondered just what it must feel like – with a little romance and comedy along the way!

Lily and Laurence Lamont-Jones have it all: lavish holidays in exotic locations, a top private school for their children, Hettie and Hugo, and a beautiful Buckinghamshire home with horses and stables. But their perfect world is about to be turned upside down. Laurence has lost his job and, on their return from holiday, they find their house and all their belongings have been repossessed. Forced to live in a council house on one of Milton Keynes’s roughest estates, the Lamont-Joneses are about to discover how the other half live. And with the help of true friends, a little luck and a lot of determination they learn that when you’ve reached rock bottom the only way is up…

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