Hi everyone,
First of all I’d like to apologise for my terribly long silence. It’s been a hectic year as those of you who have recently moved house will understand. We have now settled really well into our new home, but it’s been a blur of DIY and tradesmen trampling everywhere! As soon as we got one room finished my enthusiastic Hubby started another, but thankfully we only have one room left to decorate now and we will have gone through the entire place. We really love living in Hartshill with its wonderful castle views and although it’s been hard work getting the place how we wanted it I don’t regret a minute of it.
Of course throughout all this I haven’t neglected my writing and I am now getting really excited about the release of HOME FRONT GIRLS in April. I loved writing about Lucy, Dotty and Annabel, three very different girls all thrown together at the beginning of World War 2 and as the book progressed I laughed and cried with them. I do hope you’ll enjoy it and can’t wait to hear from you telling me what you thought about it. I can’t believe that this will be my 20th novel! It doesn’t seem so very long ago that I was writing my very first book released back in 1994. I have also completed the second book for this year which my lovely editor is currently reading and have now made a start on the first one for 2014. No peace for the wicked!
Sadly, I lost my lovely old Shihtzu, Yasmin, back in September. She was sixteen years old and needless to say the whole family were devastated. She is very much missed but thankfully the other three are all doing well.
On a happier note I am to be a nanny again. The baby is due on the 1st May and I can’t wait. It’s going to be a little girl and her middle name will be Rose. Not sure of the first name yet, it’s changed twice already but I don’t mind as long as she’s healthy. I’ll keep you all informed.
As I write this it is so cold! Hurry on the spring! I want to get out into the garden again; funnily enough I get most of my ideas when I’m gardening.
My publishers are planning lots of talks and different places for me to visit this year, you’ll find the dates on the events list shortly, and I’ll hopefully get to meet some of you if I’m in your area.
Anyway, I think it’s time I got back to work. Sorry again for the silence but I look forward to hearing from you!
Take care,
Love
Rosie xx
