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Launch | Pages of Hackney, London | 4 May

24 April 2017

If you live in London, I would be delighted to see you at the London launch for my novel, The Last Wave. 

Pages of Hackney will be hosting it - a fantastic bookshop!

Details:
May 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Pages of Hackney, 70 Lower Clapton Road
London, E5 0RN United Kingdom

Hope to see you there!!


Interview with Georgey Spanswick, BBC Local Radio

24 April 2017

My novel, The Last Wave, features a woman who is an incredibly accomplished Channel swimmer, so it felt completely natural to have a bit of a chat with Georgey Spanswick on her radio programme. 

If you're interested in listening, it starts from 44.20 here

Enjoy!


Launch | Spike Island, Bristol | 20 April

Launch | Spike Island, Bristol | 20 April

23 March 2017

If you live in the Bristol area, please come along to a little launch event for my book The Last Wave at Spike Island on 20 April, 6.30 - 8pm.

You'll be amongst the first to have a chance to purchase the novel!

There will be a short talk, a bit of a reading, some Qs, maybe some And a bit of mingling, some chat... it'll be lovely and won't be the same without you. 

 


Cover artwork

Cover artwork

07 March 2017

I love this cover. It's not how I pictured it in my mind when I was writing it, it's way better. This jumps out at you - so much so that some friends I've shown it to are asking for posters.

The good folks at House of Anansi commissioned it for the Canadian/US cover. But my UK publisher, Freight Books have scrapped their cover art to use it because it's so freaking beautiful.

 

 


House of Anansi - North American rights sold

16 January 2017

Exciting news!

House of Anansi will be publishing The Last Wave in North America! The exact date is 26 August 2017, and I must say I'm utterly thrilled. 

There's nothing better than having your book come out at home, so your Mom can go to the shop and buy it and talk the cashier's ear off about how it's her daughter who wrote it. 

Sarah MacLachlan, Publisher at award-winning House of Anansi said, ‘this is a very accomplished debut. I loved how the novel was layered and how the point of view was multiple. The descriptions of the sea and of long distance swimming are simply gorgeous. I love the idea of a character who is a distance swimmer — in Canada we have a history of great women swimmers – Marilyn Bell was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario and then the youngest to swim the English Channel.’

You can read more about the sale here

 


Book deal!

11 October 2015

It's hard to explain how excited and thrilled I am to be able to say that my first novel will be published by Freight Books. After the End of England will be coming to a book shop near you in Spring 2017. 

More updates to follow, but for now I have to continue jumping for joy and shrieking with excitement. 


Number Eleven Magazine

20 May 2015

Has published a short story I wrote called Coming Home! 

Number Eleven is a new online literary journal that publishes short stories, flash fiction, graphic novel artwork and illustrations. It's published quarterly. 

This story is taken from my novel after the end of england

You should go to Number Eleven's site and have a read!