Hello dear readers and friends! I'm so excited to announce that my new novel, With Love From London, hits bookstores in the US today! Thank you to my wonderful publisher, Random House (Ballantine), editor and agents! I couldn't be happier about this new story making
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A lighter topic amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but an important one (at least for our personal vanity, and I would argue: dignity!): What the heck to do with our hair! My solution: Learn to dye your own. P.S. It's really easy!
Read MoreI am so thrilled to share the beautiful cover of the German version of The Violets of March! They've changed the title, which translates loosely into the beautiful and romantic words "Somewhere, Forever." How gorgeous is that? It makes me want to hop on a
Read MoreThe publishing experience can sometimes feel like a lonely one. You spend months, even years, holed up in your office, alone with your characters. Then, you sell the book, and a few more people read it---and critique it---and then there's the long, long wait until
Read MoreI'm so happy to announce that my second novel, tentatively titled The Bungalow, has just been sold to my terrific editor, Denise Roy, at Penguin (Plume). We had such a blast working together on The Violets of March (debuting on April 26th!), and I'm
Read MoreIs there anything more comforting that toast? Whether you like yours smothered in butter (or the decadent Irish butter in the photo above) or with almond butter and apricot jam and a hot cup of tea, as I do, isn't it just the ultimate in
Read MoreAs the publication of The Violets of March nears, I'm so grateful for the kind souls who have shared encouragement and support for my debut novel around the web, whether on their blogs or via Facebook or Twitter. It means so much to me! I
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