What did I look like in 2013?
Younger.
It was the year I met Fela. He’s nine nine now, wedged on the sofa beside me. ❤️🐾

Mungo Park gets a mention I my book two. This picture- him being taken to the River Niger to discover it - tickled me.

Preach 👏🏽

Bluebell hunting in Charmouth Forest with Fela and Lola 🐾
And we didn’t get rained on.

Happy Pub Day to this beauty.

Smart, satirical, knowledgable, accurate, punchy, laugh out loud funny, surprising, shocking, thought provoking ... Loved it.' Matt Chorley, The Times

That’s good enough for me!

Waterstones Taunton - pls keep me a copy, coming in Monday xxx

🦜❤️ 🤞🏽

I couldn't be more excited about this! Gliterary Lunch at Ghillie Dhu during the festival - yes, this is happening!
Am I taking my mum alison haggas and meeting up with my Scottish family - of course I am!

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I’m a Sarah Pearse STAN so I knew this would be good. But it’s better than that ­– it’s her best book yet.
Smart, shocking and scary, the twists had me turning pages at breakneck speed.
Everything you want a thriller to be – cracking plot, perfectly told. Preorder today🔥🔥🔥

#ThisMotherlessLand proof drop in Bristol (where I was made) and the chance for a jaw with the amazing and adorable Dan-📚Bookseller/BookBlogger📚 Waterstones Clifton

Yesterday was A TOTAL JOY. Nikki May, Andrew Hunter Murray and AJ Pearce is Not Here But Is On Insta & FB💙 did me the huge honour of being my Persephone Books festival guests for You're Booked Live. We talked about Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day, The Fortnight In September and Miss Buncle's Book. BEST DAY EVER.

Daisy Buchanan is Miss La Fosse to my Miss Pettigrew (IYKYK) so expectations were high. She smashed it.
I ADORE HER VOICE.
Funny & sensitive - no mean feat when the topic is grief. #PityParty is a restorative laugh-out-loud balm.
It made me want to be brave.

Possibly my best event ever! Talking about our favourite Persephone Books (hard to choose) in The (stunning) Assembly Rooms with a wonderful audience. I’m still buzzing, feel like Miss Pettigrew on her best day.
Daisy Buchanan thank you ☺️

Family reunion 🐾

Proof dropping, book signing and book chat with amazing Sam at the lovely The Snug Bookshop 📚
#TheGarnettGirls deckchairs looking wonderful in the sun Georgina Moore, The Garnett Girls out in paperback 💚

Back home after three nights in Tenerife ☀️ 🌊 🐠 🍷
We can’t get dogs till tomorrow morning so still having to talk to husband. Luckily, I don’t just love him, I really like him.

I love Daisy Buchanan so much, I took her on holiday.
She’s made me laugh, she’s made me cry and now she’s making me scream. She’s bloody brilliant.
#PityParty by the brilliant Daisy Buchanan is out 11 July. Preorders open.

What a nice way to start my holiday 🦜💚 🏝️

My first visit to the legendary Mr B's Emporium - it’s even better than the hype!
Lottie May (fab name) made me so welcome, said nice things about #ThisMotherlessLand
And my pen joined the ceiling of fame!
Did I buy a signed copy of #James even tho I’ve already read it? Obvs!

I love Kate’s writing so this has made my week ❤️

A (sometimes raging, other times outrageous) reminder that we should all give far fewer f@*ks. It’s joyous!
Out July (all the best books are 😜), preorder now.
#LuckyDay by Beth Morrey 🍀