OK, so it's over a month since my launch at the wonderful Daunt Books in Holland Park, which was fab, so a little late to blog, but there was so much to do post-publication, and then two weeks in Ibiza to celebrate - a bit like the honeymoon after the wedding! Anyway, here I am, with my parents and brother Nick - and gosh, don't we look civilised? A Girl Called Summer is dedicated to Nick, because he's a brilliant writer himself and basically started my writing career by paying for me to do a journalism course. When I called him to let him know I'd come top - yayayy! - almost exactly ten years ago, he was singing 'Born to be Wild' in a karaoke bar in Indonesia. On his own. On a business trip. Massive respect bro, and enormous love!
Me signing A Girl Called Summer.
AND... A truly romantic story.
This lovely couple, Jim and Marilyn York, walked into Daunts off the street that evening, as Marilyn used to be a librarian, and they both love bookshops. They were travelling around Europe on their honeymoon, both having been married - and sadly widowed - before, Strangely, yet with wonderful serendipity, they first met as flower girl and ring bearer at the wedding of Marilyn's uncle and Jim's aunt on the 14th June, 1950 - that is, 64 years ago! (I've only just realised that bit - they really don't look old enough, do they?). I asked them to send me the full story, and, a week or so ago, once they'd returned from their travels, Jim did. This is it
Thank you Jim, for getting back to me, and best wishes to both of you for a very happy future together. It was an absolute delight to meet you both xxx
This lovely couple, Jim and Marilyn York, walked into Daunts off the street that evening, as Marilyn used to be a librarian, and they both love bookshops. They were travelling around Europe on their honeymoon, both having been married - and sadly widowed - before, Strangely, yet with wonderful serendipity, they first met as flower girl and ring bearer at the wedding of Marilyn's uncle and Jim's aunt on the 14th June, 1950 - that is, 64 years ago! (I've only just realised that bit - they really don't look old enough, do they?). I asked them to send me the full story, and, a week or so ago, once they'd returned from their travels, Jim did. This is it
Thank you Jim, for getting back to me, and best wishes to both of you for a very happy future together. It was an absolute delight to meet you both xxx
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