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Signed proofs, upcoming events & reading recommendations
Dear Reader,
The latest book bundle is now on the way for founding members of girl with the golden pen. Look out in your mailboxes for a personalised and signed proof of A SPY LIKE ME, plus a signed DOUBLE OR NOTHING paperback and a postcard from the Venice Biennale. I’m so excited to share these early copies of the next novel in the Double O series with founding members as far away as America and Australia!
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See you there
I have a couple of upcoming events that might be of interest for those of you in or near Kent and Devon.
On the 16th of February, I’m appearing at Faversham Literary Festival in conversation with Sarah Ogilvie, author of THE DICTIONARY PEOPLE, about A WILD & TRUE RELATION and writing history from the margins. This event is selling very well so if you’re keen to come, grab your tickets fast!
On the 2nd of March, I’ll be talking about A WILD & TRUE RELATION at East Gate Bookshop in beautiful Totnes. This will be a cosy event in the shop, and it’s well worth visiting Totnes for the day if you’ve never been. There are many locations from the novel, including the Guildhall, the estuary and the high street, as fiercely independent now as it was in the 18th century!
Flooding on the line
I’m writing to you from a train – quelle surprise – on my way to Moniack Mhor, the Scottish centre for creative writing nestled in the Highlands, where I’ll be teaching for the week. Except there’s flooding on the line and the very real train that I’m currently on has been listed as cancelled and all hell is breaking loose. We’re stranded somewhere in a field near Stirling, and it’s anyone’s guess what will happen next. I might just have to live here now, so if you want to cheer me up, you could order A WILD & TRUE RELATION in lovely paperback!
I’ll let you know if I ever reach Inverness…
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From Kim, With Love x
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