THE DREAM HOUSE by @tdhmurdock
Netherham House is everything Seren ever wanted - grand rooms, rolling grounds, a chance to finally breathe.
But after she & Matt move in, a series of intimidating events leaves them unsettled. Someone wants Seren gone.
Out 16/10
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Loved meeting Chef Salvatore and hearing all about his antique cookery book inspiration at Kenny’s, Kensington.
Also, the Roast-Pressed Chicken Piccata was divine.
At the launch of Tilly’s Bookshop yesterday! It’s been a long time coming, but it was worth it! 🥂
Looks beautiful. Smells even better!
If you’re passing through Worthing, drop in and buy all your Christmas presents under one roof.
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Good moaning, hope you’re squeezing some words out.
I’ve identified a few weak spots in the forward narrative, so I’m adding a few chunks here and there, before hopefully steaming ahead with the second half of the rewrite later in the week.
What’s your plan?
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Off to London for various magazine bits.
Hoping to squeeze in another couple of hundred words on the train.
Have you had a productive day so far?
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Writerly things I’m looking forward to between now & Christmas:
• Reading for the Ascent Novel Prize
• Press trip to Valencia
• Visiting Tilly’s bookshop
• Finishing a complete redraft of my contemporary crimedy
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Reframing my crimedy is going much better than anticipated!
About 50% of the original draft is proving recyclable & I’m tracking the new chapter beats as I go.
Nearly at 10k!
Still aiming for a first draft by Christmas but at this rate, it might be sooner.
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Our penultimate pick:
THE HOME SWAP by @AAChaudhuri
A couple celebrate their 10th anniversary on a luxury home-swap, but as soon as they arrive, things start to go wrong. Then a stranger arrives & our protagonist makes the big mistake of letting him in.
Out 29/9
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Livia Franchini’s HIGH TIDE is a contemporary reimagining of the passionate & tragic love affair between Mary & Percy Shelley.
A promising young artist vanishes off the coast of Tuscany. 10 days later, his body washes ashore, bloated &
unrecognisable…
Out 5/11
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