I am delighted to tell you about my latest novel, The Only Light in London which is out on 20 February. It’s set in London during the Blitz and was inspired, in part, by those early days in the pandemic, when theatres were shut and it made me imagine what it must have been like…
I originally wrote this for Novelicious, it’s my favourite section on the blog, and sadly I’m not sure if it’s going anymore, sniff. So, I thought I’d share it with you all anyway, as I always love seeing an author’s writing space! The first writing room I ever fell in love with was Jo March’s…
My favourite book that I’ve written is usually the one I wrote before. I am always convinced that the one I’m currently busy with is The Worst Book Ever To Be Written. The only book that I genuinely loved writing from start to finish and never felt like throwing myself off of a cliff at…
Read more The story behind Summer at Seafall Cottage #behindthescenes
Greetings from my messy desk in not-yet-spring, Suffolk. February went by in a blink, don’t you think? In many ways, for me, it was a breather month as I wasn’t under a major deadline- so I could just write at a comfy pace and spend some time in the slow lane for a while. I…
Read more Hello March, writing life, edits and waiting for spring
I am thrilled to share my exciting news – I’ve been offered a new three book deal with Bookouture! So this will mean that I have six books out before the end of next year! Woo hoo! Er, and gulp 😉 Here is the post from my publishers: We are thrilled to announce that Bookouture have…
Since I was a young, I have had a love affair with cottages – the more secret they seem, the better. In my third book, I got to explore this concept some more with the exploration of a unique, abandoned cottage in Cornwall. This picture below is how I imagine the colour of the stone…
The River Orwell is my new neighbour, and I must say he makes for an exceptional one. Living this close to the water is a very different way of living to what I was used to. I take pleasure in simpler things – like a blue sky and the sound of a seagull circling ahead.…
Hello my lovelies, So many amazing things have happened in such a short amount of time, sorry for keeping so quiet around here, but it’s been a whole lot of madness. Firstly, we moved countries – whole continents – from South Africa to England, dog included. Yes! I have never been so exhausted in all…
Read more The Summer Escape enters the top 100, we move to England, and other stuff…
Hello my lovelies! I am deep in the writing cave. The rooibos (that is superb, South African tea that tastes like heaven, for those who haven’t tried it) has been flowing, I have discovered Scrivener (OMG where have I been?? It’s a writerly program that lets you do all sorts of cool things like outline,…
Like many, I have a quote that always pops into my head whenever I’m going through a particularly stressful period. Or am chipping away at a veritable iceberg sized goal. It always makes me take a step back and try to put things in perspective. The quote is : “It always seems impossible until it’s done.”…
Lily Graham 