Competitions: Campari For Breakfast Winners
Campari For Breakfast is the debut novel from author and actress, Sara Crowe.
Thanks to Sara and Transworld, we had two copies to give away.
Well done to Joanne Varney and Martin Turner who have both won a copy.
About Campari For Breakfast:
In 1987, Sue Bowl’s world changes for ever. Her mother dies, leaving her feeling like she’s lost a vital part of herself. And then her father shacks up with an awful man-eater called Ivana.
But Sue’s mother always told her to make the most of what she’s got – and what she’s got is a love of writing and some eccentric relatives. So Sue moves to her Aunt Coral’s crumbling ancestral home, where she fully intends to write a book and fall in love . . . and perhaps drink Campari for breakfast
(Released in paperback by Transworld on 29th January 2015.)
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Blog Tour: The Curvy Girls Club by Michele Gorman
UK cover (Avon, Jan 2015.)
US cover.
A huge welcome to Michele Gorman who is visiting our blog today as part of her blog tour for her new novel, The Curvy Girls Club. Today, Michele shares with us her inspiration behind her book:
Lots of people have asked me where the idea for The Curvy Girls Club came from and, as with most of my books, it began with a question.
I was talking to my mum, who’d just said “It’s easy for you, you’re skinny.”
“I’m not skinny,” I said. “I’m normal.”
She smiled. “Honey, look around you. You’re not normal. We are.”
That got me thinking about labels. What’s “normal”? Does it mean the norm? If so then Mum was right, “overweight” is normal. We use words like skinny and fat as judgmental words, when really, they’re just adjectives. Continue reading
by Blog Tour: That Part Was True by Deborah McKinlay
Photo credit: Paul Stuart
We happily welcome Deborah McKinlay to Novel Kicks and we’re pleased to be a part of the blog tour for her latest release, That Part Was True (published by Orion).
Welcome Deborah. Can you tell us a little about That Part Was True and the inspiration behind it?
I started with a seed of an idea – a woman who was profoundly isolated. That grew into the character of Eve, and the story developed from there.
Who would you invite to fantasy dinner party and what food would you serve?
Paddington Bear. Marmalade sandwiches (natch).
Which fictional character (books, TV or film,) would you like to swap places with for a day and why?
Holly Golightly. New York. The wit. The waistline.
Which three novels (out of all the ones you’ve read,) have impacted you most? Continue reading
by Review: That Part Was True by Deborah McKinlay
That Part Was True is the latest novel from author, Deborah McKinlay.
Eve Petworth writes to author, Jackson Cooper to praise him for a scene in one of his books. So impressed by her letter, Jackson replies and soon they discover their shared love of cookery and food and start regularly writing to one another. A friendship develops and soon there is even a suggestion of romance despite Jackson already having quite a complicated love life. Eve also has a tense relationship with her daughter who is not far off getting married. Jackson and Eve soon realise that, beyond all the drama, they may actually have a chance together. All they have to do is actually meet.
I had very few expectations going into this novel when I picked it up. I will say though that it has one of the most beautiful book covers. I love it.
This book has been described as a cross between One Day and 84 Charing Cross Road. However, not having any knowledge of the latter, I didn’t have much to make the comparison. This is also the first of Deborah’s books I have read.
The novel is told from both Jackson and Eve’s point of view with their letters woven in within the chapters. It does jump around between the two of them but I liked this. Continue reading
by February’s Book Club: Everyday by David Levithan
Published by Electric Monkey, August 2013
Book Corner is our monthly online book club.
How it works…
We love books and we love chatting about them even more. Every month, we pick a new book for discussion. We will post a question to kick things off and then you can talk about any of your thoughts about the book in the comments box below. The best thing about our book club is that EVERYONE CAN TAKE PART. It’s open to all. You can read the book at any point in the month or if you’ve already read it, tell us what you think.
This month, our pick is: Everyday by David Levithan.
About the book:
Every day I am someone else.
I am myself – I know I am myself – but I am also someone else.
It has always been like this.
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