Haha, 4 months later - what did I say??

Well, the reviewer is v kind & tolerant to stick w a genre he detests 🙏🏻 I'm reminded of a review a while ago of a historical crime novel I translated, by a blogger/self-confessed hater of crime & historical fiction 🤣 Really wonder sometimes why publishers think blogosphere freebies are worth it...!

I seemed to remember seeing Mafalda in French, and checked, and she is indeed big in France! So glad @terribleman.com is bringing her into English ☺️

...and without irony, too.

So now mine will be " by the fairly frequently shortlisted..." 🤣

Ooh, "by the award-winning..."!! 👏👏

The @societyofauthors.bsky.social just shared some pictures etc. About 70-100 people? Maybe a few more?

It's fairly unbelievable, isn't it? I mean nothing shouts acknowledged guilt & fear than refusing even to open the door...! Did they even misunderstand and think something was being served on them??

Scented daffs from Gwen at #shirehallmonmouth market & my aunt's banana loaf recipe: she told me she'd lost it, I remembered she gave me a copy decades ago, found that, photographed it, sent it from France to her lovely neighbour on Facebook 😊

It won't last...

They're playing nice?!