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June 30, 2010

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The comment posted below Extreme Update is from my friend Corina whom I met while I was researching Dolci di Love. The book is set in a fictional version of Montepulciano, one of the most divine hilltop towns in Tuscany. As I was travelling there on my own, which is not one of my favourite things, I signed up to Il Sasso language school so I wouldn't be lonely. I wasn't. I didn't actually learn very much Italian but I made some great friends among them Corina who was not in the dunces class like me but already speaks English, French, Italian and Romanian and works as a translator for the European Parliament. I think I have that right! Anyway, she was one of our gang of marauding language students who stalked the streets of Montepulciano seeking out the best gelati - and she makes a mean risotto. If you fancy a break from real life and want to go solo, I can highly recommend Il Sasso (ilsasso.com). They help with finding accommodation and cater for all levels of Italian speaking, or non-speaking, as the case may be. My friend Vicky is off there later in the month. Arrividerci!

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  1. August 20, 2010 12:24 AM EDT
    When is Dulci di Love due out on the bookshelves in NZ? I am anxiously awaiting another of your novels. They are my favourite thing to take on holiday!
    - Kini P

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Selected Works

Fiction
Dolci di Love
When childless Lily Turner finds out her perfect husband has a secret family in Tuscany she goes there to find him and chop him into a thousand tiny pieces – but an underground league of Italian widows hell-bent on mending broken hearts has other plans.
On Top Of Everything
Florence Dowling believes rotten things happen in threes so when she loses her job and her husband in the space of a single day, she knows there's worse to come. *US readers see BOOKS page to find out about getting a copy of this book.
House of Daughters
US version of The House of Peine. Mathilde, Clementine and Sophie have nothing in common except the champagne that runs in their blood. But is that enough?
The House of Peine
Three estranged sisters battle it out among the vineyards of France when they inherit a failing Champagne House.
Eating With The Angels
Life turns sour for a high-falutin' restaurant critic when her romantic Venetian honeymoon turns into a nightmare.
By Bread Alone
“Witty, charming, faithfully passionate to its subject and emotionally adept. If only this book was a man.”
-Sunday Star Times
Blessed Are the Cheesemakers
“In the spirit of Chocolat...a tender love story told through the medium of cheese.”
-Publishers Weekly
Finding Tom Connor
“A cross between Bridget Jones’s Diary and Waking Ned Devine, this is a romantic and rollicking good read.”
-Next Magazine
Short Stories
Bosom Buddies
A collection of entertaining, powerful & thought-provoking short stories by some of the finest contemporary writers in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.
Non-Fiction
The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life
A smorgasbord of columns from the New Zealand Woman’s Weekly’s favourite columnist.