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April 13, 2018
Blog tour: The Book Trail
[image error]Susan Heads’ blog The Book Trail has a fascinating concept. It’s like a travelogue, where readers get to experience travel to interesting countries and destinations through the medium of books.
For my visit on the Half A World Away blog tour, I talk about the East Berlin locations of the book, how I researched it, and how you can visit some of the places mentioned (including the excellent DDR Museum).
On a different page you’ll find Susan’s guide to Berlin, her thoughts about the book and her review.
“What an insightful read. I’ve read many novels set in Berlin before the wall came down, but not quite like this. It’s a story of many sides, seen through the eyes of many different people… It’s a snapshot of a time we think we know a lot about. From a different angle this time, and it’s an eye opener.” – Susan Heads
Blog tour day 2: The Book Trail
[image error]Susan Heads’ blog The Book Trail has a fascinating concept. It’s like a travelogue, where readers get to experience travel to interesting countries and destinations through the medium of books.
For my visit on the Half A World Away blog tour, I talk about the East Berlin locations of the book, how I researched it, and how you can visit some of the places mentioned (including the excellent DDR Museum).
On a different page you’ll find Susan’s guide to Berlin, her thoughts about the book and her review.
“What an insightful read. I’ve read many novels set in Berlin before the wall came down, but not quite like this. It’s a story of many sides, seen through the eyes of many different people… It’s a snapshot of a time we think we know a lot about. From a different angle this time, and it’s an eye opener.” – Susan Heads
April 12, 2018
Blog tour: Linda’s Book Bag
[image error]Half A World Away is out today, and the first stop on my blog tour is Linda’s Book Bag, where book blogger Linda Hill and I talk about the book, as well as bakery specialities of the former East Germany. This isn’t as random as it sounds – one of the book’s main characters, Alex, is a baker (by profession – he’s a jazz musician by vocation) so there are a lot of baked goods in the book!
“I really must visit Berlin and in the meantime I’ll do so vicariously through reading Half A World Away” – Linda Hill
Blog tour day 1: Linda’s Book Bag
[image error]Half A World Away is out today, and the first stop on my blog tour is Linda’s Book Bag, where book blogger Linda Hill and I talk about the book, as well as bakery specialities of the former East Germany. This isn’t as random as it sounds – one of the book’s main characters, Alex, is a baker (by profession – he’s a jazz musician by vocation) so there are a lot of baked goods in the book!
“I really must visit Berlin and in the meantime I’ll do so vicariously through reading Half A World Away” – Linda Hill
April 5, 2018
Half A World Away – blog tour
[image error]April 12th sees the publication of my new novel, Half A World Away. I’m really excited about it! Some brilliant book bloggers are going to be featuring the book throughout the rest of the month, with reviews, features and give-aways, so give them a look!
Thursday 12th April – Linda’s Book Bag
Friday 13th April – The Booktrail
Saturday 14th April – If In DoubtRead
Sunday 15th April – My Reading Corner
Monday 16th April – Cheryl M-M’s Book Blog
Tuesday 17th April – Ronnie Turner
Wednesday 18th April – Broadbean’s Books
Thursday 19th April – Page Turner’s Nook
Friday 20th April – No Safer Place
Saturday 21st April – Elementary V Watson
Sunday 22nd April – The Hopeless Romantic Bookworm
Monday 23rd April – Swirl & Thread
Tuesday 24th April – Jaffa Reads Too
Wednesday 25th April – Liz Loves Books
Thursday 26th April – Sarah’s Vignettes
March 6, 2018
Holby City: Behind the Screen
[image error]Holby City: Behind the Screen is now available to buy from Amazon (paperback and ebook). You can also order it from Silverwood Books or order it from any bookshop.
Read an interview about the book on Holby.tv and a feature in Metro.
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February 5, 2018
Pre-order Holby City: Behind the Screen now
[image error]If you can’t wait to get your hands on a copy of the official BBC book Holby City: Behind the Screen, there’s not long to wait – the book should be out by the end of February (finally!).
It’ll be available from Amazon and you’ll be able to order it from any bookshop (the ISBN is 9781781325629). You’ll also be able to buy it as an ebook.
In the meantime you can pre-order the paperback version from Silverwood books here.
December 6, 2017
Holby City: Behind the Screen
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Here’s the fantastic cover for my forthcoming book. Holby City: Behind the Screen is the official, access-all-areas, inside view of how the show is put together, from story idea to screen. It features interviews with producers, directors, writers, the people who create the prosthetics and makeup effects, costume, post-production, medical advisers and, of course the all-important actors.
In exclusive interviews David Ajao, David Ames, James Anderson, Camilla Arfwedson, Bob Barrett, Eleanor Fanyinka, Guy Henry, Jaye Jacobs, Rosie Marcel, Joe McFadden, Lee Mead, John Michie, Hugh Quarshie, Jemma Redgrave, Catherine Russell, Christian Vit, Alex Walkinshaw and Kaye Wragg all talk about how they create their characters and what it’s like to play doctors and nurses for a living.
The book will be available early in 2018 and you can sign up for email updates here.
October 16, 2017
All the Holby reviews in one place
The official BBC book, Holby City: Behind the Screen, has been approved by the producers at Holby and is now at the publisher’s. There’s still a way to go before it’s published (probably not until the new year).
[image error]In the meantime I’ve put all of the Holby City reviews I’ve written for Pauseliveaction (everything from June 2009 to October 2016 – the end of series 18) into a book which is available in paperback or Kindle ebook from Amazon.
When Series 19 is finished, I’ll be putting the reviews of that series out as well, with some extra content that hasn’t been seen before.
July 31, 2017
Latest news
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The official, BBC Holby City book HOLBY CITY: BEHIND THE SCREEN is finished! The writing part is all done, and it’s currently with the Holby producers so they can approve (or not) the content.
Once I get the go-ahead from them, we can start the publishing process. I still have my fingers crossed for an October/November release, but I’ll update when I have more information.
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The other exciting news is that my novel, HALF A WORLD AWAY, will be published by The Dome Press in spring 2018 – “a passionate talent, a love story and a twisted obsession play out against the backdrop of 1980s East Berlin.”
