Memories that go Boo!

I like how sometimes old old memories sneak up behind you like naughty children and go BOO! Of course making you jump. Today while out for a walk I remembered something from decades ago that made me grin ear to ear.

Just after THE LAND OF LAUGHS was published I was visiting an aunt I liked very much but rarely saw because she lived far away. As a present I brought her an early copy of my first published novel, lovingly inscribed to her. As a surprise, she had invited a famous novelist she knew...