Signing at Sea with Red Hot Red Funnel

All I needed was a sailor suit. Following my reading at The Isle of Wight Literary Festival (IWLF), I boarded The Red Falcon on Friday morning.  As sponsors of the IWLF, Red Funnel had kindly invited me sign my books at sea. What a novel idea. (I don’t like puns, but couldn’t resist that one.)

With 360 sea views, it felt like a mini-cruise, sailing back and forth across The Solent. Thanks to the crew and passengers, some with heart-stoppingly beautiful dogs, who could not have been more welcoming.

My two books divided the boat. Those up for a laugh opted for ‘I am Ella. Buy me’. Ella is a woman in a man’s world, a cross between Peggy from ‘Mad Men’ and Bridget Jones. The book is based on my life in 80s mad, bad Adland when money trumped morals and lust was a must.

Brave souls, craving something darker, snapped up ‘The Killing of Mummy’s Boy’. The inspiration, for this Island-based psychological thriller, was a terrifying train journey I endured, trapped opposite a murderer. (Rest assured, dear reader, this would never have happened on Red Funnel!)

It was lovely to meet everyone. If you bought a book, many thanks. I’d love to know what you think, drop me a line at www.joan-ellis.com

Gotta go, feel another book coming on and this one’s set at sea.