— Hello from my study… —

Sep 15

home and away, and Hallo, Deutschland!!

Today’s big hello is to German readers – danke schön, Deutschland, for all the copies of A Hundred Pieces of Me, or more Germanly, Das kleine große Glück, which have flown off the shelves!

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Aug 20

Me and my great Scandicakian love

Hello! Sorry, long time, no post – this is because I am hard at work, writing a new book. However, last week I managed to combine two of my favourite things: cake, and an editorial chat with my agent’s mystical and charming assistant, Harriet.

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May 13

May – winners, awkward radio interviews & Periscopes

    Well, after a random selection process involving Post it Notes, a judgmental dog, an independent adjudicator who barked at the judgmental dog when he felt she was taking too long making up her mind, I’m happy to say I have three winners for the One Small Act of Kindness giveaway!

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Apr 20

Welcome to my website – win a book!

Hello! And finally, finally, finally I’m delighted to be swinging wide the doors of my website, after delaying so long that my web designer has actually BUILT A HOUSE since our initial meeting. Sorry, Evan.

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Apr 14

One Small Act of Kindness – win a luxury spa day!

I’m getting properly excited about One Small Act of Kindness, which will be published on April 23rd – an auspicious day, since it’s Shakespeare’s birthday and St George’s Day, which is definitely celebrated in Longhampton with some sort of special menu in the local gastropub (Broth-ello, followed by Leek and Ham-let Pie, and Midsummer Night’s […]

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This month's winner

Never let it be said I am not Topical – May‘s Dog of the Month is called Jeanie! Red Labrador pupster Jeanie runs the show for Catherine, who reveals her likes are as follows: “dinner time (both the northern and the accepted version), recently dug-in bedding plants, beech nut shells from the garden, and sleeping behind curtains. She also quite likes partying at night, something her mum and dad have grown out of.” Oh, Jeanie. She is also attempting to befriend the mole in the garden by digging holes to drop in on him. Social!

Jeanie’s Desert Island Disc? Redhead Walking by REM.

Lucy Dillon

Enter your pooch!