The clouds lifted as we set across Cornwall leaving the Lizard and heading north almost to Devon to join the festivities of the Charles Causley Festival. My signing was for noon and to be honest I really didn't expect anyone to turn up for an event by a début novelist at lunch-time on the Thursday before a bank holiday weekend. But they did!





The Bookshop is located in the heart of the town opposite the most lovely church.The owner greeted me warmly with the news he'd already sold 5 books! And sure enough a steady stream of people came into chat - this is Cornwall after all and many bought the book including a lovely librarian from Australia here on holiday.... Then there was a group of German tourists outside and writing down the title of the book...so I hoped outside and told them it was coming out in Germany in November...



I met a local author and was able to find some more research books...a  brilliant day. Tomorrow I'm in Falmouth Booksellers at 2PM if you fabcy a chat and a piece of fudge...



But while driving across Cornwall I've been elsewhere...



I've also been interviewed by Eleanor Fitzsimmons on writing.ie about how location plays an essential part in The Cornish House.



The lovely Claire Marriot reviews The Cornish House on her blog here.



I'm chatting to the fab Emma Lee Potter 


An interview with Trashonista here.