Happy New Year!

Well, the children are back at school and I'm back at the laptop - yesterday I typed the terrifying words 'chapter one' but luckily I was able to carry on typing beyond that and did quite a good first day. This is book 4 by the way - book 2 The Madonna of the Almonds is due out in May and the build-up is all going well; I handed in the corrected proofs before Christmas...phew! Meanwhile the 3rd book The Botticelli Secret is now going out to publishers and has sold in Germany already...and meanwhile, I'm still doing publicity for book 1 The Glassblower of Murano, which is, luckily, proving to be the book that wouldn't die. (If you're in the York area I'll be on BBC Radio York on Thursday next week) Also top secret negotiations are going forth with an eminent Hollywood producer for the option to Glassblower so watch this space...