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Look what happened! My tenth Imogen Clark novel In Another Life hit the book shelves this week. It seems to be going down well so far. There's a Readalong happening on Instagram and readers seem to be intrigued which is always good. There's a video of me reading the first chapter HERE too.

I'm full of new ideas at the moment (some more practical than others!) I'm hoping to host an online Book Club discussion about the In Another Lifevia Zoom for my email subscribers. You will be able to send questions beforehand and also ask me some on the day. I'll give people time to read the book and then send out an email inviting those that are interested to join me (always assuming I can make the technology work!)

Book News!

You may remember that I used to give out the Net Galley code of my books to interested readers hoping for early reviews. I stopped doing it because so many of your lovely reviews were blocked by Amazon and never made it onto the site.

Anyway, I'm assured that that doesn't happen anymore so another of my new ideas is to restart an early reading team. Anyone who is interested will be able to sign up for the team and will then receive a paper or digital copy of the book to review. There will be other perks to being a member of this exclusive club too!

I will be setting it up in time for my next book Model Conduct which is out in May next year so watch this space for how to be part of it.

Actual Book News!

Sorry! I got a bit carried away with my exciting new ideas for a moment there but I do have some actual book news. I have finished writing The Glamp Site which is Izzy Bromley #4. It's all booked in to go to the editors in the autumn and Imogen Church will be narrating the audiobook again. I hope it will be out shortly after Christmas but as ever you'll be the first to know when I have a definite publication date.

So that leaves me free to start on the next Imogen book, working title Seven Days. I don't want to give much away at this point but have a look at the Where I've Been section below for a clue as to the setting.

You might also have seen on social media that I have signed a fifth contract with my wonderful publishers Lake Union so that's another three books for me to write. Seven Days will be the first of those. I'm not sure about the others as yet. There's everything to play for there!

Climbing Kilimanjaro!

And now for something completely different (as they say.) In October, I will be attempting to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world, standing at 5,895 m (19,341 ft) above sea level.

Usually I would just get on with this without making a fuss but following the death of my courageous brother-in-law Neil last year, I want to try to raise funds for Yorkshire Cancer Research, a charity that Neil supported.

I have no idea if I will make it – altitude sickness is indiscriminate – but if I don't get to the top it won't be for lack of trying! If you would like to support me in this important and very worthy clause then please follow this LINK. Thank you x

Where have I been?

'All over,' is the answer to that. Earlier this month I was invited to two weddings in the same week! One was local but the other gave me chance to spend a couple of days in the Lake District which was lovely. The view below is of Ullswater.

Then we went to the south of France with the children. (Hint – this might be the location I mentioned above) to stay in Biot near Antibes. It's so long since we were last down there that the younger two children couldn't remember ever going so that was fun.

And then I was in Norfolk. I met the friends I'm going to be climbing Kilimanjaro with for a walk. Clearly, walking in super-flat Norfolk isn't the perfect training for climbing the world's highest free-standing mountain but we had fun nonetheless.

Here are some snaps of the month. As ever, there is more to see on Instagram.

The book on the bench is evidence of the much lauded but rarely spotted Book Fairy! She's been busy leaving books on benches across the length and breadth of the land but so far has only had a message from one lucky recipient. It makes her wonder what happened to all the others. I hope they found good homes!

And talking of books . . .

What have I read?

I Know How This Ends by Holly Smale is the first adult book by this highly successful author and I loved it. Margot is on a self-destruct mission, finding fault with every man she meets so she can prove that they are all rotters. But then she meets Henry who isn't like the others. And she has developed a strange tendency to see into the future, a skill that she doesn't always use wisely. Sounds bonkers but actually it's a lovely and very touching story of love and forgiveness.

Sandwich by Catherine Newman is an astute and often hilarious look at life when you're sandwiched between your kids and your elderly parents. Rocky and her family go to Cape Cod to stay in a cottage they've been visiting for twenty years. Rocky wants it to be an easy holiday full of nostalgia and tender moments with her young adult offspring but the universe has other ideas. And on top of all that she's struggling to come to terms with mid-life changes too. It made me laugh out loud (but that might just be my age!)

The Offing by Benjamin Myers is a gentle coming of age book which I very much enjoyed. Following the end of WWII, Robert decides to take himself off for the summer before he has to begin work in the coal mine, a prospect he doesn't much relish. He walks down to Yorkshire from Durham and ends up sleeping in the garden of Dulcie, a wealthy but semi-reclusive woman who has much to teach him about life, poetry and nettle tea.

Kill your Darlings by Peter Swainson is a 'why done it' crime novel that is told backwards. Thom and Wendy are married and share a terrible secret which threatens to destroy them. Wendy sees a simple solution to her problem but some how it doesn't turn out to be all that simple. I had to concentrate hard to start with because the books goes from the end of their story to the beginning but I got the hang of it and the ending is delicious.

August's book recommendations

And that's your lot. Thank you to everyone who entered last month's giveaway to win copies of my new book. I hope you enjoy it. And if you also read In Another Life and enjoy it please leave a rating or review on Amazon as it helps other readers to find them. ( The algorithm loves good ratings!)

As ever if you haven't had enough of me you can find more on Instagram and Facebook and occasionally TikTok so please pop along and say hello. Thank you so much for being here and for reading right to the end. Your support means such a lot to me. And so, until next month. . .

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