Ah, the irony.
The above picture was sent to me this morning by a friend of ours who lives in our old neighborhood of Islington in London. This is the front table of Border’s bookstore, which was a regular haunt of ours when we lived there. The store, I understand from book trade sources (thanks, Ralph), is about to close. Sad news.
Still, every cloud, and all that. Because look! There – only seven years after it was published! – is my third novel, Love You Madly, finally where it belongs on the front table of a major chain. And available at a staggering discount! Incredible!!
I can let you in on a secret. Every one of those books has my signature in it. I did a reading at the shop (plus a little jazz) when the book was published back in 2002, and at the time I signed their entire inventory. And that, dear friends, is why the book is in pride of place now. Since I signed the books, the bookshop can’t return them to the publisher.
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Hi. I have just read Love you Madly having selected it from my local library.
I was disappointed with the ending and felt that you could have written a second book using Anna and Matt say in five years when the obvious love they have for each other is found and rekindled. You see I am a romantic and love a happy ending. They could have overcome their differences. Think about it. There is a story still outstanding.