Annie Murray, author
The cover of my new book, Soldier Girl.
Newsletter
June 2010
Soldier Girl
Soldier Girl, the sequel to A Hopscotch Summer is now out there in the shops. In it, we find out where life next takes Molly Fox and Em Brown. Molly, after a very damaging childhood has grown into a troubled young woman with a drink problem – not the most obvious person to settle into army discipline, but the army is where she goes to take refuge from her family, so join her and see what happens!
I have also now finished the third volume of story about the three girls, Emma Brown, Molly Fox and Katie O’Neill, and what happens in their lives in Birmingham from the end of the war. It is called All the Days of Our Lives. I hope you will enjoy following the girls’ joys and sorrows with me.
Launching Soldier Girl
Annie with Sarah from WH Smith in Northfield (left).
Sarah with Macmillan area rep Kate Bullows.
I recently spent a few days in Birmingham signing books and meeting some of you which was lovely. Apologies once again to those of you who had a bit of a wait! All the staff in shops were lovely as usual and many thanks to Macmillan staff Kate Bullows and Sarah Wilcox who transported me round and were fun to be with.
What was especially lovely was going to WH Smith in the Merry Hill Centre and Meeting my NO.1 Fan, Julie Cotterill. Julie had been writing to me for a very long time and is always kind and supportive. However it has taken us a very long time to meet up! Thank you for coming Julie – it was wonderful to meet you and your Mom at last!
Annie with her No. 1 Fan – Julie Cotterill. Please click on the images to enlarge.
Tesco Competition Winner
When A Hopscotch Summer came out, Tesco ran a competition for people to send their names in for a prize draw – the winner is to have their name included as a character in the next book. And the winner is… SIMON COLLINGE. Congratulations Simon. We’ll see what dread or glorious fate awaits you at the end of a pen, in about May 2011!
Tales From the Heart
Do look out for our Saga Newsletter, Tales from the Heart, which PanMacmillan are producing, featuring the books of myself and my fellow author Margaret Dickinson who writes sagas set in Lincolnshire. They come out about twice a year and may be available in your local library. If you are especially interested you can get on their mailing list by writing to:
Naomi Berwin, Pan Macmillan, 20 New Wharf Road, London N1 9NF.
There’s no charge (I don’t think).
Inside there are some short write-ups inside about my new book Soldier Girl, and Margaret’s latest lovely read, Sons and Daughters. There are some quizzes and prizes too!
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
The anthology of romantic stories (one of them by yours truly) to celebrate 50 years of the Romantic Novelists Association is in the shops now – a rich selection of quick romantic reads.