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Catherine Alliott on writing tips

Catherine talks about how she got started as a novelist, her writing routine and shares some tips for new writers

04 April 2015
Wish You Were Here

  • Wish You Were Here

  • Sink into the hilarious feel-good story of a family holiday gone wrong from the Sunday Times bestselling author of A Cornish Summer

    'Wonderful story that made me laugh but also cry... great escapism' 5***** Reader Review

    When Flora, James and their two teenage daughters are offered a free holiday in a beautiful chateau in the South of France in return for an act of kindness, they obviously jump at the chance.

    A break from hectic London - what could be better?

    But Flora wasn't expecting a whole heap of family baggage coming along too - including some surprise guests.

    And especially not James developing a crush on their famous host.

    Perhaps this won't be the dream holiday she had in mind . . .

    If you like Jill Mansell, Cathy Kelly and Fern Britton you'll love this.
    _________

    'Catherine Alliott at her best'     5***** Reader Review

    'A breezy, comic, summery romp' Sunday Mirror

    'Warm, witty, easy to read . . . a thoroughly engaging, entertaining read' Daily Mail

    'Hilarious and full of surprises' The Times

    'I fell in love with the characters' 5***** Reader Review

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Catherine Alliott

Catherine Alliott is the author of fifteen bestselling novels including About Last Night, My Husband Next Door, A Rural Affair, One Day in May, The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton, and Wish You Were Here. She lives with her family in Hertfordshire.

Catherine Alliott

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Win a £150 Sophie Allport voucher and a copy of A Cornish Summer by Catherine Alliott
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Extracts

A Cornish Summer: 'In a blaze of glory, the beauty of the Cornish countryside suddenly unfolded dramatically around us'

Escape to the golden beaches of Cornwall with a brilliant new novel by bestselling author Catherine Alliott.
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A tour of Alliott Country

Writer Catherine Alliott takes a look around the village that was the inspiration for her novel A Rural Affair

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