This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
Writer (and Kirsty G's Marsh Agency stablemate!) Giovanna Fletcher has been signed to Penguin's Michael Joseph for her debut novel, ALL I EVER WANTED.
The book is due out on 1st August 2013 and it sounds like just our cup of tea.
When Sophie May was four years old, all she ever wanted was to appear on Live and Kicking and dance with Mr Blobby. At six years old all she wanted a weeing Tiny Tears doll. At ten years old all she wanted to be a Spice Girl.
But when Sophie was just eleven years old all she ever wanted was to go unnoticed.
Years later and Sophie lives a quaint existence in the Kent countryside, working in a teashop, managing to squander the memories of her heartbreaking past. However her content life is about to be thrown into disarray, when a film production company rolls into the village, bringing with them teen heartthrob Billy Buskin.
On discovering Sophie, covered in flour and charming an elderly lady, Billy is instantly smitten. He plucks Sophie from her world and brings her in to his, but how will she cope with being thrown into the spotlight after years of shying away from attention? How will she handle feeling constantly judged and discarded by almost everybody she meets? And how will she feel when her heartbreaking tale is discovered and shared with the nation?
We'll be posting a cover image as soon as we have one. In the meantime, ALL I EVER WANTED is available to pre-order from Amazon.