This post was originally published at Novelicious.com and is now at WritingTipsOasis.com. WritingTipsOasis.com acquired Novelicious.com in June 2022.
Last night was the Romantic Novelists' Association Summer Party. The winner of the Joan Hessayon Award was announced at the party and the winner is
Charlotte Betts for The Apothecary's Daughter (Piatkus)
Katie Fforde said in her adjudication:
Charlotte Betts: The Apothecary’s Daughter (Piatkus) This is a terrific,
involving historical novel set against the very real drama of the Plague
Year and the Great Fire. Well-researched and beautifully written, it tells
of one young woman's struggle against the constraints of her time and
gender, interwoven with betrayal, tragedy and loss, to find a measure of
personal and professional identity and ultimate happiness.
Congratulations to Charlotte and also to everyone else on the shortlist:
Kate Jackson Second Chance (DC Thompson)
Molly Hopkins It Happened In Paris (Little, Brown)
Sally Clements Catch Me A Catch (Wild Rose Press)
Paula Williams A Place of Healing (My Weekly Pocket Novel)