Greetings!
Although I try to keep my website updated throughout the year, it's in January that it gets a makeover, ready for a new book in the series featuring Maisie Dobbs. I'm really excited about ELEGY FOR EDDIE, which will be published on March 27th, 2012. I'll be sharing more information on the inspiration and background to the story in my newsletters, so if you haven't signed up, just follow this link—it's a good way to receive announcements and updates on my novels and also my appearances schedule.
As with my previous books, the incomparable artist and craftsman Andrew Davidson created the cover for ELEGY FOR EDDIE. I was thrilled to bits when he used a photograph of my Friesian horse, Oliver, as inspiration for the silhouetted horse—though I think Ollie would keel over if I were to present him with a cart to pull. My grandfather believed a horse should earn his keep, so I don't know what he would think of my beloved steed, who has a huge appetite and no intention of working for his grain!
With the launch of my blog this year—Maisie Dobbs, Inspiration From An Extraordinary Generation—I have not only been able to indulge my love of history, but I've been able to share some of the background reading and research I've undertaken to bring a sense of time and place to my books, especially where the lives of women between the wars is concerned. If you haven't seen the blog, please check it out, and if you want to keep up with the posts, you can subscribe to receive an alert whenever I've penned something new.
Finally, the paperback of A LESSON IN SECRETS will also be published in March, so if you've been waiting, not long to go now!
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With all good wishes,
Jacqueline
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