Lola Jaye

I got two copies of the German edition of By The Time You Read This… in the post from my Agent today; AND THEY ARE IN HARDBACK!!! And they are FAB!  And then I get home from collecting the books from the Post office depot and THERE’S A HUGE BUNCH OF FLOWERS WAITING FOR ME ON MY DOORSTEP!!!!!!! And from one of those posh florists, too.  They are from Harper Collins and my lovely editor wishing me a Happy Publication Day (for yesterday!).  They smell wonderful and admittedly the only flower I recognise are the pink  roses! I am thrilled!!! This is greeaat! Then I did a telephone interview with The Voice newspaper for next week’s edition.Now, I’m getting back to my desk to finish off my book… 

 And I was in Chester overnight to do a book signing at a hospital learning centre organised by Union Learn.  Apparently Ricky Tomlinson did one a couple of years ago - so I was in good company!As you know I have been mad busy finishing novel two and this felt almost like a break! (especially the hotel Jacuzzi bit!)I arrived back in London just over an hour ago and I really need to go back to my manuscript - but… I thought it was important to Blog just in case any of the LOVELY people I met today logg on (one lady even admitted to having read my blog! - that thrilled me!) And that’s another thing; PEOPLE IN CHESTER ARE SO LOVELY. No one was too busy for a chat.Examples. 

• The ladies in the butterfly shop (I bought some pretend butterflies to stick on my wall, don’t ask!) gave a run down of the best places to visit and eat.
• I know that my taxi driver has never been to London but his wife has for her business.
• My question of why there was so much welsh translation in Chester was answered by the man waiting with me at the train station!

I’VE LEARNT SO MUCH! The kindness of strangers. How LOVELY! 

…. worked so hard in my entire life!