Thank you for sharing another year with me. I hope that 2023 has been kind to you all. It was a good writing year for me with the tremendous success of my novel The Cruise, an Amazon Top Ten Best Seller within weeks of publication. So many of you contact me to say that you have enjoyed the book; many say the novel has inspired you to go on a cruise or read it while cruising. It has been a joy to read your kind messages. I am delighted to say that a major cruise line has stocked The Cruise, and I will be setting sail with them in March, to the Mediterranean, to host a book club and talks. More to come…
Promotion
In the UK, The Cruise is currently being promoted for 99p. Please use the link below to take advantage of this offer.
The Cruise
New Novel
My next novel, The French Cookery School, will be published in April 2024. For many years, I was a media agent, representing celebrity chefs. I fondly remember a cookery school in France run in the summer months by the talented chef Valentina Harris. The venue was Le Manoir du Touvent – a grand old farmhouse and the childhood home of the former French President Mitterrand. Positioned on the edge of the Charente region, it inspired me to write The French Cookery School
Isn’t the cover gorgeous? Big thanks to the clever creative team at One More Chapter for Harper Collins.
Mix together a group of mature students
Add in a handsome host
Season with a celebrity chef
Bring to the boil at a luxurious cookery school in France!
Whip out an apron, grab a wooden spoon and take a culinary trip to La Maison du Paradis,
the idyllic French Cookery School!
You can pre-order The French Cookery School here:
The French Cookery School
I had a wonderful time in the summer, heading back to France to research the book. My favourite towns were Chauvigny and Montmorillon and you will find out more about these places in the book.
Author Talks
2024 brings more talks for my diary, and I look forward to getting out and about and meeting many of you. For details of my talks, please visit my website:
www.carolinejamesauthor.co.uk
Family time
In October, I was fortunate to head off to Canada to spend time with family and my precious grandchild, Willow. I especially enjoyed visiting the Amish towns in Ontario and have to tell you that the Amish ladies bake the best butter pies in the world! I loved them.
Just for fun
In the book I am currently writing, there is a delightful collie dog who needs a name. Click on my Facebook page and comment with your choice and the chosen name will be credited to you in the book. Alternatively, you can email me.
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caroline@carolinejamesauthor.co.uk
Working holiday
As I write, I am in Spain, enjoying a working holiday in the winter sunshine. The Costa Blanca is quiet at this time of year and so unspoilt. Together with Fred, our Westie, I am taking lots of beach walks as I plot and plan another novel.
Wherever you are, I am sending my warmest wishes and hope that 2024 brings you and your loved ones good health and happiness.
With love
Caroline xx
Caroline James Author 