To be published 29th August — pre-order now!
A MYSTERY TO SOLVE. A SPY TO CATCH. A SHOW TO SAVE.
‘Maybe, by Christmas, the war will be over – and we’ll be back home with Mum and Dad, listening to the orchestra play and watching the dancers whirl round the floor . . .’
Britain, 1940, the world is at war and 10-year-old twins Harry and Rosie are evacuated from London to live with their Great Uncle. The twins immediately miss home and perhaps most of all for Harry, the tearoom where their mum works, and Harry spends hours watching the professional dancers – secretly dreaming of the day he might do the same.
Faced with stony silences from their Great Uncle Rupert and endless rainy days in the stormy village of Cotterill Cove, they throw themselves into the local dance show, determined to do their bit for the war effort and maybe even dance at the famous Winter Gardens in Blackpool.
But when Harry sees strange flashing lights out on the treacherous mudflats one night, he and Rosie discover their new home is hiding some huge secrets and the enemy is a lot closer than they thought.
Racing to uncover the truth, Harry and Rosie learn bravery comes in many forms and even in the worst of times, the show must go on.
Hello my loves,
I’m so excited to let you know about the upcoming release of my debut children’s book: “Code Name Foxtrot”!
It’s set to be published this coming Thursday, 29th August and can be pre-ordered now.
There are a limited number of signed copies available from Waterstones and WHSmith – so do be quick if you’d like to reserve yours!
Find out more about Code Name Foxtrot over on my online shop, where you’ll also find a special video featuring me and my twins, George and Henrietta (spoiler alert: adorable!)…
…plus sneak peeks at some of the beautiful illustrations by Elisa Paganelli to accompany the text.
If you pre-order the Waterstones edition you can enter a competition to win afternoon tea with me…
…and the WHSmith edition contains bonus puzzles – perfect for budding spy-catchers!
And that’s not all!…
Puffin, my wonderful publishers, have organised a number of exciting book signing events over the coming weeks:
Hungerford Bookshop
Monday 26th August 2024, 2–3pm
Simply Books, Bramhall
Tuesday 27th August 2024, 2:30–4:30pm
Waterstones, Norwich
Thursday 29th August 2024, 2:30–4:30pm
Do come along if you can – I’ll be talking all about Code Name Foxtrot, and signing copies too!
…And even more excitement, I’ll be joined by none other than Dame Jacqueline Wilson for a special family event at The Capitol theatre in Horsham on 1st September.
The Capitol Theatre, Horsham
Sunday 1st September 2024, 2:30pm
Well, my loves, a busy week ahead with ‘publication day’ on Thursday and three book signings – I do hope to see you there! Dates have just been announced for my book tour for ‘A Dance For The King‘, too: click here for details… and do keep tabs on my social media for news as it comes on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter, apologies… X!
Until next time… sending much love, and keeeeeeeep reading!
