Publication Day for The Boy in the Bookshop!

I can't quite believe the day's arrived, but The Boy in the Bookshop started landing on ereaders all over the world at midnight! It's a very strange feeling to think people are reading Jade and Marwan's story, a story which I never dared to dream would be published.

Thank you so, so much to everyone who's bought a copy, tweeted about it, messaged me about it and been so incredibly supportive. Readers and writers really are wonderful people, and that's why there are so many of them singled out in the acknowledgements (and there could have been many more, but as these stories were written eighteen months ago I deliberately named those who'd been generous with advice from the very start)!

But this one is dedicated to David and Zachary, my favourite boys. I hope I've made them proud.

Have you read The Boy in the Bookshop? If so, I'd be incredibly grateful if you'd leave a review on Amazon and/or Goodreads. I'd love to know what you thought.

Plus, as a little thank you for all your support I'm running a rafflecopter giveaway to win this tote bag filled with goodies perfect for any book lover! Best of luck!

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