Jencey's Corner

Deborah Moggach is visiting Writer’s Corner today to discuss her new novel.   She is a new author for me.   I look forward sharing our visit with you.   She is the bestselling author of the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.   We are celebrating her new novel Heartbreak Hotel.   It is receiving great praise from the likes of Good House Keeping, Marie Claire, and others.   Susan welcome   and thank you for coming to Writer’s Corner.   What can you tell us about your new novel Heartbreak Hotel? It’s set in a ramshackle hotel in Wales, run by an old actor (Buffy), who has the bright idea of creating Courses for Divorces. When people split up they enroll on a course to learn the skill the other person had in the relationship – car maintenance, cooking, gardening and so on. (see a description on my website ) What part in the story does divorce play? Divorce runs through the book. Most of us face it at some point in our lives – I certainly...

Kristin Kusek Lewis is stopping by today to share her current novel Save Me.  There is a special promotion for this  e-book price promo of just $4.99 for Save Me from February 16 - March 16 .   How did the idea for this book come to you? What made you want to write about infidelity? I wish I could say that I’m someone who outlines and has the whole story worked out before I start writing—it seems like it would be easier that way—but for me it always starts with the characters. I lived in New York City throughout my twenties, and my roommate and I would often walk along the Hudson River after work and invent identities for the people we passed. I do the same thing in airports and restaurants, and when I write, I feel like I start in much the same way.              Daphne came to me as a very particular woman. She is laser-focused, unwavering, and she has tightly controlled everything in her life...

How many of you remember your first job once you graduated college? Was it everything you expected it to be?   In the most recent novel by Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus The First Affair, a career takes a wrong turn.   How could that affect you and the ones you love? Synopsis:   Jamie McAlister has just graduated from Vassar with her good friend Lena.   Lena has a great job in Los Angeles and Jamie would like to join her.   So far she hasn’t been able to find a job out there.   What to do?   One day Jamie gets a message that she has been chosen for an internship at the White House in the Rutland Administration.   A family friend has loaned her an apartment to live in Washington D.C.   What could possibly go wrong?   One night Jamie has a chance encounter with the president which leaves Jamie wondering about their relationship.   Then the phone calls begin.   What does this truly mean for Jamie and her job? ...

As a mom of four, I read for escape. Not that I don’t adore the never-ending cycle of homework, laundry, arguments, practices… A little escape is needed for sanity’s sake. This is how I approached Don’t Mention the Rock Star by Bree Darcy’s debut.   Thank you to Bree Darcy for a copy of this novel for review. Synopsis:     Kellie and AJ met when he skateboarded his way into her tennis lesson.   At first, the surface differences--sixteen year-old Australian girl bound for university, and seventeen year-old American boy who just wants to be a musician.   Can there be any hope of a true relationship which seems unlikely? When has love's course ever been easy or predictable? They find common ground as they get to know each other. They both have very firm ideas and plans for how their future will look.   Is there a future? My Thoughts:   The premise caught my attention: Australian married working mom Kellie reconnects with her first lo...