Jaffareadstoo is delighted to be part of the Hungry for Love Blog Tour
It's a real pleasure to welcome the author ~ Lucy Beresford
Hi Lucy, it's lovely to see you and thanks for spending time with us today....
Tell us a little about Lucy Beresford, author
Hi there, well the Author in
me is still pinching myself for being able to describe myself as such. It’s a
wonderful feeling to be published, and I’m really grateful that it’s happened.
When I’m not scribbling notes in note-books, I’m hosting a sex and relationships
show on LBC – there are quite a few cheeky sex scenes in this novel. And I love
cooking. I thrash out major plot knots by kneading bread – it’s extremely
therapeutic!
How long have you been writing and what got you started?
At primary school I loved it
when we had to write stories. I was always using my friends’ names as the
characters and the best bit was getting to read out the stories to the class -
so I guess I’ve been writing for decades. But it took years before I plucked up
the courage to leave my job in banking and commit to writing. I now write from
a garret in the attic, with a family of pigeons who dance outside my window.
They are currently feeling very smug as they make several appearances in “Hungry
for Love"
What inspired you to write Hungry for Love and what can you tell us about it that won’t give too much away?
“Hungry for Love” is about what
happens when Jax (daughter of a famous TV chef) cancels her wedding on the day
by text. The more Jax treats herself with respect, the more she finds love
where she least expects it. I got the idea for the opening of the novel when I
received a text like the one Jax sends, cancelling a wedding on the day. I’m delighted
to report that in real life, both parties are now happily married to other
people.
I’m definitely a plotter –
although in my first novel “Something I’m Not”, one of my characters announced
that he was planning on adopting a child, and to this day I don’t know where
that idea came from. In this novel, I have four men vying for Jax’s hand and
for several drafts I wasn’t sure which man deserved her. Now I know!
What were the challenges you faced whilst writing this novel?
I ought to say it was the
sex scenes, but because they all revolve around food, those scenes were
enormous fun to write. I’d say the biggest challenge was writing about Caryl
whose story is darker than Jax’s. Caryl has an eating disorder and in my work
as a psychotherapist it was important for me to write about this difficult illness
in an accessible way.
What do you hope that readers will take away from Hungry for Love?
I want readers to enjoy the
humour and playful parts of the book, and maybe try out some of the recipes
scattered through the story - but also I want readers to know that even when
your life is falling apart, you time for joy will come again.
How can readers discover more about you and your work?
Readers can contact me on
Twitter @lucyberesford My website is www.lucyberesford.co.uk
and of course they can listen to me, 8-10pm on Saturday nights on LBC 97.3
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| Quartet Books June 8th 2016 |
Huge thanks to Lucy and also to Emma for their kind invitation to be part of this Blog Tour
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