I am delighted to introduce on her book's publication day
Tell us a little about Lorna Peel, author.
I have been writing since I was
nineteen and for a few years I wrote just for myself in A4 sized spiral-bound
notebooks. When I decided to try and get published, it was great ‘fun’ typing
up the novels as I’m a terrible typist! These days, everything goes straight
onto the laptop. I write romance novels, a mixture of contemporary and
historical, set in Great Britain and Ireland.
What inspired you to write The
Image of Her and what can you tell us about it that won’t give too much away?
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I’m not adopted but, like The
Image of Her’s Rachel Harris, I have always been interested in my background
and ancestry. So I wanted to write about what I knew—a novel which involved
genealogy—but romance and mystery, too. I had also just discovered that a
distant ancestor was a Church of England clergyman. I was doing a lot of
research into him, so I decided to make Rachel’s boyfriend, Matthew Williams, a
clergyman and get the church involved…
What were the challenges you
faced whilst writing this novel?
Making sure all
names/dates/places were consistent and correct. I have a family tree program
and I created a separate file for The Image of Her to keep it all on track. I
also had to make sure that everything related to Rachel’s adoption and the
Church of England was correct, so there was quite a bit of research involved.
Luckily, I’m a research nerd!
What do you hope that readers
will take away from your book?
Never to assume anything or take
everything you are told at face value. When I first started researching the
Peel family tree, I interviewed my late grandfather’s sisters and was told
where my branch of Peels originated from. So I began to double-check and
discovered that, no, my Peels weren’t from that area at all and that the
information, which had been told to them by their father (my
great-grandfather), was incorrect.
How can readers discover more
about you and your work?
I have a website and I’m on most
social media sites but Twitter and Pinterest are my favourites. I have
Pinterest boards for all my books, both published and WIPs.
https://twitter.com/PeelLorna
http://plus.google.com/+LornaPeel
http://www.tsu.co/lornapeelauthor
http://www.pinterest.com/lornapeel
http://www.facebook.com/LornaPeelAuthor
Can you tell us if you have
another novel planned?
I have, and it’s a historical. I
have been writing a series of novels set in Dublin, Ireland, in the 1880s. I
completed the third novel a couple of months ago and I’m now making notes for
the fourth.
Many thanks for interviewing me, Jo!
You're so welcome. Jaffa and I have loved having you as our guest today. Come back and see us again soon.
Read an Excerpt from The Image of Her here
Many thanks for interviewing me, Jo!
You're so welcome. Jaffa and I have loved having you as our guest today. Come back and see us again soon.
Read an Excerpt from The Image of Her here
**The Image of Her is published today ** Amazon UK
Huge thanks to Lorna for taking the time to answer our questions today.
Jaffa and I wish you much success with The Image of Her.
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Many thanks for hosting me today, Jo!
ReplyDeleteYou're alwyas a welcome guest Lorna..come and see us again soon :)
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