A review! A review! I set up a Google Alert for “Blue Mauritius” and I just received notification that there is a review of my book in the UK newspaper The Independent of today, 25 August 2006. Here am I in Australia reading it before probably anyone over there in hard copy yet!
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Going postal for a paper fix, review in The Independent
Rush in now for Blue Mauritius on ebay – only 99p!
Well. How about that?! Someone’s selling my book on ebay with a starting price of 99 pence! Quick! Someone snap up this bargain!
Once was enamoured of footnotes
Blue Mauritius received its first write up in the press (that I’m aware of) in the UK’s Daily Mail recently (11 August). It didn’t make it online, but a copy was sent to me this week. It is mostly a descriptive review (Critic’s choice), and to my chagrin, refers to the ball envelopes as invitations [...]
First positive feedback
One ought to treasure these things. I have received my first positive feedback for Blue Mauritius from a reader not related to me (my father was, in fact, the first person I know to finish the book and enjoy it). Christian le Comte in Mauritius emailed me today.
He writes, ‘I got an advance copy of [...]