Saturday, November 8, 2014

Featured Author: Karen Swan


Welcome Today's Featured Author
Karen Swan!!!

 
 

Title: Christmas at Tiffany’s by Karen Swan
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Length: 596 pages
 
 
 
About the Book

In the wake of a heartbreaking betrayal, a young woman leaves the Scottish countryside to find her destiny in three of the most exciting cities in the world—New York, Paris, and London—in this funny and triumphant tale of fulfillment, friendship, and love.

Ten years ago, a young and naïve Cassie married her first serious boyfriend, believing he would be with her forever. Now, her marriage is in tatters and Cassie has no career or home of her own. Though she feels betrayed and confused, Cassie isn’t giving up. She’s going to take control of her life. But first she has to find out where she belongs . . . and who she wants to be.

Over the course of one year, Cassie leaves her sheltered life in rural Scotland to stay with her best friends living in the most glamorous cities in the world: New York, Paris, and London. Exchanging comfort food and mousy hair for a low-carb diet and a gorgeous new look, Cassie tries each city on for size as she searches for the life she’s meant to have . . . and the man she’s meant to love.
 
 
 
Excerpt:

I love this scene because it really shows the reader how desperate Cassie feels to escape her old life and old self, as though she can outrun her past.

‘Oh dear. That was not the start I was hoping for,’ Cassie sniffed finally. ‘I was expecting to hold out for at least half an hour before the wailing hysterics took over.’

‘Well, it’s going to be like that for a while,’ Kelly said quietly. ‘It’s all got to come out somehow. How were you on the plane?’

‘Oh, utterly mortifying – louder than most of the toddlers. You’d have left by parachute.’

‘Don’t doubt it,’ Kelly nodded, beginning to get up. ‘Come on, let’s run you a bath. You need to unwind. I’ll pop out and get dinner while you soak.’

‘Oh no, I’m fine. I’ll come with you.’

‘Plus you stink,’ Kelly said, walking into the bathroom and opening the taps. ‘There. I’ve poured my favourite Jo Malone in for you.’ She pulled on a pair of knitted Uggs and a sleeveless puffa jacket. ‘Put your pyjamas on after. I’ll be back in a little while.’

The door clicked softly and Cassie climbed into the bath, letting the water fill up around her. She realized she hadn’t showered or washed at the airport hotel. After drinking her way through the minibar, she’d collapsed fully-clothed on the bed and on being woken by her pre-booked wake-up call had simply stood up, grabbed her bag and staggered out of the door to the departures terminal. She wiped an eyelid and a smudge of bronze eyeshadow came off on her finger. God, she was still wearing the party – literally wearing the make-up, the body cream, the shock and horror of that night…

Taking a deep breath, she slid below the surface of the perfumed bubbles, desperate for their cleansing, transformative effect. It meant she was being submerged in someone else’s scent – perfumed, sophisticated, unfamiliar – but that was okay. That was what she wanted. So long as she could be anyone but herself.
 
 
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Biography


Karen Swan began her career in fashion journalism before giving it all up to raise her three children and an ADHD puppy, and to pursue her ambition of becoming a writer. She lives in the forest in Sussex, writing her books in a treehouse overlooking the Downs. Her first novel, Players, was published in 2010, followed by Prima Donna and Christmas at Tiffany's in 2011.




Twitter: @KarenSwan1






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