The writer’s life is not all serious research and pondering, sometimes it’s ‘beer and skittles’! These two fabulous Frenchies lived with me several years ago in Australia and it’s been fun to catch up with them in La Rochelle.

I’ve been in a dilemma when to set ‘Madame Mathilde’. Although it’s a current day story and this year is the obvious choice – I started to wonder if we will actually want to relive 2016!

However, given that my characters are tucked away in a beautiful spot in France, it’s probably interesting for them peek out at this topsy-turvy world from a safe distance. In that light, it’s great to talk to locals about where things are at here right now.

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