Good News and Bad News from Mrs Finnegan
What do you want first?
I don’t need to ask: you are a staunch, sensible body of readers – very similar to myself – able to LOOK calamity in the face and laugh at her boldness, so let’s get the bad news out of the way.
Bad News #1
The very nearly sell-out July book launches, full of light and promise, wine and cake, had to be postponed.
If you booked tickets you will have already received a tear-stained missive. Those who were forced to look on (because of distance or incapacitation) will no doubt be shocked at the news.
I can tell you the disappointment in BRIGHTON was almost physical. You could feel it in the misty miasma of regret that slunk into Brunswick Square on cool mornings and you could hear it in the mournful sighs carried on the lightest of breezes in the afternoon. And as for the strange noises in the night…I won’t go there.
Why the Delay?
A tiny error (miniscule, almost invisible, hardly there) interrupted the printing process and it was with the heaviest of hearts that I reluctantly agreed to the date change.
Whose Fault?
Now is NOT the time to apportion BLAME, especially as I have already made a full confession. Let us fold a blanket over events and accept that July was not meant to be
Good News
There will be two AUGUST book launches! One on Friday August 22nd starting at 7pm for wine enthusiasts and another the next day Saturday August 23rd at 3pm for those who are hungry rather than thirsty (tea and cake will be served).
All the information is HERE
Bad News#2
When I last wrote I feared that the butler Mr Cubbage (may his name go down in infamy) would find a way of sliding into MY book launch. Now I KNOW he will. He has announced – unasked – that he intends to be at BOTH August dates as he has a very important, but unspecified, role to perform.
I wish I could have spared you this.
I hope it will not DETER you from attending.
Rest assured, I will not be bowed.
The BEST news
My Guide (some have been kind enough to call it my masterpiece) is on sale WORLDWIDE.
Here are the details. (Why it involves a South American river has not been explained to me but I am assured that there is no danger of the cargo of books getting wet.)
Amazon UK
Amazon US
Amazon Canada
Amazon Australia
I have been taking lessons from a street hawker and I would like to have your opinion on the following strategies:
BUY my book!
Please buy my book.
Buy my book, please please please.
Which one PERSUADED you to click on the appropriate Amazon symbol?
As added inducement, I have pasted below two snippets from Mrs Finnegan’s Guide to Love, Life and Laxatives
A Remedy for Toothache
I have been told by a German knife-grinder that kissing a donkey can rid you of toothache. I have never known anyone do it, but I would like to watch someone try.
Thimble-sized Philosophy
You cannot skip and be unhappy at the same time.
In closing, I wonder if you have you noticed anything about my image at the top?
This is me as LADY authoress.
The apron had to go.
Regular readers will remember how I started out.
Tidier today, don’t you agree? Part of me, though, is nostalgic for the days before fame and fortune…
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A Good Confession
"Unputdownable" Miriam Stoppard
BRIDGET WHELAN writer 
just ordered my copy!
Hands on hip, one step, two step, happy dance!
I only stop when the butler puts his head around the door and wants to know what is making so much noise. I explain it away by saying I was tackling a particularly irritable wasp. Even in moments of high excitement one has to keep one’s dignity. But inside, Sarah, I am still happy dancing.
May you sell many many copies.
I’ll be celebrating the good news for sure
Can I suggest a robust claret or (if the weather is warm) a seriously chilled hock plus, of course, a well-thumbed copy of MFGLLL
right!
Dear Lady Authoress,
I note that arrangements have been made to ensure the trajectory of the great river but, with regret, I must point out the omission of Spain from the itinerary. I look forward to the necessary diversion as soo as possible.
I had it somewhere, Gail…
Dear Lady Authoress,
I note the trajectory you describe of the Great River; it is with sorrow that I point out the omission of Spain on its itinerary. Surely there must be sufficient clientele to warrant the addition of Amazon . es ? I shall keep my beady eye on future missives. May the gods look with favour on your double celebrations.
Gail ( in Spain ).
Ah I found it. Just click HERE for Amazon Spain. The Dutch are great readers too so clear HERE for the Netherlands.
Have I left anyone else out? Do say.
My copy hath arrived, although the Amazon delivery man did look a little startled when I asked him in for wine, or if he was too busy could he re-deliver the following day and partake in tea and cake. Suffice to day none of these kindly options were accepted for the prestigious launch, other than a mumbled here’s your parcel and a hasty exit back up the tradesman’s steps.
Tut, tut. Refusing a glass of wine is not the Finnegan way.
Take no heed of the postman’s bad manners and pour yourself a large glass while reading the masterpiece. And write a review in the same circumstances. Wine lubricates the pen and the imagination wonderfully well.
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