 I'm not sure what I expected when I discovered The Choice would be published on Boxing Day. I worked through last Christmas on a major structural edit with a deadline at the beginning of January, so those festivities passed me by. I guess I should have expected the same for Christmas 2019.
It's out, The Choice is now available and selling online and in bookshops and I couldn't be happier or more delighted. It's the culmination of eight years hard work and a life-long dream.
​ It feels a little surreal, as though I'm still in the dream, but the pictures everyone keeps sending me of their copies of The Choice makes it feel more and more real.  For the past eight years I've had a ritual, every new bookshop I go in, I find the place on the shelves for the W authors. I take a picture of where my book would go.
 I recently had some photos taken for the launch of The Choice. We did the shoot in a local hotel that serves the best afternoon tea! Because, of course a book about a world where sugar is illegal and baking is a crime, needs to have pictures featuring cake. Beautiful cakes. And scones. And sandwiches. Wait, where was I?
 Thursday 26th December may be Boxing Day, it is also the day my debut novel is released. You might be planning on hitting the sales shopping, or just sleeping off the overindulgence from the day before.
Why not come to a virtual book launch instead?  Today has been a magical day, the very first copy of The Choice arrived and it was the most amazing moments of my life. I've dreamed about it for so long and it's often felt like it would never happen.
 Photo by Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash 'Eat the best, leave the rest! Remember Mother knows best.' Olivia Pritchard lives in constant fear since Mother Mason came into power. Everything from healthy eating to exercise is controlled by the government, all in the name of health and happiness. Olivia hates being dictated to, but to protect her family she must follow the rules or face a stay in the Shame Box - a perspex box, placed in a public place for everyone to judge. After Olivia witnesses an innocent woman being violently arrested, she is no longer able to ignore the injustice. The underground rebellion 'Cut The Apron Strings' is gaining momentum and for the first time in years Olivia has a choice: keep her head down or join the fray... #CTAS #JoinTheFray Pre-order The ChoiceThe Choice is available to pre-order from Amazon, Waterstones, Book Depository
DETAILS Published: 26th December 2019 Publisher: Orion ISBN: 1409187748  Photo by Maddi Bazzocco on Unsplash 'Eat the best, leave the rest! Remember Mother knows best.' Olivia Pritchard lives in constant fear since Mother Mason came into power. Everything from healthy eating to exercise is controlled by the government, all in the name of health and happiness. Olivia hates being dictated to, but to protect her family she must follow the rules or face a stay in the Shame Box - a perspex box, placed in a public place for everyone to judge. After Olivia witnesses an innocent woman being violently arrested, she is no longer able to ignore the injustice. The underground rebellion 'Cut The Apron Strings' is gaining momentum and for the first time in years Olivia has a choice: keep her head down or join the fray... #CTAS #JoinTheFray Pre-order The ChoiceThe Choice is available to pre-order from Amazon, Waterstones, Book Depository
DETAILS Published: 26th December 2019 Publisher: Orion ISBN: 1409187748  I'm so excited to be able to finally talk about the cover for The Choice. I've been waiting to show you for a few months and it's been so hard to keep it to myself, but now I can finally let you see the stunning cover Orion has designed for me.
 For my third week of The Great British Bake Off Bake Along I tried Paul Hollywood's technical for making floury rolls. I didn't bother with the veggie burgers, as this is supposed to be Bake Off and veggie burgers aren't baking.
I enjoy making bread because you can do it in stages and I always leave my dough in a cold place overnight for a slow rise. It's perfect for pacing. |
Claire WadeI won the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition. My novel, The Choice, is published by Orion. The Choice is available from:
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