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Second bite of the apple

October 31, 2016 by Ann Roberts Leave a Comment

This anniversary trip to Portugal just gets better and better, with more things to celebrate. Not just our fifty years together, but an unexpected interest in Louisa Elliott, first published by Chatto & Windus in 1989. In my previous blog – The Frankfurt Book Fair – I mentioned that the translation rights for this bestselling…

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Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Ann Victoria Roberts, Caradoc King, Chatto Windus, Louisa Elliott, translations

29: Eyes Wide and Breathless

September 8, 2014 by Ann Roberts Leave a Comment

Coincidence abounded in the summer of ‘87. First, Rosie Thomas, who turned out to be married to literary agent Caradoc King; second, publisher Carmen Callil, who just happened to ring Caradoc to ask if he had anything for her to read. Third, Carmen – almost a legendary figure in publishing – was Australian, and intrigued…

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Filed Under: Family History, Genealogy, Louisa Elliott, Memoir, Publishing Tagged With: Ann Victoria Roberts, Caradoc King, Carmen Callil, historical novels, Louisa Elliott, writing

Caradoc King

25: Caradoc King & AP Watt

August 26, 2014 by Ann Roberts Leave a Comment

A positive response from the first agent I’d applied to – I could hardly believe it! That it should arrive by telex, just as MT Reliance was entering Bilbao, made it a crazy moment. The Spanish pilot gazed at us in astonishment – hugging, kissing, laughing – were these really the stiff-lipped British? Ashore the…

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Filed Under: Authors, Family History, Genealogy, Louisa Elliott, Memoir, Publishing, York Tagged With: Ann Victoria Roberts, Caradoc King, Chatto Windus, historical novels, Louisa Elliott, writing, York

summer vacation

24: Summer Vacation

August 20, 2014 by Ann Roberts 2 Comments

After five years of seeking time to write, suddenly time was heavy on my hands. My husband Peter had gone back to sea after three months’ leave, my precious novel, Louisa Elliott, was sitting on an agent’s desk in London, waiting to be read and decided upon. Wondering what would happen next, longing for news…

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Filed Under: Authors, Family History, Genealogy, Louisa Elliott, Memoir, Publishing, WW1 Tagged With: Ann Victoria Roberts, Captain Peter Roberts, Caradoc King, writing, WW1, York

The Real Liam

LOUISA ELLIOTT – Reflections

November 13, 2012 by Ann Roberts 2 Comments

Having had a few days to recover from the mammoth task of re-editing my first novel, I feel I must say a few words about two brilliant women – Carmen Callil and Alison Samuel of Chatto & Windus – who helped shape the raw manuscript into what became a bestseller. But first a small digression…

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Filed Under: First World War, Louisa Elliott, Publishing, Writing Tagged With: Alison Samuel, APWatt, Caradoc King, Carmen Callil, Chatto Windus, first world war, Louisa Elliott, Virago Press, writing

Available Books and eBooks


Louisa Elliott

Louisa Elliott Book Cover

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Liam Story

Liam Story 2012

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The Master’s Tale

Master's Tale Book cover

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Moon Rising

Moon Rising

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