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October 13, 2009 10:02 PM
Happy Birthday to my Newest Baby!
When the big brown box arrived at my door last Friday, I knew my newest creation had arrived. ‘Girl on the Other Side’ was finally here — just over two years since the idea for the story had first come to me. I couldn’t wait to hold it in my hands!
But instead of tearing into the box, I showed remarkable self-restraint and waited for my kids and husband to be there so we could share the moment together. After all, it’s not every day that a new book is born, right?
My kids were thrilled to peek into the box and ‘be the first’ to touch the stack of smooth, fresh covers. My 7 year old son, a budding bookworm, hugged me and tearily exclaimed how proud he was that “Mummy is an author”. Those few little heartfelt words from my son were higher praise than any reviewer could ever write about my books!
Once we finished flipping through the pages…we moved to the kitchen to toast ‘Girl on the Other Side’ properly. After all, doesn’t every birthday girl deserve her own cake?
