Author Interview & Giveaway: Alison Jameson

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Today it's my stop on the blog tour for Alison Jameson's latest novel Little Beauty for which Alison has kindly agreed to answer a few questions.  Welcome Alison.

What does a typical writing day look like for you?   
Since having my son I’ve had to become less rigid about my work schedule.  I try to get to my desk every day but it isn’t always possible. Also I find I’m more productive if I go out for long walks or go running to clear my head if I’m stuck with something. Most days though I work from 9 - 12.30 i.e. when my son is at school. I tend to consume a lot of tea and buttery toast as I write….although those crumbs can ruin a good keyboard!

Can you tell us a little bit about your latest novel Little Beauty?

Little Beauty tells the story of Laura Quinn who lives on Whale island, a remote island off the West Coast of Ireland. Her boyfriend,the lighthouse keeper, Martin Cronin refuses to commit to her and so she makes a brave decision to get a job  on the mainland. Laura lost both of her parents at a young age and is something of a social misfit as a result. On the mainland she meets Finn and Audrey Campbell who are wealthy and attractive and looking for a housekeeper - and Laura's life begins to change forever.  Little Beauty is also about loneliness and how everyone needs to connect with someone else - and it’s about the ultimate act of love between a mother and her child. 

Sneak Peeks & Giveaway - Alison Jameson - Little Beauty

July is turning out to be a very busy month bookwise for me, one of the books waiting on my Kindle for me to read is Little Beauty by Alison Jameson which sounds like it's going to be a thought provoking read.

1975: Laura Quinn has spent her life on the remote and beautiful Inis Miol Mor - Whale Island- off the west coast of Ireland. After the death of her parents, and faced with the continuing reluctance of her lover, Martin, to marry her, she realizes she needs to leave the island for her life really to begin.

She accepts a job as a housekeeper with a wealthy couple on the mainland. But a year later, Laura is back, and this time she is not alone. She has at last found the love of her life: a baby son named Matthew. But what sort of life can an unmarried mother have on a remote Irish island in the 1970s? In this complex situation is revealed a picture of a tightly knit community where Laura inevitably comes under pressure to conform to the rules of society.