The first of a new Corfu trilogy steps out into the sunshine

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Well, Good Morning, Corfu: A Year on a Greek Island is going really well, with interest from national magazines and newspapers.

Read about it here, on The Bridport Press website.

And if you're an agent or publisher who'd like to work with me, please get in touch. In the wake of The Durrells, I can feel a new Corfu Trilogy coming on.

That's about it.

Love Maddie x

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