That's great about the agent, Cea - congratulations!

Frances

p.s. Otis Twelve, hmm... perhaps I'll take to calling myself Fanny Thirteen.

Cea, congratulations, that's so exciting. Very, very good luck with it.

The winner having been shortlisted before confirms my suspicion that all the debuts and overnight successes and so on in the booktrade are actually battle-hardened veterans. It's only the PR machine which doesn't want them portrayed that way.

Frances, not Franny Thirteen, to improve your chances in the US?

Emma

Certainly not! I have my pride.

f

Yes, congrats about the agent - and being on the shortlist is still a winner.

A
xxx

Thanks guys, much appreciated.