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Joanna Glen

@joannaglenwriter

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Costa-shortlisted novelist
☀️💛 The First Act of Summer 💛☀️
Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly | All My Mothers | The Other Half of Augusta Hope
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Thinking of taking a creative writing course this autumn? If you're looking for a programme that will help you create a strong foundation to build your first novel from, take a look at Novel Writing For Beginners!
If you dream of writing a full-length book but have no idea where to start - or have tried in the past and been too overwhelmed to make progress - it could be just the push you need.
Here's tutor and award-nominated author @joannaglenwriter with some thoughts on the writing process. We love the way she considers the quiet, truthful place novelists have to find inside themselves before they can really get started... ✨
🔗 To find out more about Novel Writing For Beginners or secure your spot on the course now, visit our website or follow the link in our bio.

#writingcommunity #writingcourse #writingjourney by @joannaglenwriter

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The Arding Room’s book club is the best. Great group of people, a great selection of books across the months and last night we had the privilige of the author joining us.

Joanna Glen’s book, The First Act of Summer is a beautiful read. It follows Hester from childhood to 60 and illustrates how guilt and remorse for one bad decision can shape the life you lead. Incredible characters, setting and story.

It was fascinating to hear Joanna’s process for writing her books. I’m onto her next one - All My Mothers. Thanks so much to Kathryn for being such a fab host. by @joannaglenwriter

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Do you dream of writing a novel? Have you tried in the past, but given up because you've lost confidence or become too overwhelmed by the challenge of crafting plot, characters and a compelling fictional world? In this week's Tuesday newsletter, Novel Writing For Beginners course tutor Joanna Glen - @joannaglenwriter - shared five questions that, when answered honestly, will help all authors trying to start a new project. Swipe through the carousel to read them...
📖 If you fancy working with Joanna on shaping a solid structure for your first book, visit our website or follow the link in our bio to find out more about Novel Writing For Beginners.
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#writingtips #writingcourse #writingcommunity by @joannaglenwriter

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BARGAIN ALERT. Book, ice cream, beach, go.
The ice cream might be called a 99.
But only the book costs 99p.
For August, on Kindle.
Long hot sandy summers, love, pain, the chance of redemption. Plus beach huts. And a harp. 💛☀️🪉
Also, theories for why a 99 is called a 99, all unproven.
🍦Stefano Arcari ran an ice cream shop at 99 Portobello High Street in Scotland where he cut Cadbury flakes in half to adorn the cones.
🍦An Italian king had an elite royal guard of 99 soldiers so anything top class was called a 99.
🍦The flakes for the ice cream measured 99 mm. by @joannaglenwriter

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📚✈️ I’ve been wanting to create a reading guide to match your holiday destination for ages, and I’m thrilled to finally share it with you!

📚 I absolutely adore reading stories set where I am holidaying. This guide features books I’ve devoured and think are perfect for your holiday reading list.

💭 Feel free to ask questions or request more details about any of the books in the comments or DMs! I’d love to know if you’ve read any of these or if you decide to pick one up, or even what you've enjoyed so I can add them to my list!

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#HolidayReadingGuide
#MoodReading
#BookRecommendations
#SummerBooks
#Bookstagram by @joannaglenwriter

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📚 🌊 Book Review: The First Act of Summer by Joanna Glen

📚 Blurb
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Joanna's incredible Maybe, Perhaps, Possibly stole my heart back in June 2024 and I haven't stopped raving about it since. So you can imagine how excited I was when I found out I had won a signed copy of Joanna's latest novel The First Act of Summer!

My Bookish Thoughts 💬
Oh my days... Joanna has captured another piece of my heart.

This is a novel that melodically plucks each and every heartstring, starting off with teasing chords reeling you in while building your curiosity like a beautifully layered piece of classical music. Joanna guides you through her character's childhood through to adulthood, interspersing it with the current day, building up into an emotionally tense and satisfying crescendo.

For me the beautiful harp playing in the story echoed the emotions I felt while reading this emotional, heartbreaking yet hopeful and empowering story.

I think this is one of those books that's best discovered for yourself. The blurb is there on the carousel so I'll simply say this: grab your favourite drink, find a cosiest spot you can and prepare to lose yourself in nostalgia, love, laughter and emotion.

The First Act of Summer is out now.

💭 Which book completely stole a piece of your heart? I'd love to add your recommendations to my TBR. ❤️

I'm now planning which patterns to use to crochet my reading blanket granny square for this special book. Watch this space... 🧶

A huge thank you once again @joannaglenwriter and @boroughpress for sending me this gorgeous signed copy, and the gorgeous hand written postcard. I will treasure them both.

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#AD #BookReview #Bookstagram #FirstActOfSummer #JoannaGlen BooksOfInstagram by @joannaglenwriter

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This month’s book club pick was All My Mothers by @joannaglenwriter and it gave us plenty to talk about!

A story about love, loss, belonging, and the people who shape us, it left us all missing our mums a little more and asking the question: what really makes a mother?

Beautifully written, heartfelt, and full of quiet moments that stay with you. A solid ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ from us.

Restaurant pairing: @brindisa_tapas

📚 Have you read it? We’d love to hear your thoughts.👇🏻

#BookClub #AllMyMothers #JoannaGlen BookReview hungrygirlsbookclub ReadMoreBooks by @joannaglenwriter

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I'm on an absolute high after last night at @chapter34books where I interviewed @joannaglenwriter and @franquinn21 about their new books, The First Act of Summer and The Scandalous Ladies Football Club.

It was a first for me but both Fran and Jo were just so fabulous to talk to that they honestly made it easy.

A huge thanks to @the_sara_post @mybookscape @littlewolfsbooks @bobsterw2 @louise.clarke111 @ellieclarke7 and the ladies from my book club for the support and to Kelly at the bookshop for allowing me to host!

Thanks also to @tomsharpe.proj for the photos!

It's definitely something I'd like to do again!

#bookshopevent #thescandalousladiesfootballclub #thefirstactofsummer #authorevents taken in Chapter 34 by @joannaglenwriter

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What a wonderful evening I’ve had. I attended a book event at @wordonthestreetbookshop hosted by @louisefeinauthor with @franquinn21 and @joannaglenwriter talking about their new books - The Scandrlous Ladies Football Club and The First Act of a summer. Louise has also had a book out this year - The Book of Forbidden Words.

What a warm and friendly event this was . All three writers are engaging and witty and passionate about reading and writing and I could have listened to them all night.

I have read both TSLFC and TBOFWs and thoroughly recommend them both. I’m also very excited to read The First Act of Summer especially as some of it is set on Mudefird Spit and as a geography teacher this location really appeals to me.

I was also lucky enough to have a lovely chat with @nikkismith_author whose book The Last Place You Look came out last week.
A great evening - thank you all. by @joannaglenwriter

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We had the fantastic @joannaglenwriter on the latest show talking about her new novel The First Act of Summer. You can hear the show on @radioreverb and listen to the podcast wherever you listen to them

❤️🌞As children, Hester and Elias were inseparable. Every year, their families would spend the summer together at their beach huts on a wild and windswept sandbank, where the two of them never left each other’s side.

But childhood friendships can stretch and warp as you grow up, and in the summer of 1976, the year they turned 14, Hester did a terrible thing that would shatter both of their lives.

For her 60th birthday, Hester goes back to her family’s beach hut to hide from the husband she wants to leave and the daughters she’s never fully understood. It is here that she finally faces up to what she did that fateful summer, wondering whether it’s ever too late to become the person you were meant to be. And if there’s still a chance of finding Elias again…🌞❤️

#joannaglen #thefirstactofsummer by @joannaglenwriter

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Looking forward to chatting with Jo Glenn about our new books, with Louise Fein on hand to keep us on topic! We’re at Word on the Street, a lovely bookshop in Ashstead, Surrey, this Thursday at 7.30.
Tickets available via the shop https://share.google/0hzCRKTXlTF9U09mr by @joannaglenwriter

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