Hi.
I'm Judi Meppershall, and I thought I'd take the time to introduce myself in advance of the release of The Accidental Guru some time soon. I'm one of The Gang and also, in truth, the Accidental Guru herself. I didn't mean it to happen but, as usual with my friend, Aurora, little things soon get out of hand and, from giving one lecture as a bet, I suddenly found myself motivating the Menopause Generation.
Aurora and I first met at university almost thirty years ago. Believe it or not, I fell pregnant at my graduation party so, whilst Aurora hit the London audition circuit, I got married and had four children.
I'm still married to Neil, my knight in shining bifocals, and we live in Nottingham with our two daughters, Grace and Hannah, the boys having flown the nest.
At antenatal class I met my two other best friends, Paula and Mel. Paula's the sensible one and a bit of a Domestic Goddess whilst Mel's funny, talkative and the kindest person I know.
After a few years in London, Aurora reappeared in Nottingham with the News of the World and a disgraced junior minister in tow (don't ask). She quickly became the fourth member of The Gang and we meet up at least once a month to drink too much wine and generally laugh and bitch our way through too many calories.
The Accidental Guru is our story - what happened to us all over six tumultuous months and they way life took us in different directions whilst bringing us even closer together.
Bye for now, Judi
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Thursday, 25 September 2008
We're getting there
After a long lay off over the summer, The Accidental Guru is once more back up and running towards its conclusion. Hopefully, you shouldn't need to wait much longer to read the happy, funny, sad stories of Judi, Aurora, Paula and Mel.
Sorry to keep you waiting but it'll be worth it, I promise
xx
Sorry to keep you waiting but it'll be worth it, I promise
xx
Monday, 11 August 2008
Coming slightly later than soon.....
As I'm anxious to get The Gang's story absolutely perfect, I'm afraid The Accidental Guru has been delayed for a few more weeks yet. Thanks for your patience and, hopefully, you'll find it worth the wait.
In the meantime, I've launched a new e-book, Casanova's Condoms, which is a less than serious history of contraception from ancient times. What did the Greeks keep in their medicine cabinets, what did Roman condoms look like and how did the Egyptians stop themselves becoming mummies?
If you'd like a preview, go to the Casanova's Condoms page at LULU by following this link http://www.lulu.com/content/3340705
It only costs £2.50 to download and is full of fascinating facts with some bad jokes on the side. Well worth a read - even if I do say so myself.
To keep you up to date on my non-fiction writing, I've opened another blog at http://www.booksltd.blogspot.com which will give you something to read whilst you wait for The Accidental Guru to make an appearance in the Autumn.
Hoping to chat to you again soon
Laura Essendine x
In the meantime, I've launched a new e-book, Casanova's Condoms, which is a less than serious history of contraception from ancient times. What did the Greeks keep in their medicine cabinets, what did Roman condoms look like and how did the Egyptians stop themselves becoming mummies?
If you'd like a preview, go to the Casanova's Condoms page at LULU by following this link http://www.lulu.com/content/3340705
It only costs £2.50 to download and is full of fascinating facts with some bad jokes on the side. Well worth a read - even if I do say so myself.
To keep you up to date on my non-fiction writing, I've opened another blog at http://www.booksltd.blogspot.com which will give you something to read whilst you wait for The Accidental Guru to make an appearance in the Autumn.
Hoping to chat to you again soon
Laura Essendine x
Wednesday, 28 May 2008
Coming soon...........
THE ACCIDENTAL GURU
A brand new novel from Laura Essendine available soon on http://www.lulu.com/. Funny, heart-breaking, romantic and restoring your faith in friendship. A book to snuggle up with and wallow in.
Judi, Aurora, Mel and Paula, friends for over twenty years, supporting each other from ante-natal classes to university applications. Until their lives change irrevocably over six months.
Paula – perfect housekeeper and pillar of the community who's thrown into emotional and domestic chaos by the death of her mother and the reappearance of Charles Waddington.
Mel – whose three children need to undergo tests for a fatal, genetic condition but only she appreciates the devastation the test results will bring.
Aurora – failed actress, radio presenter and self-proclaimed sex-goddess who refuses to relinquish her youth or her hold on a succession of toy-boys until a young American forces her to expose a past that she’d buried long ago.
Judi – who'd abandoned her dreams to travel and write when she fell pregnant at university. Twenty-five years and four children later, she unwittingly becomes a motivational guru for The Menopause Generation. The media attention and book advance turn her dreams to reality but success is marred by Aurora’s jealousy and increasing alienation.
Is it possible to turn your past into your future and, if you do, will it be everything you’d hoped for, or the one thing you were always afraid of?
A brand new novel from Laura Essendine available soon on http://www.lulu.com/. Funny, heart-breaking, romantic and restoring your faith in friendship. A book to snuggle up with and wallow in.
Judi, Aurora, Mel and Paula, friends for over twenty years, supporting each other from ante-natal classes to university applications. Until their lives change irrevocably over six months.
Paula – perfect housekeeper and pillar of the community who's thrown into emotional and domestic chaos by the death of her mother and the reappearance of Charles Waddington.
Mel – whose three children need to undergo tests for a fatal, genetic condition but only she appreciates the devastation the test results will bring.
Aurora – failed actress, radio presenter and self-proclaimed sex-goddess who refuses to relinquish her youth or her hold on a succession of toy-boys until a young American forces her to expose a past that she’d buried long ago.
Judi – who'd abandoned her dreams to travel and write when she fell pregnant at university. Twenty-five years and four children later, she unwittingly becomes a motivational guru for The Menopause Generation. The media attention and book advance turn her dreams to reality but success is marred by Aurora’s jealousy and increasing alienation.
Is it possible to turn your past into your future and, if you do, will it be everything you’d hoped for, or the one thing you were always afraid of?
Over the coming weeks, The Gang will be introducing themselves here on this blog so why not subscribe on the right to receive regular updates in your inbox. Make friends with Judi, Aurora, Mel and Paula before the novel's release in July and then join them during the six months that will change their lives for ever.
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