Going Nowhere
0 Comment / May 15, 2014

Sunlounger Stories 2
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Story Synopsis:

Melanie is rushing to the airport en route to a job interview, but will her flight to New York take her to where she really wants to be?

Sneak peek of story:

As the taxi neared Heathrow, the billboards on the side of the road were increasingly taken up with advertising holiday destinations.

Melanie let her BlackBerry rest idle in her lap and gazed up at the boards as though they were actual views. Barbados with its golden sand and azure seas. Lapland with its pristine snow. Rainforests and deserts. Ancient cities and modern metropolises. There was so much of the world she hadn’t seen.

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Tell us about the location you chose for your SUNLOUNGER 2 story… Melanie is headed from London to New York City… but you’ll have to wait and see if she gets there!

Have your books featured any exotic destinations? I’ve set a couple of my books in Los Angeles (RUNNING AWAY FROM RICHARD and CRAZY IN LOVE) and one in the Hamptons (MARRYING FOR MONEY). Oh, and last year’s book – WHAT I DID ON MY HOLIDAYS – features a heroine who is going to Majorca with her boyfriend. He dumps her the night before they’re supposed to fly. You’ll have to read the book to find out if she catches her plane!

If you could live anywhere in the world… I’ve always loved California and spent quite a bit of time there trying to launch a film writing career. I loved the lifestyle. I especially loved not having to dress for four seasons in one day, which is the norm in London (cold, wet, too hot on the tube…). I loved the Angelenos too. Good weather definitely makes people more optimistic. I often wonder why I came back from Los Angeles. To Balham…

Destination you’ve returned to the most times? It’s a tie between Los Angeles, for the sun, the laid-back lifestyle and the food and Paris, for the food, the fashion and the wine. 

Ticket, passport, money and… My Kindle. I get through at least a book a day on my hols. Used to take up an awful lot of my baggage allowance.

Favourite cuisine from around the world? I’m torn between Indian and Italian food. Italian has the edge, I think. I love burrata (a soft cheese like mozarella) with cherry tomatoes and a drizzle of olive oil.

Favourite holiday cocktail? I’m really not a fan of cocktails. It’s a straight-up glass of champagne for me every time. Or chilled white wine if it’s not pay day. A nice glass of Muller Thurgau – a fresh Italian white – comes to mind.

What was your best/worst holiday romance? I’ve never had one! I have met some very nice people on trains and aeroplanes though and some of them have become friends. I once accidentally spilled tea on my seat-mate on the Eurostar. We got chatting and a week later he sent me some much better tea from Mariage Freres. He should have sent me his dry-cleaning bill!



Chrissie Manby

Sunlounger Contributing Author

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Author Bio

CHRISSIE MANBY is the author of 16 romantic comedies including GETTING PERSONAL, SEVEN SUNNY DAYS and THE MATCHBREAKER .She has had several Sunday Times bestsellers and her recent novel about behaving badly after a break-up, GETTING OVER MR RIGHT, was nominated for the 2011 Melissa Nathan Award.

Chrissie was raised in Gloucester and now lives in London. Contrary to the popular conception of chick-lit writers, Chrissie is such a bad home-baker that her own father threatened to put her last creation on www.cakewrecks.com. She is, however, partial to white wine and shoes she can’t walk in.