I write stories about clever and adventurous women who don’t mean to fall in love, but do.

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Day 8: Castlegregory to Camp (11 km)
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Day 7: Cloghain to Castlegregory (28km)
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Day 6: Ballydavid to Cloghane (27km)
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Day 5: Dunquin to Ballydavid (18.5km)
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Day 4: Dingle to Dunquin (25km)
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Day 3: Annascaul to Dingle (23km)
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Day 2: Camp to Annascaul (via Inch): 20km
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Day 1: Tralee to Camp in County Kerry (22.1 km)
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Sunshine Through the Rain
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A new edition of In at the Deep End!

My Instagram feed is flowers, books, oceans and landscapes ... no filters, fillers, padding or cropping. Just me!

πŸ’œ Isn’t it wonderful how children run, just for the sake of running? Lots of flower collecting today for my little buttercups πŸ’› #thesummerfieldsaddler
It’s lovely to see my books on library shelves, but seeing my daughter Tamsin’s middle grade fiction books on library shelves is equally special. Blossom was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s literary awards a few years ago - a p
Who wouldn’t be ridiculously excited to congratulate the thoughtful, delightful and talented author Tania Blanchard on the launch of her latest novel, An Undeniable Voice, at Bookface St Ives last night? Claudine Tinellis, writer and podcaster,
Kitchen sink roses. Because roses make everything better πŸ’•
It was wonderful day today at Wollondilly Library for the Author Fair. There are so many inspiring memoir, non-fiction, fiction and other authors in my neck of the woods. Amy, the librarian who organised the day. was brilliant in all respects. I was
πŸ’œ Today is the inaugural author fair at the wonderful Wollondilly Library, Picton, and I’ll be one of the featured authors. The event, featuring a host of fabulous local authors including my friend and author of All the Bees in the Hollows, La
πŸ’œ Last night I joined talented authors Saman Shad (The Matchmaker), Clare Fletcher (Five Bush Weddings and Love Match) and Katharine Pollack (the program director at Writing NSW and author of Her Fidelity) in a Talking Writing: Romcoms panel. What a
πŸ’›Thank you Anna for reading Sunshine Through the Rain. I’m so glad you enjoyed the story - and you’re looking forward to The Summerfield Saddler! #Repost @anna_loder_ with @use.repost ・・・ Love love loved Sunshine through the Rain!!! I
πŸ’œ As part of a Kindle monthly deal, my books are on special as eBooks. Harriet Scott, Golden Saunders, Jemima Kincaid, Sapphire Brown, Phoebe, Patience and Primrose Cartwright, Ariella Blake and Amber Churchill. Mr Darcy had some input into naming o
πŸ… Tomato Tuesday. Yes it’s a strawberry, but the tomatoes didn’t do much this week. I love a strawberry πŸ“ #thesummerfieldsaddler
Siegfried, dumped by the side of the road at only a few weeks old, unexpectedly tiptoed into our lives. He loves my sons, grandsons and Mr Darcy way more than he loves me, but I love him anyway πŸ’•
πŸ’œThree more sleeps to go ... On Thursday 7 November (starting at 6pm for drinks and nibbles) I’ll be on a writing panel at Writing NSW with Clare Fletcher and Saman Shad talking all things writing romantic comedy with the program director of W
🌸 It’s a shame my lotus flowers only come out at night, but maybe there’s a message there. Beauty is not necessarily where we expect to find it …. #thesummerfieldsaddler
πŸ’™ The Summerfield Saddler book launch will be held at the new Harry Hartog Bookseller store in Mosman on Saturday 7 December at 6pm. Admission is free, but please RSVP (link in my bio). I’ll be in conversation with the wonderful writer and Wri