I'm so excited to share with you all the official(ish) blurb for my novella releasing this summer! This novella is contemporary women's fiction--my first time writing contemporary in seven years, and my first time ever writing women's fiction. A preorder and cover reveal will come soon enough, but for now, I hope you enjoy this little sneak peek of The Odd Duck Society! Jessamy Aubertine is too much for her university classmates, too little for her overstressed mum, and nothing in between. In an attempt to make herself useful, she takes on a spring holiday at her childhood home in Box Hill to sell the family's fading tea shop and somehow work out how best to tell her mum that she's switching study plans. When mysterious letters signed by famous authors show up, can Jessamy and an unlikely pair of comrades find the writer behind the missives--and perhaps discover themselves as well? Or will their friendship fade with The Muses at the end of spring holiday? The Odd Duck Society will appear in Springtime in Surrey, releasing from Wild Blue Wonder Press this summer. Stay tuned on my blog, newsletter, and Instagram (@racheljleitchauthor) to keep up on the Society's current adventures!
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3/31/2023 12:19:06 pm
Rachel, your story sounds so entertaining! Have you enjoyed writing women's fiction? Did anything about it surprise you? I can hardly wait to read The Odd Duck Society!
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Rachel L.
5/19/2023 04:15:41 am
Hi, Andrea! Sorry I'm so late replying. I have enjoyed writing this story a lot, I think it was the something different I needed. Honestly, it surprised me just how much I enjoyed it and how smoothly the story came. Yes, there was the usual panic of trying to get it done on deadline, but it all worked out really well, and I'm so thankful to God for that. I'm excited to read your story, too!
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