Jo Parfitt reads Chapter one of her new novel, Sunshine Soup
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Writers Abroad 
Jo Parfitt reads Chapter One of her new novel, her 28th book, Sunshine Soup. The scene shows Maya and Rich Winter's last evening in Stamford, England, before they head off for a new life in Dubai with their two sons. Maya is emotional, Rich tries to fix things, both know that everything will turn out fine... they hope
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Journalist, Renata Harper, talks to me about the process of writing my novel, Sunshine Soup, to be published in September 2011. We talk about the pain of writing, confidence, feedback, support, editing, plot and titles and where on earth the idea came from. We talk about my experience of writing...
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