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So: third continent in as many weeks - off to North America the day after tomorrow (by which time I shall know whether or not Chelsea have overcome their bugbear and beaten Liverpool to make the final of the Champions League: will I be travelling with a light heart or burning with fury?). I've never been to Toronto before and was delighted to accept an invitation from Doubleday Canada to come and promote THE TENTH GIFT. Amongst the radio and TV interviews and stock signing I'll also be speaking at an event for Ben McNally Books over brunch at the King Edward Hotel at 10a.m. on Sunday 3rd May alongside Rabih Alameddine, Mary Roach and Misha Glenny, which should make for a lively and varied discussion!

More reviews:

'The Tenth Gift explores love, forgiveness, work, captivity in its various forms and the meaning of life. Characters strive to build their faith whether they understand everything that happens to them or not. A based-on-true-life plot makes for a riveting tale, all the way to the improbable if emotionally satisfying ending' BOOK PAGE

'Johnson's innovative style and tone (informed by her own Moroccan vision-quest) transforms what could have been a conventional swashbuckler into a witty page-turner' KIRKUS

'Captivating energy and momentum' PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY

'THE TENTH GIFT is an enchanting, addictive novel' Chick Speak

Huge apologies to anyone who's been trying to email me via this site up till now: there's been a glitch in the system.

I love to hear from readers and visitors to the site, so please do send emails to me, because the address is now working. There's no live link, in order to avoid spam, but all you need to do is type in jane@ and then janejohnsonbooks.com (no spaces), and I promise to respond quickly.

'An unashamedly escapist page-turner that will be enjoyed by fans of Kate Mosse and Philippa Gregory' DAILY MAIL

I've signed stock around the Central London bookshops, so now it's Cornwall's turn. Press this week: Sunday Express (6th April), The Western Morning News, Cornwall Today, The Cornishman, Woman's Own...

10th April
1 - 2pm event with The Harbour Bookshop, St Ives, Cornwall at St Ives Library

2.30pm signing for Ron Johns Bookshop, 2 Fore Street, St Ives

Friday 11th April
11am signing at Waterstone's Truro, 11-12 Boscawen St, Truro

12.30pm signing at Falmouth Bookseller, 21 Church St, Falmouth

An this morning signed stock for Books Plus on Market Jew Street in Penzance.

More to come when I get a chance: I have a Sam Bourne novel (The Final Reckoning) to read and edit before the weekend, which is tight; but I managed to read The Genesis Secret by Tom Knox whilst travelling in a jeep through the Sahara and Morocco's Draa Valley (photos and a proper blog on this to come shortly) then anything's possible...