Transistion from
PR girl to Top Author: The Background:
Waterstone’s Swindon launched Annie Waller on 5th November
2005. more..
3 weeks later her novel went national, placed on the shelves
of every Waterstone’s store. Appears on BBC Radio Wiltshire
with Olly Dearden to discuss
the 'flying success' of the book since its launch. Within
seven weeks Borders gave ‘Married to Albert’ national
coverage in their stores and The Swindon Festival of Literature
have requested Annie to speak on stage at the Wyvern Theatre
in May.
“Annie has taken the literary world by storm,”
says David Thomas of Boltneck Publications Ltd. “Her
fast track to success is what new authors can only dream of.”
Gail Harbour, Buying Manager of Gardner’s the UK’s
largest book wholesaler says, “Annie Waller’s
debut novel is hysterically funny. I laughed out loud so much
that my husband banished me to the car. Gardner’s made
a unique decision to take her on because we really believe
in her talent. She has huge sales potential and a fabulous
career ahead.”
Newspapers up and down the UK want to know about Annie Waller.
The Hereford Times, Stirling Observer, Yorkshire Post, Swindon
Advertiser, Wiltshire Gazette & Herald, Western Daily
Times, covered her launch story. (Even the Daily Express interviewed
her at Christmas.) Reviews on www.amazon.co.uk
speak for themselves claiming Britain has a new Helen Fielding
and customers demand to see a sequel.
“The sequel Girl Guidance (GG) is almost finished,”
says Annie. “And I have plenty of ideas for more books.
My ‘Peter Kay’ observational humour compels me
to write.”
Annie is mother to two small children and wrote the book
whilst her RAF pilot husband served in foreign conflicts around
the world, including Afghanistan and Iraq.
Married to Albert tells the story of a young girl called
Kate who likes her job, a drink and a pilot called Guy. Kate
reluctantly leaves civi-street to ‘join up’ via
matrimony but has a bit of trouble settling in…
“No one has written
such an in-depth account on military life for women.
I am the first of a kind and the book’s success shows
I fill a massive market gap. You see, when you marry the Air
Force, it’s almost as good as joining up. I got posted
200 miles away from home. I gave up my friends and family
for a bloke who was seldom around. People spoke to me in three
letter abbreviations and I had no idea what they meant. But
the most marked difference between a civi-street workplace
and the military ‘family’ was a vicious line in
banter. This abundance of sure-fire wit gave me mountains
of material to turn into a really funny fictional story.
And why not? Already we have Bravo Two Zero and Tornado
Down. So why couldn’t some wifey go and write a romance?
People are fascinated when I say I married a Royal Air Force
Pilot but the truth is far from fascinating. I married a fairytale
but live with banter, loneliness and am only recognised through
the rank of my husband. I watched the absurdity of it all
and decided to tell the world. For instance, it seems bizarre
that when I see a doctor on the base, someone dressed as a
tree asks me how I’m feeling!”
Annie Waller will be appearing on stage before Kate Adie
at the Wyvern Theatre on May 8th at 6pm-7pm. Tickets available
from mid-March on Tel: 01793 524481.
Married to Albert, is published by Boltneck Publications
Ltd, 69 The Thoroughfare, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 1AH (owned
by Medavia) Call David Thomas or Helen O’Brien 01179
858 709. E-mail: 
helen@medavia.co.uk
How to buy 'Married to Albert'
Annie's website has full details on how to purchase this
hilarious book. www.anniewaller.com
Alternatively, visit the local booksellers, it is on the shelves
at Border’s
and Waterstone’s price £6.99. Why not reserve
your copy by phone +44(0)1793 436465 and order a copy. Amazon,
the online shopping portal, acclaimed as the earth's biggest
selection of books, magazines, music, DVDs, videos, electronics,
computers, software, apparel & accessories, shoes, ...
www.amazon.co.uk
The ISBN number for Married to Albert is ISBN 0-9546399-0-1 |
