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July 1, 2008 8:50 AM
Exciting Lisa Jewell news
Lisa Jewell has announced on her website that, following her next book - currently entitled The Secret History of Melody Browne (due April 2009), she'll be writing a sequel to her debut novel, Ralph's Party.
"I always said I would never do a sequel, because generally I am fed up to the back teeth with my characters after a year or more in their company and want to create a fresh cast of people to play with," she says. "But ten years is a long time (yes, ten years) and I thought it would be fun to see what that decade has meant to Ralph, Smith, Jem et al. I’ve only just started it, but I think it's going to be fun."
What do you think? Are you excited about this news or do you wish authors would let their characters lie?
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Posted by Aigua Media on July 1, 2008 in Book News | Permalink
Comments
I haven't read Ralph's Party, so I can't speak to this particular sequel. However, if I really love a book and the characters I am always eager to get my hands on the sequel. Some books lend themselves to a sequel while others are just so neatly wrapped up that a sequel would be unnecessary. I say, if there's more story to tell, tell it!
Posted by: Lucie Simone | July 1, 2008 4:12 PM
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