Fern Britton is currently working on her debut novel
The former This Morning presenter has gained a two-book deal from major publishers HarperCollins. The fiction novels will be based on Fern's 30-year career in television.
According to The Bookseller, the first novel, due to be released in time for Mother's Day 2011, focuses on journalist and single mother Christie Lynch. Christie lands a high-profile job in TV and soon forced to decide whether certain people in her life can really be trusted. With her mother disapproving of her fame and daughter disappearing altogether, Christie's is becoming difficult. That is, until she meets singla dad Richard.
Fern said: "Are the characters based on people I have worked with? Have any of the storylines actually happened? Or have I made it all up? Readers will have to read the novel to decide."
The book will be Fern's first published work of fiction. Her autobiography, My Story, has so far sold 222,095 copies.
