Talli Roland's second novel Watching Willow Watts looks set to be a wonderful read (Talli's first novel The Hating Game is certainly one of our favourites!) and we can't wait for the official release. The book will be available on Kindle and other e-book platforms on September 14th, and you can purchase the book here. The paperback edition will be published on November 30th. Haven't heard about Willow Watts yet? Then read on for the blurb, and be sure to check out Talli's blog for an online publication party.
For twenty-five-year-old Willow Watts, life has settled into a predictably dull routine: days behind the counter at her father's antique shop; nights watching fuzzy telly whilst the elderly residents of Britain's Ugliest Village bed down for yet another early night. But everything changes when Willow's epically embarrassing Marilyn Monroe impersonation is uploaded to YouTube. A canny viewer spots Marilyn's ghostly image hidden in the film and Willow becomes an international sensation.
Her dire little town is suddenly overrun with fans proclaiming her to be the 'new Marilyn'. Egged on by the villagers - whose shops and businesses are cashing in - Willow eagerly embraces her new identity, dying her hair platinum and scoffing cakes to achieve Marilyn's legendary curves.
But when the only man she has ever truly loved returns, seeking the old Willow, it's decision time. Should she risk stardom and the village's new-found fortune on love? Or is being Marilyn Willow's real ticket to happiness?
