Incident In Berkeley Square, the novella that takes place six weeks after The Mayfair Affair, will be out November 2nd, two weeks from next Monday. It takes place at a ball Suzanne and Malcolm are giving, their first since he learned the truth of her past. Here’s a twilight image of Berkeley Square as it might look when the guests are arriving for the ball. The house that is my image for the Rannochs’ is the in middle.
Be sure to check out the great discussions we’ve been having on the Google + Group. I’m learning more about my own characters from the the fascinating analysis!
And here, just for fun, are Mélanie and me in costume for Marin Theatre Company’s Cinderella last weekend.
Have a great weekend!!
Tracy
Tracy Grant - Novelist 
October 16, 2015 at 12:08 am
I am so looking forward to thiis.. WIll it come thru at midnight Nov1-thus Nov 2
October 16, 2015 at 4:09 am
Patti – the last novella of Tracy’s actually posted before midnight, I think it has to do with what time zone you’re in. I think mine downloaded at 9p PST because I’m on the west coast. 🙂
October 16, 2015 at 4:19 am
Living in another country, when ebooks download is a moving target. Some publishers download them at midnight whenever that may occur anywhere in the world, which means I get them half a day earlier than the US. Others don’t want that happening, so it downloads when it is midnight where they are located within the US, so I get them any time from late morning to mid afternoon on the day in question. I think London Interlude downloaded at midnight, but I can’t be positive.
October 16, 2015 at 7:15 am
I”m afraid I’m not sure, but I do think people have told me they’ve downloaded before midnight.
October 16, 2015 at 2:58 am
Thanks for the photo,Tracy. I love seeing the places I read about in books. Have you had a TV series called Great Continental Railway Journeys in the US? If you do get it watch out for it, it is fabulous! It is hosted by the retired British MP Michael Portillo and he follows the railways around Europe using a 1913 Bradshaw’s Railway Guide. What I like about it is that it isn’t just a travelogue, he goes right into the history of the places he visits and the famous people who lived there. What made me mention it here is that in series 3 the episode we had this week was all about the western coast of Spain, from Corunna down through Portugal to Lisbon. All those places Malcolm and Suzanne, and in particular Adam and Caroline Durward were in. It was so great to see them after your vivid descriptions in your books. It looks to me as if they have changed very little in past 200 years, the only difference I could spot is that Lisbon has trams these days. The scenery of the mountains and the coast, and all those beautiful old towns was wonderful. I think it was in series one that he did a really good episode with Vienna in it. I have been there but it was lovely to see it again now and spot the areas Malcolm and Suzanne would have known in “the old town.”
That is a beautiful photo off you and Melanie. You both look lovely.
October 16, 2015 at 7:20 am
I haven’t seen that series, Suzanne – it sounds wonderful! I love going to places in my books or if not looking at pictures and film.
Glad you like the picture – another mom snapped and it turned out great!
October 16, 2015 at 4:12 am
I love the wonderful old row homes in the London squares and this seems just perfect for the Rannoch’s. Thanks for the picture and helping set the scene. And oh yeah – as usual you girls look pretty cute all dressed up!
October 16, 2015 at 7:23 am
I actually moved their house from South Audley Street to Berkeley Square whjen I saw this, Lynne (before the first book was published). The square and this house seemed perfect. The last time I was in London, I went to Berkeley Square after I checked in to my hotel and just saw in the garden and twilight soaking in the setting.
We had a really fun time dressing up last weekend – it was a Cinderella puppet show with the audience encouraged to wear costumes.
October 16, 2015 at 3:20 pm
I can hardly wait for November 2nd. My last book came right at midnight East Coast time US. I loved the row of houses, I thought the white house was more inline with your description, but all three are beautiful. I wish the picture showed more of the square, I can just imagine Laura, the children and the cat playing in grass looks to lush and soft.
October 16, 2015 at 7:08 pm
I’m glad you can imagine those scenes, Kim! The square is a great example of seeing a setting in person inspiring scenes. Seeing Berkeley Square really made me realize how rare and wonderful it would be for children to grow up in a house that looked out on so much leafy greenery instead of across a comparatively narrow street and more houses. The same realization that makes Malcolm decide to stay in the house, even though the memories it holds aren’t the happiest.
October 16, 2015 at 7:24 pm
I loved the section that described how Suzanne decorated the place to change it to their own
October 16, 2015 at 8:12 pm
In a previous book Malcolm said he kept the house because Suzanne wanted it, but I think Malcolm agreed to keep it so that he could make happy memories with his children to ease the bad ones from his own childhood. I think he likes the idea of family continuity to the house. Just as he has happy memories in Scotland with his grandfather, he wants to have happy memories in London. He wants tradition with the new changes that Suzanne has made.
October 17, 2015 at 3:59 am
I can’t think of too many cities that are prettier than London – particularly all the old neighborhoods and squares.
October 17, 2015 at 8:17 am
I agree, Lynne! Though I love San Francisco. And Edinburgh. And New York…
October 17, 2015 at 1:50 am
Love the pictures. Your descriptions are always so vivid. I like Kim’s thoughts about Malcolm wanting to create happy memories with his family.
October 17, 2015 at 2:05 am
I think you’re right, Kim and Betty. A part of Malcolm was afraid of returning to London and the setting in which he’d grown up, but another part of him liked the idea of remaking the house into a home that was theirs. I think he had a hard time admitting that, though – admitting that he cared. Whereas he could admit that Suzanne loved the house and he knew it would be a good place for the children to grow up.
Patti, i think Suzanne remaking the house to make it *theirs* not Arabella’s and Alistair’s, was key to Malcolm feeling at home there. And which adds to his initial alienation when he learns the truth about her.