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Isabella May lives in (mostly) sunny Andalusia, Spain with her husband, daughter and son, creatively inspired by the mountains and the sea. She grew up on Glastonbury's ley lines and loves to feature her quirky English hometown in her stories.

After a degree in Modern Languages and European Studies at UWE, Bristol (and a year working abroad in Bordeaux and Stuttgart), Isabella bagged an extremely jammy and fascinating job in children's publishing... selling foreign rights for novelty, board, pop-up and non-fiction books all over the world; in every language from Icelandic to Korean, Bahasa Indonesian to Papiamento!

All of which has fuelled her curiosity and love of international food and travel - both feature extensively in her cross-genre no
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I visited the art gallery in Oslo which is home to The Scream and it haunted me for days and weeks. I myself was in an abusive relationship at the time. Knowing how truly powerful that image was, and the way it set my pulse off at a canter; the way it felt like I was looking at my reflection in a mirror, it just had to go into the novel. I'm glad it did the trick!(less)
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To the Honeymoon and Back by Isabella May
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"Hello? I would like to lodge a complaint. The UK cover of Piglet is a glistening stack of sugary doughnuts, dripping with pastel icing. The US cover is towering, overfilled, juicy burger. Eye-catching, enticing covers.

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Well, this was one deceptionally propulsive book. The writing is exquisite. A foodie's dream. 5 stars to that. But the plot really left me wanting more. If this story was a six-course meal then, ironically, like Piglet, I'd still be feeling pretty hu ...more
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Well, this wasn't the story I thought it was going to be. I like my books busy... but the super-size cast and flurry of flashbacks took action-packed to the next level. At times I struggled to remember what was going on and who was who! But Penny and ...more
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Well, this was one deceptionally propulsive book. The writing is exquisite. A foodie's dream. 5 stars to that. But the plot really left me wanting more. If this story was a six-course meal then, ironically, like Piglet, I'd still be feeling pretty hu ...more
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Well, this wasn't the story I thought it was going to be. I like my books busy... but the super-size cast and flurry of flashbacks took action-packed to the next level. At times I struggled to remember what was going on and who was who! But Penny and ...more
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To the Honeymoon and Back by Isabella May
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This was a cute foodie read with a good talk about peanut allergies.
Taylor is a destination travel writer who finds herself in a holiday Hotspot for an assignment.
Zach is a TV and published cookbook chef away shooting his TV c" Read more of this review »
To the Honeymoon and Back by Isabella May
"I loved this book. I was hooked throughout. I did feel sorry for Taylor at times for some of the things that happened to her and couldn’t believe how her husband treated her especially on their honeymoon.
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“Life is full of moments, precious snapshots in time: speechless mouths, astonished eyes, and burnt Lemon Meringue Pies.”
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“Life is full of moments, precious snapshots in time: speechless mouths, astonished eyes, and burnt Lemon Meringue Pies.”
Isabella May, Oh! What a Pavlova

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