Black Country author celebrates new edition of popular book

Take A Look At Me Now by Miranda Dickinson has been given a new cover and now includes a new author's letter.

The Dudley writer has also included the first two chapters of her next book Our Story which is due to be published in September.

Take A Look At Me Now tells the story of Nell Sullivan, who has always been known as Miss Five-Year Plan . But when she finds herself jobless and newly single on the same day, Nell decides it is time to stop planning and start taking chances.

Nell blows her redundancy cheque on a trip of lifetime to a place where anything is possible San Francisco. There she meets a host of colourful characters, including the intriguing and gorgeous Max. Very soon the city begins to feel like Nell s second home.

But when it's time to return to London, she needs to decide if she can she leave the new Nell behind if the magic of San Francisco continue to sparkle thousands of miles away.

Miranda, who lives with husband Bob and daughter Flo, said: "I adore this book that I wrote on my honeymoon in gorgeous San Francisco. It's about not letting life get you down, about believing in better and about following your heart. It's the perfect escape right now and I adore the new cover. "

The six-times Sunday Times Bestselling novelist has been published in 15 languages to date and has been a bestseller in four countries, selling one million books worldwide.

Our Story will introduce readers to characters Otty and Joe. Otty has just landed her dream job. She's about to join the writing team of one of the most respected showrunners in TV. And then the night before her first day, she's evicted from her flat.

Joe has been working with Russell for years. He's the best writer on his team, but lately something has been off. He's trying to get his mojo back, but when his flatmate moves out without warning he has other things to worry about.

Otty moving into Joe's house seems like the most obvious solution to both their problems, but neither is prepared for what happens next. Paired together in the writing room, their obvious chemistry sparks from the page and they are the writing duo to beat. But their relationship off the page is an entirely different story, and neither of them can figure out why.

The book is due to be published on September 3.